Special Edition: DOD Warrior Games Week in Photos

2015 DoD Warrior Games: Field events

Retired Staff Sgt. Nicholas Dadgostar, an Air Force wounded warrior athlete, competes in the discus throw at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Va., June 23, 2015. The Warrior Games features athletes from throughout the Defense Department who compete in Paralympic-style events for their respective military branches. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games Bicycling

Staff Sgt. Ben Seekel turns a corner during a cycling competition at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 21, 2015. The Warrior Games features athletes from throughout the Defense Department who compete in Paralympic-style events for their respective military branches. (Department of Defense photo/EJ Hersom)

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2015 DoD Warrior Games: Field events

Retired Staff Sgt. Daniel Crane, an Air Force wounded warrior athlete, competes in the shot put at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 23, 2015. The Warrior Games features athletes from throughout the Defense Department who compete in Paralympic-style events for their respective military branches. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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2015 DoD Warrior Games: Track events

Staff Sgt. Rey Edenfield (far right), an Air Force wounded warrior athlete, sprints toward the finish line with fellow competitors at the 2015 Department Of Defense Warrior Games at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Va., June 23, 2015. The Warrior Games features athletes from throughout the Defense Department who compete in Paralympic-style events for their respective military branches. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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2015 DoD Warrior Games: Field events

Tech. Sgt. Jason Caswell, an Air Force wounded warrior athlete, prepares to throw a shot put during the Warrior Games Training Camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 20, 2015. The training camps, hosted by the U.S. Air Force Wounded Warrior Program, in coordination with Brig. Gen. David Harris, the 96th Test Wing commander, assist in recovery and promote mental and physical health, as well as teamwork. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maureen Stewart)

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Warrior Games Training: Archery

Retired Master Sgt. Daniel Waugh, an Air Force wounded warrior athlete, takes aim with his bow during the Warrior Games Training Camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 18, 2015. The training camps, hosted by the U.S. Air Force Wounded Warrior Program, in coordination with Brig. Gen. David Harris, the 96th Test Wing commander, assist in recovery and promote mental and physical health, as well as teamwork. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maureen Stewart)

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Secretary of Defense Carter attends DOD Warrior Games Opening Ceremony

Family members cheer as members of service teams proceed on field during the opening ceremony of the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Va., June 19, 2015. The Warrior Games features athletes from throughout the Defense Department who compete in Paralympic-style events for their respective military branches. (Department of Defense photo/Glenn Fawcett)

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Air Force pilot to to compete in 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games only two months after losing limb

Capt. Christy Wise works out during the Intrepid Center ceremony at San Antonio Military Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, June 12, 2015, as part of her recovery from an above-knee amputation. Wise competed in the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games just two months after losing her lower limb. (Department of Defense photo/EJ Hersom)

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Conserving Energy

Tech. Sgt. Jason Caswell, an Air Force wounded warrior athlete, takes a moment to relax between events at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Quantico, Va., June 23, 2015. The Warrior Games features athletes from throughout the Defense Department who compete in Paralympic-style events for their respective military branches. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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Retired Staff Sgt. Nicholas Dadgostar, an Air Force wounded warrior athlete, practices his backstroke during the Warrior Games Training Camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 22, 2015. The training camps, hosted by the U.S. Air Force Wounded Warrior Program, in coordination with Brig. Gen. David Harris, the 96th Test Wing commander, assist in recovery and promote mental and physical health, as well as teamwork. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maureen Stewart)

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2015 DoD Warrior Games: Track events

Capt. Christy Wise, an Air Force wounded warrior athlete, competes in the wheelchair 100-yard dash during the 2015 Department Of Defense Warrior Games in Quantico, Va., June 23, 2015. The Warrior Games features athletes from throughout the Defense Department who compete in Paralympic-style events for their respective military branches. (U.S. Air Force photo /Senior Airman Hailey Haux)

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2015 DoD Warrior Games

Retired Staff Sgt. Daniel Crane participates in the 100-meter sprint during the 2015 Department Of Defense Warrior Games at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Va., June 23, 2015. The Warrior Games features athletes from throughout the Defense Department who compete in Paralympic-style events for their respective military branches. (U.S. Marine Corps photo/Lance Cpl. Terry W. Miller Jr.)

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Senior Master Sgt. Jason Hoover carries his bicycle between competitions during the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Quantico, Va., June 23, 2015. The Warrior Games features athletes from throughout the Defense Department who compete in Paralympic-style events for their respective military branches. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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2015 DoD Warrior Games: Track events

A wounded warrior prepares to compete in the 100-yard dash during the 2015 Department Of Defense Warrior Games in Quantico, Va., June 23, 2015. The Warrior Games features athletes from throughout the Defense Department who compete in Paralympic-style events for their respective military branches. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Hailey Haux)

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2015 DoD Warrior Games: Track events

Tech. Sgt. Jesse Graham competes in the racing bike competition during the 2015 Defense Department Warrior Games at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 23, 2015. The Warrior Games, founded in 2010, is a Paralympic-style competition that features eight adaptive sports for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy/Coast Guard, Air Force, Special Operations Command, and the British Armed Forces. This year marks the first time the DOD takes responsibility for operational planning and coordination of the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robin D. Meredith)

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2015 DoD Warrior Games: Field events

Capt. Christy Wise competes in the discus competition during the 2015 Defense Department Warrior Games at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 23, 2015. The Warrior Games, founded in 2010, is a Paralympic-style competition that features eight adaptive sports for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy/Coast Guard, Air Force, Special Operations Command, and the British Armed Forces. This year marks the first time the DOD takes responsibility for operational planning and coordination of the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robin D. Meredith)

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Senior Airman Kevin O'Brien smiles as his mother, Betty, kisses his cheek during the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games June 24, 2015, in Quantico, Va. O'Brien survived complications caused by a brain tumor in order to compete and represent the Air Force in the pistol and track and field events. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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This week's photos features Air Force wounded warrior athletes preparing for and participating in various events at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games, held at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

2015 DoD Warrior Games: Field events

2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games Bicycling

2015 DoD Warrior Games: Field events

2015 DoD Warrior Games: Track events

2015 DoD Warrior Games: Field events

Warrior Games Training: Archery

Secretary of Defense Carter attends DOD Warrior Games Opening Ceremony

Air Force pilot to to compete in 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games only two months after losing limb

Conserving Energy

Air Force wounded warrior athlete

2015 DoD Warrior Games: Track events

2015 DoD Warrior Games

ultimate champion

2015 DoD Warrior Games: Track events

2015 DoD Warrior Games: Track events

2015 DoD Warrior Games: Field events

MOM

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