York, Pa., native, Spc. Skyler Heath, a patient and Soldier in transition with the Warrior Transition Brigade-National Capital Region, begins his daily physical therapy routine with some cardio on the upper bod More
Members of the Wounded Warriors Project and their family order their breakfast at Coast Guard Station Ocean City, Md., Oct. 16, 2015. Wounded Warriors from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and their More
Wyoming Governor Matt Mead and his wife, Carol, listen to the 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron commander’s brief on the operations conducted by the Wyoming Airmen deployed to the 10th EAES, Oc More
A member of the Alpha Company, Warrior Transition Battalion, shoots a basket Nov. 13, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The WTB hosted the basketball tournament to showcase one of the ways wounded service me More
U.S. Air Force Wounded Warrior Program volunteer mentors facilitate warm-ups for the participants of the wheelchair rugby event during the Air Force hosted North East Regional Warrior CARE event at Joint Base A More
Marine veteran Jorge Salazar bumps a volleyball during the Joint Service Sitting Volleyball Tournament at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Nov. 19, 2015. (DoD News photo by EJ Hersom)
Service members come together Nov. 19, 2015, to participate in a joint service event as part of Warrior Care Month. Warrior Care Month was created on Nov. 2, 2010, as a way to help wounded, ill or injured servi More
151119-N-WC566-009 PEARL HARBOR (Nov. 19, 2015) Marines assigned to the United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Band performs during a Pearl Harbor Colors honors and heritage ceremony at the Pearl Harbor Vi More
Wounded Warriors line up with their escorts in golf carts to the sound of local school bands during the Heroes Parade in Sante Fe Park, San Angelo, Texas, Dec. 10, 2015. The parade was held to honor wounded war More
Colton Read a double amputee and former U.S. Air Force veteran, presents Diego with his new recumbent trike on behalf of the wounded warrior, and Go Fund Me account, created by his family. (U.S. Army photo by M More
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to Army Wounded Warrior Program participants while attending the 116th Army-Navy game Dec. 12, 2015, at Lincoln Financ More
Students of Nolan Richardson Middle School hold gifts prepared for Soldiers of the Warrior Transition Battalion during a gift exchange at Fort Bliss, Texas, Dec. 17. The gift exchange was part of a student-driv More
Patton the golden retriever waits for the QIMSA duck hunt to begin on Jan. 15.
Recovering veterans enjoy a laugh before the starting a mountain bike ride as part of the Ride 2 Recovery program Feb. 2, 2016, in Blue Diamond, Nev. The program is dedicated to helping wounded and recovering v More
Members of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Military Adaptive Sports Program (MASP) team pose with Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of USSOCOM at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 28. Veteran and More
U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) wounded warriors play in a seated volleyball match with the University of South Florida women's varsity volleyball team at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., March 1. This w More
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Cavoto, a native of Romeoville, Ill., listens in at the resilience training workshop during a career day hosted by U.S. Army Warrior Transition Command at the Centennial Banquet and Confe More
Members of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Military Adaptive Sports Program (MASP) team participate in a weeklong training event Feb. 28 to March 4. Veteran and active duty Special Operations Forc More
U.S. Army veteran Sgt. Stefan LeRoy (left), a wounded warrior participating in the 2016 U.S. Army Warrior Trials, practices running on his running blades, lower extremity prosthesis, during training week of the More
U.S. Army veteran Sgt. Ana Manciaz, Los Lunas, N.M., conducts speed-resistance training using running parachutes during the 2016 U.S. Army Warrior Trials' training week at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 4. More than More
A team of participants in 2016 Bataan Memorial Death March make their way through the course at White Sands Missile Range N.M., March 20. Over 6,000 participants came to honor more than 76,000 Prisoners of War More
Maj. (Dr.) Sean Martin, the chief of sports medicine with Air Force Special Operations Command Office of the Surgeon General, prepares his medical bag before sitting volleyball practice during a Warrior Games t More
Staff Sgt. Sebastiana Lopez Arellano, a patient at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, pulls a weighted sled around a track inside the center’s Military Advanced Training Center, which provides ampute More
Heather Carter, an above-knee amputee, runs laps around a track inside the Military Advanced Training Center at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., April 13, 2016. Carter, a medically More
Mr. James D. Rodriguez, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Warrior Care Policy, briefs North Atlantic Division Commanding General, Brig. Gen. William Graham, and the division's six district commanders on More
U.S. Marines, veterans, and family members of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (3/5), attend a memorial ceremony for the Battle of Sangin on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 29, 2016. Marines, More
