2011 Warrior Games

Matthew Pirrello, a sophomore and Air Force ROTC cadet at Ohio University, takes a break after finishing wheelchair basketball practice May 5, 2011, at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Cadet Pirrello, a member of the Air Force team, will be competing in swimming, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball at the 2011 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo. His right leg was amputated above the knee as a result of a free-fall jump accident. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Jessica Hines)

Warrior Games cycling events

Mike Bell of the Coast Guard and Senior Master Sgt. Michael Sanders of the Air Force lead the pack during the Warrior Games' recumbent bicycle 10k May 13, 2010, at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Sanders smoked the competition, finishing in 24:03 to win gold. The Marines' Angel Gomes took silver with 30:07, and Bell earned the bronze with a time of 30:08. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Boettcher)

Former Air Force medic competes in Warrior Games

Ricky Tackett takes a break from the Air Force team during the Warrior Games volleyball match against the Army May 12, 2010 at the Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs. The Air Force went on to win the game 15-7. The Warrior Games competition began May 10 and finishes on May 14, 2010 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios)

Former Air Force medic competes in Warrior Games

Staff Sergeant Ricky Tackett overseas the loading of a wounded Marine onto a bus destined to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. The eleven wounded troops arrived onboard a C-17 following a helicopter crash in Southeast Afghanistan only hours earlier. SSgt Talbert is medical technician in the 435th Aeromedical Staging Flight from Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

Team Air Force wins game

Chief Master Sgt. Damian Orslene celebrates after the Warrior Games bronze medal match against the Navy May 12, 2010, at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Air Force went on to win the game 13-10. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Griffin)

Team Air Force wins game

Christopher D'Angelo yells after making a point in a wheelchair basketball game during the Warrior Games bronze medal match against the Navy May 12, 2010, at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios)