|
2015 DOD Warrior Games to begin June 19
The opening ceremony for the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games is scheduled for 11 a.m. EDT, June 19, at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia.
|
0
|
6/09
2015
|
|
Eglin Airman participates in adaptive camp
Two years after complications from a massive stroke that forced Senior Airman Chris Fugitt to retire from the Air Force, his warrior spirit enabled him to power past a number of debilitating setbacks, to the point where he attended his first adaptive sports and rehabilitation camp here this week.
|
0
|
4/20
2015
|
|
Horse power: Wounded warriors receive healing, support through Academy’s equine-assisted therapy
Just as service members come from all walks of life, so do the 30 Academy-owned horses an Army veteran and wounded warrior said comforted him when he took part in the Warrior Wellness program here.
Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Jacob Legendre suffers from chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder, deafness in one ear and a traumatic brain injury. By connecting with the horses, staff and other combat veterans at the Academy's Equestrian Center, he said he's gained hope and found reasons to keep moving forward.
|
1
|
3/15
2015
|
|
Taking care of Airmen: How Air Force mental health services helped an Academy leader
Chief Master Sgt. Max Grindstaff, the Academy's command chief, said taking advantage of Air Force mental health support services helps him cope today with the deaths of nine Americans he served with in Kabul, Afghanistan.
|
2
|
11/25
2014
|
|
Air Force basketball athlete defines resiliency
When the combat rescue helicopter Pedro 66 was brought down by enemy fire June 9, 2010, in Afghanistan, retired Master Sgt. Christopher Aguilera thought his life was over, literally.
|
0
|
10/08
2014
|
|
Coach zeroes in on Wounded Warriors' abilities
He doesn't see scars, illnesses or disabilities. Don't get him wrong, he does care. However, in his sport, he only has one requirement.
|
0
|
10/01
2014
|
|
Sitting Volleyball: Marines, Airmen square off in battle of undefeated team at 2014 Warrior Games
The floor of the stadium shook and the cheers from the audience filled the room with excitement as the Marine Corps and Air Force teams took to the volleyball court on Sept. 29, during the 2014 Warrior Games hosted here at the United States Olympic Training Center.
|
0
|
9/30
2014
|
|
Wheelchairs clash in the first basketball matches at Warrior Games
The first round of wheelchair basketball brought some fierce competition between the services during the 2014 Warrior Games at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Sept. 29.
|
0
|
9/30
2014
|
|
|
2014 Warrior Games to kick off
Beginning Sept. 28, for seven days, 40 Air Force veteran athletes will compete head-to-head within various adaptive sports for the Warrior Games alongside more than 210 other warriors from the Air Force’s sister services, taking place at the Olympic Training Center, Fort Carson and Garry Barry Stadium at Wasson High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Sept. 28th thru Oct. 4th.
|
0
|
9/28
2014
|
|
|
Suicide prevention takes courage, communication, official says
The Veterans Affairs Department has named September National Suicide Prevention Month, but the Defense Department continues its year-round, comprehensive, multi-pronged approach to address the issue of suicide in the military, a Pentagon official said Aug. 21.
|
0
|
9/02
2014
|