Volunteers greet Senior Airman John Berry and his service dog at the Tampa International Airport, June 16, 2019, Tampa, Florida. Berry traveled from Creech Air Force Base, Nevada to compete on Team Air Force in More
Staff Sgt. Christine Davila-Lucier warms up for track practice in preparation for the 2019 DoD Warrior Games. Warrior Games is a Paralympic style sporting event with 300 athletes from all DoD service branches More
Senior Airman (Ret.) Lucas Purser bumps a volleyball during a sitting volleyball preliminary game, June 17, 2019, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Purser is also competing in field, shooting and swimming dur More
Retired Senior Airman Lucas Purser climatizes himself and practices the backstroke at a pool in Tampa, Florida in preparation for the 2019 DoD Warrior Games. Warrior Games is a Paralympic style sporting event More
Alan Sekowski, Team Air Force technical assistant, inspects a recumbent bike to ensure competition readiness for the Warrior Games at Macdill Air Force Base, Fla., June 17, 2019. Created in 2010, the Warrior Ga More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. (Ret.) Christine Davila Lucier (left) and Master Sgt. Melissa Martinez (right), Department of Defense Warrior Games Team Air Force athletes, participate in wheelchair tennis practice a More
Air Force Master Sgt. Roger Hopkins polishes his swimming technique in preparation for the 2019 DoD Warrior Games in Tampa, Florida. Warrior Games is a Paralympic style sporting event with 300 athletes from al More
Master Sgt. (Ret.) Andres Rodriguez shoots a freethrow during a wheelchair basketball practice game, June 18, 2019, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Rodriguez is competing in field, wheelchair basketball, si More
Staff Sgt. (Ret.) Jordan Lee-Fatt tries to get the ball from Senior Airman Demarcus Garrett during a wheelchair rugby practice game, June 19, 2019, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. The Warrior Games features More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bryon Brightman, Team Air Force Warrior Games athlete (left) and Lieve Cuypers (right), Team Air Force shooting coach, work to fine-tune shooting form during practice at Macdill Air Fo More
Team Air Force, comprised of 40 wounded warriors, is in Tampa, Florida to compete in the 2019 Department of Defense Warrior Games. Warrior Games is a Paralympic style sporting event with 300 athletes from all More
Medical staff with the Air Force Wounded Warrior program provide a full range of services to wounded warriors to keep they recovery on track in preparation for the 2019 DoD Warrior Games. Air Force Captain Jen More
Team Air Force athletes participate in a team chant before the start of the Department of Defense Warrior Games in Tampa, Fla., June 20, 2019. Approximately 300 U.S. military and international service members a More
2019 Department of Defense Warrior Games backpacks sit in a bag at the Hilton Tampa Downtown Hotel, June 20, 2019, in Tampa, Florida. These bags are for the families of Warrior Games athletes. They contain item More
One of the most important parts of the 2019 Department of Defense Warrior Games is the connection with the families. The Fisher House Foundation held a Friends & Family Mixer where Warrior Games competitors cou More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. (Ret.) Andres Rodriguez, Department of Defense Warrior Games Team Air Force athlete, launches a discus during field practice at Macdill Air Force Base, Fla., June 21, 2019. Warrior Ga More
Retired Technical Sgt. Jayson McCoy drives a straight shot down the fairway from the tee during the 2019 DoD Warrior Games. Warrior Games is a Paralympic style sporting event with 300 athletes from all DoD ser More
Staff Sgt. Bryon Brightman warms up his golf swings as the morning of golf competition begins at the 2019 DoD Warrior Games. Warrior Games is a Paralympic style sporting event with 300 athletes from all DoD se More
Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Lisa Goad competes in wheel chair racing at the 2019 DoD Warrior Games at University of Southern Florida. Warrior Games is a Paralympic style sporting event with 300 athletes from More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman John Berry IV, Team Air Force athlete, competes in the 200-meter dash during the Department of Defense Warrior Games track competition in Tampa, Fla., June 22, 2019. Berry finished More