Bob Pruitt, a navy veteran, poses for a photo while attending the Sangin reunion memorial ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 29, 2016. Marines, veterans and family members of those that More
U.S. Marines, veterans, and family members attend a barbecue on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 29, 2016. Marines, veterans and family members of those that deployed with 3rd Battalion, 5th Mari More
A patriot guard member attends a memorial ceremony of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (3/5), for the Battle of Sangin on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 29, 2016. Marines, veterans and family More
Prince Harry speaks during the opening ceremony to they 2016 Invictus games in Orlando, Fla. May 8, 2016. (DoD News photo by EJ Hersom)
President George W. Bush fist bumps U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Israel Del Toro during the 2016 Invictus Games Symposium on Invisible Wounds in Orlando, Fla. May 8, 2016. The symposium hosted by Prince Harry and More
U.S. Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Major John Wayne Troxell, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, attend t More
U.S. Marines from the U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon perform at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida on May 8, 2016. The Invictus Games are an adaptive sports competiti More
Members of the United Kingdom delegation to the Invictus Games make their way to Champion Stadium prior to the commencement of the Opening Ceremonies on May 8, 2016 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Wal More
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller shakes hands with members of Team USA before the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Fla., May 8, 2016. More
An athlete competing in men’s lightweight powerlifting prepares for his first of three lifts at the 2016 Invictus Games, in Orlando, Fl., May 9, 2016. The games are an international sporting event for wounded, More
Heather Hassinger (far left), a Master Resilience Trainer Performance Expert at the Fort Bliss Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness Training Center, speaks to Soldiers with the Fort Bliss Warrior Transition More
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Lorin Selby, commander of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, speaks to veterans, wounded warriors and employers representing businesses from around Tampa and the Defense agencies. The Dep More
The Navy seated volleyball team practices against the Army team in a friendly scrimmage at Arvin Gym on West Point campus on June 6, 2016. (US Army photo by Spc. Dakota Price/unreleased)
Sgt. Jon Soles gets some action photos of members of the Navy swimmers during a practice session on June 12 as they prepare for the 2016 DoD Warrior Games at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. The Ga More
U.S. Army Veteran, Sgt. 1st. Class Fred Lewis of Lahaina, Hawaii, conducts conditioning drills in preparation for the 2016 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the United States Military Academy at West Point More
Signage of the 9th Annual ESPN 980 True Heroes Charity Golf Tournament to benefit the Purple Heart Foundation held at the 1757 Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia. (DoD photo)
Andy Pai, the sitting volleyball coach for the Special Operations Command team, gives his players some advice and instruction during a timeout on June 15 during the 2016 DoD Warrior Games. The Games are being h More
The 2016 Department of Defense Warrior Games began with the sitting volleyball matches and bronze medal competition in West Point, NY. U.S. Special Operations Command sitting volleyball team defeated the Army t More
U.S. Air Force Capt. M. McAllister Gentry from West Jordan, Utah, blocks his opponent's spike attempt during the Air Force's sitting volleyball match at the 2016 DoD Warrior Games held at U.S. Military Academy More
U.S. Special Operations Command athlete competes in men's cycling event during the 2016 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, June 16, 2016. The DoD More
U.S. Air Force Retired Staff Sgt. Robert Harper from Detroit, Mich., receives a good-luck kiss before the archery competition at the 2016 DoD Warrior Games held at U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY, June More
The 2016 DoD Warrior Games includes archery, both recurve bow, seen here on June 17, and compound bow. The Games, running from June 15-21, are a Paralympic-type event for wounded, ill and injured personnel fro More
A U.S. Air Force wounded warrior pulls an arrow from his quill at the 2016 DoD Warrior Games held at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY, June 17, 2016. The DoD Warrior Games, June 15-21, is an adaptive More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Miguel Acevedo from Orlando, Fla., competes in the recumbent cycling race at the 2016 DoD Warrior Games held at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY, June 18, 2016. The DoD War More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brian Williams from Sierra Vista, Ariz., races in the cycling competition at the 2016 DoD Warrior Games held at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY, June 18, 2016. The DoD Warr More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Cal Gentry from West Jordan, Utah, shoots during the Bronze Medal wheelchair basketball game at the 2016 DoD Warrior Games held at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY, June 18, 2016 More
