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  • Evolution of adaptive sports

    With closing ceremonies slated for later today, thousands around the world have turned their attention toward the 2017 Invictus Games the past week, witnessing feats of incredible talent and hearing truly inspiring stories from world-class athletes. The Invictus Games, established by Prince Harry of

  • Loss of sight fails to hinder vision of future

    More than 550 wounded, ill or injured athletes from 17 nations have come together here to compete in the 2017 Invictus Games; and while the games provide a unique forum for active-duty and veteran service members who became ill or injured during or as a direct result of service, they also lend an

  • Competition fuels hearts, ignites relationship

    In 2015, when a Naperville, Illinois girl met a boy from Charlotte, North Carolina, neither knew immediately how their relationship would evolve beyond teammates; however, the now engaged pair of retired Air Force athletes would still say “teammates” will always be a word that first comes to mind

  • 2017 Invictus Games slated to commence Sept. 23

    Athletes from around the world will come together in Toronto, Canada, to compete in the 2017 Invictus Games, uniting more than 550 wounded, ill or injured military service members from 17 nations to compete in 12 unique sporting events.  The games are scheduled to commence Sept. 23 and will continue

  • Caregivers play critical role in lives of wounded warriors

    Tech. Sgt. Eric Fisher was two months into his five-month deployment in 2011 to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, when he suffered a heart attack after an intense rocket attack and a day of moving heavy pallets on the flightline.   He was evacuated to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany,

  • A former pilot’s silent struggle

    “I remember coming home from a combat deployment to Afghanistan in 2010, and I just knew I was bringing back more baggage than I originally left with. There are things you experience that, simply put, change you forever. I have never been the man I once was after experiencing what I did overseas.”

  • Adaptive sports shift outlook on life

    “I was sitting at home alone one night and had taken out my pistol; I remember how cool it felt in my hands and knowing I was moments away from taking my life. In that split second, my phone went off with a text from one of my Airmen who said he needed my help getting to work the next morning, and I

  • Ambassadors share stories, emphasize AFW2 program significance

    Many are familiar with the adage that you cannot fully understand someone until you have walked a mile in their shoes; for seriously wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans, that sentiment is amplified by tremendous struggles most Americans will never face.To help better inform the

  • AF Wounded Warrior to host CARE event, training for 2017 Warrior

    The Air Force Wounded Warrior Program will host a combined Warrior CARE event and a Department of Defense Warrior Games team training camp April 24 to 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, for about 150 wounded, ill or injured service men and women from around the world. Adaptive and rehabilitative

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