Warrior Games athletes compete in the track competition at the University of South Florida track and field stadium in Tampa, Florida, June 22, 2019. The Warrior Games were established in 2010 as a way to enhanc More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Melissa Martinez, Team Air Force athlete, competes during the Department of Defense Warrior Games track competition in Tampa, Fla., June 22, 2019. The Warrior Games began in 2010 as a More
Retired Staff Sgt. Jordan Lee-Fatt competes in wheel chair racing at the 2019 DoD Warrior Games at University of Southern Florida. Warrior Games is a Paralympic style sporting event with 300 athletes from all More
Department of Defense Warrior Games Team Air Force athletes, walk down a ramp during the opening ceremony of the Games in Tampa, Fla., June 22, 2019. Approximately 300 U.S. military and international service me More
Tech. Sgt. (Ret.) Larry Franklin watches an opponent during the 2019 Department of Defense Warrior Games golf finals, June 22, 2019, in Tampa, Florida. The Warrior Games featured 13 sports: archery, cycling, tr More
Retired Air Force Captain Kristen Morris competes in wheel chair racing at the 2019 DoD Warrior Games at University of Southern Florida. Warrior Games is a Paralympic style sporting event with 300 athletes fro More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Steve Fourman, a member of Team Air Force, watches his ball intently during the 2019 DoD Warrior Games golf tournament at the Eagles Golf Club in Odessa, Florida June 22, 2019. The War More
U.S. Air Force wounded warrior athlete Capt. (Ret.) Rob Hufford throws a discus during the discus field event of the Department of Defense Warrior Games in Tampa, Fla., June 23, 2019. The Warrior Games features More
Retired Master Sgt. Joshua Adam Faine reflects and cools down after finishing his cycling time trial event during the 2019 DoD Warrior Games in Tampa, Florida. The Tampa humidity and heat proved no match for J More
Staff Sgt. (Ret.) Christine Davila-Lucier, serves a ball during a match of wheelchair tennis, June 23, 2019, Tampa, Florida. Davila-Lucier is also competing in cycling and track during the 2019 Department of De More
Australian Defence Force Flight Lt. Amanda Scott, a member of Team Australia, returns a serve during the 2019 DoD Warrior Games wheelchair tennis competition at University of South Florida June 23, 2019. The W More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Melissa Martinez, Team Air Force athlete, prepares to return a serve during the 2019 Department of Defense Warrior Games wheelchair tennis competition in Tampa, Fla., June 23, 2019. T More
U.S. Air Force Capt. (Ret.) Rob Hufford, Team Air Force athlete, throws a discus during warmups at the Department of Defense Warrior Games field competition in Tampa, Fla., June 23, 2019. Warrior Games athletes More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. (Ret.) Andres Rodriguez, Team Air Force athlete, takes a practice shot during warmups at the Department of Defense Warrior Games wheelchair basketball competition in Tampa, Fla., June More
U.S. Air Force wounded warrior athlete, Staff Sgt. (Ret.) Seth Peña, prepares his bow before the archery event of the Department of Defense Warrior Games in Tampa, Fla., June 24, 2019. This year’s Department of More
U.S. Air Force Capt. (Ret.) Kristen Morris, a wounded warrior athlete, shoots a basketball before a match during the Department of Defense Warrior Games in Tampa June 24, 2019. The Department of Defense Warrio More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Melissa Martinez, Team Air Force athlete, receives three silver medals from Chief Master Sgt. Juliet Gudgel, Air Education Training Command command chief, during the 2019 Department o More
Staff Sgt. (Ret.) Kristina Coble completes a bench press during a powerlifting competition, June 24, 2019, in Tampa, Florida. Coble took home the Gold medal for her weight class. She is also competing in cyclin More
Retired Staff Sgt Melinda Smith analyzes the scoreboard during the archery prelim competition at the 2019 DoD Warrior Games. Warrior Games is a Paralympic style sporting event with 300 athletes from all DoD se More
Gwendolyn Sheppard (left), Team Air Force archery coach, gives words of encouragement to Master Sgt. Kenneth Guinn (right), Team Air Force athlete, before the start of the Department of Defense Warrior Games ar More
Tech. Sgt. (Ret.) Larry Franklin prepares to pass the ball to Tech. Sgt. (Ret.) Joshua Smith during a wheelchair basketball preliminary game, June 25, 2019, in Tampa, Florida. Franklin is from Brandenburg, Kent More
Retired Technical Sgt. Jayson McCoy has his back and neck worked on by Air Force Wounded Warrior medical staff during the 2019 DoD Warrior Games. Warrior Games is a Paralympic style sporting event with 300 ath More
Staff Sgt. Matthew Lammers, Team Army, reaches out to U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Cory Remsberg, Team Special Operations Command, after the medal ceremony for indoor rowing at the 2019 DoD Warrior Games in Tampa, More
Staff Sgt. (Ret.) Kristina Coble straps her foot onto her bike before a cycling competition, June 26, 2019, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Coble is also competing in swimming, track, powerlifting and field More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Andres Rodriguez, Team Air Force athlete, prepares to hit a volleyball during warmups before the Department of Defense Warrior Games sitting volleyball competition in Tampa, Fla., Jun More
Tech. Sgt. (Ret.) Chunté Gonzalez gets her rifle out of the case during a shooting preliminary competition, June 27, 2019, in Tampa, Florida. Gonzalez who is from Manassas, Virginia, is one of two members on Te More
Staff Sgt. Walter Larsen of the US Army Air Corps (1942-1945) made a special visit to the 2019 Warrior Games being held in Tampa, Florida. Walter, who worked as an aerial photographer and is a WW II veteran, r More
Team Air Force Master Sgt. (Ret.) Andres Rodriguez (left) receives an inbound pass from Maj. (Ret.) Lisa McCranie during the Department of Defense Warrior Games wheechair rugby competition in Tampa, Fla., June More
Staff Sgt. Bryon Brightman Sr. competes in a shooting competition at the 2019 Department of Defense Warrior Games, June 28, 2019, in Tampa, Florida. Brightman is from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas and More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman John Berry IV, Team Air Force athlete, fields a pass during warmups at the Department of Defense Warrior Games wheelchair rugby finals in Tampa, Fla., June 28, 2019. Warrior Games a More
Marine Corps Veteran Pfc. Isaac Blunt competes in the 50 meter backstroke using his unique adaptive swim technique during the 2019 DoD Warrior Games. Warrior Games is a Paralympic style sporting event with 300 More
US Air Force retired Staff Sgt. Seth Pena competes in the 50 meter backstroke at the Long Center Sports Complex during the 2019 DoD Warrior Games. Warrior Games is a Paralympic style sporting event with 300 at More
Families interact while waiting for the 2019 DoD Warrior Games closing ceremony to start in Tampa, Florida, June 30, 2019. The Warrior Games were established in 2010 as a way to enhance the recovery and rehabil More
Crowd members cheer on Team Air Force during a sitting volleyball competition, June 30, 2019, in Tampa, Florida. Team Air Force competed against Team Navy in the gold medal match. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. (Ret.) Andres Rodriguez, Team Air Force athlete, sets a volleyball during warmups at the Department of Defense Warrior Games sitting volleyball finals in Tampa, Fla., June 30, 2019. W More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman John Berry (center), Air Force Wounded Warrior ambassador, makes a catch during wheelchair rugby despite an attempted block from retired Staff Sgt. Christine Davila Lucier, AFW2 par More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman John Berry, Wounded Warrior ambassador, catches the ball in a game of wheelchair rugby July 22, 2019 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Berry has been a member of Air Force Wounded Warr More
Children of Air Force Wounded Warriors receive awards for participating in the 2019 United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa Wounded Warrior Care Fest in the Enlisted Club July 26, 2019, at Ramste More
The Air Force defines a Wounded Warrior as any Airman who is seriously wounded, ill or injured that may require a Medical Evaluation Board or Physical Evaluation Board to determine fitness for duty. As of July More
Capt. Heather Wright competed at the Air Force Trials at Nellis Air Force Base and then the Warrior Games in Tampa, Fla., earlier this year earning 12 medals between the two competitions. Wright self-referred t More