Air Force Veteran Master Sergeant Amy Dotson crosses the finish during the Recumbent Cycling event of the 2016 DoD Warrior Games at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. on June 18. The Games, running f More
British Army Veteran Sergeant Gavin Watson takes careful aim at his target during the 2016 Warrior Games Air Rifle Shooting event on June 19. The Games, running from June 15-21, are a Paralympic-type event for More
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Abbie Johnson, of Rochester, Minn., shakes the paw of her service dog after competing in her swimming event at the 2016 DoD Warrior Games at the United States Military Academy at We More
There is no shortage of comraderie at the 2016 DoD Warrior Games.The Games, running from June 15-21, are a Paralympic-type event for wounded, ill and injured personnel from the military representing all four U More
Marine Veteran Sarah Rudder takes a shot during the Wheelchair Basketball godl medal game at the 2016 DoD Warrior Games on June 21. zDespite their best efforts, the Team Marine dropped a heart-breaker 62-23. Th More
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James celebrates with the U.S. Air Force Wounded Warrior sitting volleyball team after their gold medal victory at the 2016 DoD Warrior Games held at the U.S. Military Aca More
Maj. Stephen Cherrington (right), 59th Dental Group maxillofacial prosthodontist, checks the fitting of retired Army Master Sgt. Todd Nelson’s prosthetic ear at the San Antonio Military Medical Center, Joint Ba More
Gold, silver and bronze medals from the 2016 Department of Defense Warrior Games belonging to Army veterans Brandi Evans and Michael Stephens are displayed in front of other medals won from adaptive sports comp More
Service members involved in Warrior CARE an Air Force transition program, train in sitting volleyball at the McChord Gym on Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Aug. 3. Sitting volleyball is one of many adaptive sports More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Charles M. Evers, center, staff noncommissioned officer in charge, Weapons Training Battalion, gives a safety brief prior to conducting a Marksmanship Competition during the Danis More
Jamie Biviano, wounded warrior, catches a ball during seated basketball in the Offutt Field House at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Sept. 21, 2016. Wounded warriors is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, More
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, front, runs with wounded service members, wounded veterans, and military families along the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. Sept. 28, 2016. Frederik and t More
U.S. Soldiers practices team building skills for the sitting volleyball event during the Regional Health Command-Atlantic 2016 Warrior Games Regional Trials at Smith Gym, on Fort Benning, GA., October 31, 2016. More
Cycling Coach John Keonck, tunes up a bike to prepare it for use during the Regional Health Command-Atlantic 2016 Warrior Games Regional Trials at Lawson Army Airfield, on Fort Benning, GA., October 31, 2016. T More
U.S Soldiers wait to receive their score for the Archery event during the Regional Health Command-Atlantic 2016 Warrior Games Regional Trials at Archery Connection in Phoenix City, AL., Nov. 1, 2016. The Region More
U.S. Soldiers line up to begin the backstroke swimming event during the Regional Health Command-Atlantic 2016 Warrior Games Regional Trials at Columbus Aquatic Center in Columbus, GA., Nov. 1, 2016. The Regiona More
A U.S. Soldier throws the discus during a field event at the Regional Health Command-Atlantic 2016 Warrior Games Regional Trials at Wildwood Park in Columbus, Ga., Nov. 2, 2016. The Regional Health Command-Atla More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Mendez, Fort Benning, competes in the Shot Put event at the Regional Health Command-Atlantic 2016 Warrior Games Regional Trials, at Wildwood Park in Columbus, Ga., Nov. 2, 2016. The More
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ronald Place gives a speech during the closing ceremony of the Regional Health Command-Atlantic 2016 Warrior Games Regional Trials at the Smith Fitness Center on Fort Benning, Ga., Nov. 4, More
Army veteran Josh Lindstrom of the Special Operations Command team, right, collides with a teammate Army veteran Mark Shrewsbury during wheelchair rugby practice at Joint Base Andrews in Washington, D.C. Nov. 1 More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Cordova, Warrior CARE participant, picks up a ball while playing wheel chair rugby during the Northeast Region Warrior CARE Event at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 14, 2016. More
SAN DIEGO (Feb. 11, 2017) A Navy Chief Petty Officer performs push-ups in a contest during the Gary Senise foundation event held at Naval Medical Center San Diego. The Gary Senise foundation often conducts thes More
Gen. John Nicholson, holds an Invictus Games flag, during a flag presentation ceremony at Headquarters Resolute Support, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 14, 2017. (NATO photo by Kay M. Nissen)
170404-N-NK134-045 CHICAGO (April 4, 2017) Commander, Navy Installations Command Vice Adm. Mary M. Jackson speaks to local veteran and military service organizations during the 90 Days to Warrior Games Receptio More
Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team members stand during the playing of the national anthem during the WWAST game against the Newport News police and fire departments in Newport News, Va., April 15, 2017. The More
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- Honorary Lt. Finley Lewis, Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi facility dog, with a young admirer in the Pharmacy waiting area. Finley is an expertly trained, well-mannered Silver Labra More
The Air Force wheelchair basketball and sitting volleyball teams practiced and scrimmaged here, April 24-28 in preparation for their annual competition in June. The teams are composed of wounded warriors who co More
U.S. Navy medical advisor, right, and U.S. Marine advisor, second from right, both with Task Force Southwest, speak with wounded warriors of the Afghan National Army 215th Corps at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, M More
Divers observe a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Atlantic City perform a flyover near Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook on June 1, 2017. Monmouth County Sheriff’s Maritime Emergency Resp More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Wright gives a safety briefing before getting underway on a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat, with members from the Wounded Warriors Project, near Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook on June 1, More
Service-members on team Allied Forces Foundation prepare to participate in the 2017 Cateran Yomp supporting the ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, outside Blairgowrie, Scotland, United Kingdom, June 10, 2017. The Allie More
170630-N-LQ926-003 CHICAGO (June 30, 2017) Lt. Cmdr. Sean Ricks, from Stafford, Va., (left) and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Carlos Valerio, from El Paso, Texas, participate in the pistol qualification round for More
170630-N-ES994-021 CHICAGO (June 30, 2017) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Steven Giordano talks with athletes, families and sponsors of the Department of Defense Warrior Games in Chicago during More
170630-N-UK306-149 CHICAGO (June 30, 2017) Retired Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brian Canich participates in the rifle shooting portion for Team Navy during the 2017 Warrior Games at McCormick Place in Chicago. More
170630-N-LQ926-966 CHICAGO (June 30, 2017) Team Navy competes against the United Kingdom’s basketball team during the 2017 Warrior Games at McCormick Place in Chicago. Team Navy is comprised of athletes from Na More
170701-N-LQ926-017 CHICAGO (July 1, 2017) Information Systems Technician 1st Class Pou Pou, from Fituta Manu’a, American Samoa, with Team Navy dons a competition shooting jacket before a rifle competition durin More
170701-N-CU914-022 CHICAGO (July 1, 2017) Coach Elliot Blake, an Orlando native, gives a pep talk to members of the 2017 Warrior Games Team Navy sitting volleyball team before their first set for the day agains More
170701-N-LQ926-345 CHICAGO (July 1, 2017) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Steven Giordano visits retired Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Joseph Engfer, from Ranchester, Wyo., with Team Navy during the 2017 Wa More
170701-N-CU914-093 CHICAGO (July 1, 2017) Team Navy enters the 2017 Warrior Games opening ceremony at Soldier Field. The team is comprised of athletes from Navy Wounded Warrior - Safe Harbor, the Navy's sole or More
170701-N-ES994-019 CHICAGO (July 1, 2017) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson draws a bow during an archery demonstration with Team Navy as part of the Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games in Ch More
170701-N-UK306-828 CHICAGO (July 1, 2017) Retired Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class and Team Navy Member Nate Hamilton holds the ceremonial torch after having lit the cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 2017 More
170702-N-CU914-022 CHICAGO (July 2, 2017) Construction Electrician 2nd Class Alan Thomas, a native of Copperas Cove, Texas and member of 2017 Warrior Games Team Navy, races towards the finish line during a runn More
170702-N-LQ926-240 CHICAGO (July 2, 2017) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Angelo Anderson competes in a track competition with “Fitgz” on his arm in support of the crew and families of the Arleigh Burke-class guide More
170703-N-CU914-087 CHICAGO (July 3, 2017) – Retired Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Adrian Mohammed, a native of Oconomowoc, Wis., and member of the 2017 Warrior Games Team Navy sits blindfolded while preparing for More
170703-N-UK306-075 CHICAGO (July 3, 2017) Information Systems Technician 1st Class Pou Pou participates in the archery portion for Team Navy during the 2017 Warrior Games at McCormick Place in Chicago. Team Nav More
170703-N-UK306-108 CHICAGO (July 3, 2017) Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Mario Ingram participates in the archery portion for Team Navy during the 2017 Warrior Games at McCormick Place in Chicago. Team Navy is c More
170705-N-UK306-011 CHICAGO (July 5, 2017) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Roel Espino of Team Navy takes part in the field portion of the 2017 Warrior Games at Soldier Field in Chicago. Team Navy is comprised of at More
170705-N-LQ926-180 CHICAGO (July 5, 2017) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Emmanuel Gonzalez, from Rialto, Calif., participates in a shot put competition for the 2017 Warrior Games at Soldier Field in Chicago. Team More