Mark Sheppard, Air Force Wounded Warrior CARE Event wheelchair basketball coach, demonstrates the proper way to catch a basketball during practice at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Aug. 19, 2019. All of the coache More
As part of the Wounded Warrior CARE event on Aug. 19, 2019, participants learned the basics of cycling in preparation for the competition at the end of the week at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Warrior Games feat More
Lonnie Marx, a U.S. Air Force Wounded Warrior, laughs at a failed attempt to get the ball over the net while practicing for a sitting volleyball tournament at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Aug. 19, 2019. One of t More
Quinn Harrington, Air Force Wounded Warrior, throws a discus Aug. 19, 2019, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The Air Force Wounded Warrior Program incorporates athletics into a holistic rehabilitation approach tha More
U.S. Air Force Wounded Warriors learn about gun safety before air rifle and air pistol shooting at the Mascoutah Sportsmen’s Club, Mascoutah, Ill., Aug. 20, 2019, during the Air Force Wounded Warrior CARE Event More
Alex Pate, Air Force Wounded Warrior, practices setting a volleyball during a practice session Aug. 20, 2019, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Pate is one of the many athletes competing in multiple events at this More
A U.S. Air Force Wounded Warrior athlete gets his gloves wrapped in tape at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Aug. 20, 2019. Medical professionals were present at every practice for the AFW2 CARE Event to provide car More
Cheryl Uylaki, Air Force Wounded Warrior, attempts to pass a basketball a defender Aug. 20, 2019, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The rules of basketball are modified for wheelchair basketball, in that “travellin More
During the Air Force Wounded Warrior CARE Event, warriors and volunteers practice archery at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Aug. 21, 2019. All of the adaptive sports help recovering Airmen develop independence, co More
Master Sgt. Quinn Harrington, Air Force Wounded Warrior, races down the court during a wheelchair rugby game for the Air Force Wounded Warrior CARE event, Aug. 23, 2019 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. During the More
Retired Chief Master Sgt. Neil C. Jones, Air Force Wounded Warrior ambassador, speaks to a crowd of Airmen about the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Sept. 27, 2019. Jon More
Wounded warriors take part in one of the adaptive sports days during the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program's 2019 Northeast Warrior CARE event on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 19, 2019. Each year the program co More
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Airmen grab breakfast during the annual Warrior Care breakfast, at JBER, Alaska, Nov. 22, 2019. The event was held in honor of Military Appreciation and Warrior Care month, and f More
U.S. Army Sgt. Marc Seki grabs his bow at the U.S. Pacific Air Forces Wounded Warrior CARE event on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 30, 2020. The Air Force Wounded Warrior Program supports more tha More
Master Sgt. Shannon Cassinelli, 96th Operations Support Squadron, attempts to lift 75 pounds during a training session June 26 in Fort Walton Beach. Cassinelli, an Air Force Wounded Warrior, recently competed i More
Air Force wounded warrior Staff Sgt. August O'Neill sets a volleyball during practice at the Joint Base Andrews West Fitness Center, Nov. 18, for an upcoming Pentagon Sitting Volleyball Tournament. The one-day More
Joanie Harper, Air Force Wounded Warrior Caregiver, receives gets her hair washed during the Air Force Wounded Warrior Adaptive Sports and Reconditioning Camp caregiver event Jan. 20 at KM Impressions in Univer More
U.S. Air Force recovering service members practice swimming during the Wounded Warrior Adaptive Sports and Reconditioning Camp, Judson Aquatic Center, Universal City, Texas. Jan. 20, 2015. More than 80 U.S. Air More
U.S. Air Force recovering service members participate in the cycling event during the Wounded Warrior Adaptive Sports and Reconditioning Camp, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Jan. 20, 2015. More than ei More
U.S. Air Force recovering service members practice drills at wheelchair basketball during the Wounded Warrior Adaptive Sports and Reconditioning Camp, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Jan. 20, 2015. More More
Lt. Col Carol Gordon, Chief, Air Force Warrior and Survivor Care Division, provides the opening remarks at the Air Force Wounded Warrior Adaptive Sports and Reconditioning Camp opening ceremonies Jan. 20 at Joi More
U.S. Air Force recovering service members practice swimming during the Wounded Warrior Adaptive Sports and Reconditioning Camp, Judson Aquatic Center, Universal City, Texas, Jan. 20, 2015. More than 80 U.S. Air More
U.S. Air Force recovering service members practice yoga with Christine Marcella, a yoga instructor in the San Antonio area, during the Wounded Warrior Adaptive Sports and Reconditioning Camp, Joint Base San Ant More
U.S. Air Force recovering service members practice sitting volleyball at the Wounded Warrior Adaptive Sports and Reconditioning Camp, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Jan. 20, 2015. More than 80 Air Forc More
Recovering service members listen to instructions during wheelchair basketball drills during the Air Force Wounded Warrior Adaptive Sports and Reconditioning Camp Jan. 21 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Ramb More
A recovering service member participates in archery drills during the Air Force Wounded Warrior Adaptive Sports and Reconditioning Camp Jan. 21 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Shooting Range. More than 80 Ai More
A recovering service member swims in the pool during the Air Force Wounded Warrior Adaptive Sports and Reconditioning Camp Jan. 22 at the Judson Aquatic Center, Universal City, Texas. More than 80 Air Force rec More
Edward Newbern, 2015 U.S. Air Force Trials participant, aims at a target during an archery practice session on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb 26, 2015. Archery is one of 13 adaptive sports that athletes will More
Staff Sgt. August O'Niell, a pararescueman in the Air Force Wounded Warrior program, waits to take-off in a UH-60 Black Hawk from the 66th Rescue Squadron Feb. 27, 2015 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. O'Neil del More
Cyclist Jennifer Stone, Women's Upright Bicycle 20k contestant, competes during the Air Force Wounded Warrior 2015 Trials on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 28. The Air Force Trials are an adaptive sports eve More
A motorcycle belonging to Peter Doyle, member of the Nevada Patriot Guard, sits at the start of the Air Force Wounded Warrior Trials cycling competition held at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Feb. 28, 2015. The Ne More
Susan Warner, an Air Force Wounded Warrior swimming competitor representing Great Britain, poses for a photo after winning the women's 100-meter freestyle at the Buchanan Natatorium in Las Vegas, March 1, 2015. More
More than 50 athletes and mentors listen as Brig. Gen. David Harris, 96th Test Wing commander, speaks at the opening ceremony for the Air Force introductory adaptive sports and rehabilitation camp at Eglin Air More
Tech. Sgt. Ryan Delaney, an Air Force Wounded Warrior mentor, guides Tremayne Maxwell, an Air Force Wounded Warrior athlete, into his straps at a wheelchair basketball session during the first day of an introdu More
Senior Airman Chris Fugitt, a retired 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airman and an Air Force Wounded Warrior athlete, receives pointers on maneuvering a basketball with both hands from Mark Shepherd, an Air More
An Air Force Wounded Warrior athlete watches as Coach Erica Wheeler demonstrates shot put technique during the second day of an introductory adaptive sports and rehabilitation camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More
Air Force Wounded Warrior athletes begin a scrimmage game of wheelchair basketball during the third day of an introductory adaptive sports and rehabilitation camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 15. The DO More
Bindi, a service dog to Melissa Gonzales, an Air Force Wounded Warrior athlete, follows Gonzales around the pool as she swims laps during the fourth day of an introductory adaptive sports and rehabilitation cam More
Timothy Babb, an Air Force Wounded Warrior athlete, swims laps during the first day of the DOD Warrior Games training camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 18. The five-day training camp for the Air Force’s More