Adaptive sports take your mind off your problems.
For a six foot-five infantryman, Staff Sgt. Abel Baez’s pain is just something he dealt with for quite a long time.
Warrior Games
OS2 Tiffany Clark
OS2 Tiffany Clark joined the military intending to dedicate 20 years of service to her country.
Warrior Games athlete on the benefits of competition
A retired airman in the running at the archery event of the 2024 Warrior Games weighs in on what adaptive sports can do for service members.
The Heart of Volunteering: A Reflection on the Warrior Games
Volunteering is more than just a helping hand; it’s a heartwarming journey of support and solidarity.
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Adaptive sports take your mind off your problems.
For a six foot-five infantryman, Staff Sgt. Abel Baez’s pain is just something he dealt with for quite a long time.
By Sightline Media Group Sponsored Content
OS2 Tiffany Clark
OS2 Tiffany Clark joined the military intending to dedicate 20 years of service to her country.
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HMCM (FMF) Steven “Steve” Flemming
HMCM (FMF) Steve Flemming joined the Navy fresh out of high school.
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MA2 Kyle “Higgy” Higginbotham
MA2 Kyle “Higgy” Higginbotham, is quick with the "dad jokes" during morning muster at Adaptive Sports camps.
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MA2 Kyle “Higgy” Higginbotham
MA2 Kyle “Higgy” Higginbotham, is quick with the "dad jokes" during morning muster at Adaptive Sports camps.
SOCOM athlete calls Warrior Games ‘life changing’
For LTC Anthony Smith, being part of Team SOCOM, adaptive sports, and the DoD Warrior Games has been “life-changing.”
SOCOM’s ‘Mr. fix it’ takes challenges head on
CMSgt (Ret) Louis Orrie medically retired from the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command in 2016 after thirty years of service.
Resiliency defines SOCOM athlete’s journey
During this deployment, Morera saw a Special Forces team and said to himself, “I want to do that.”
Warrior Games serves as homecoming for SOCOM athlete
This year’s DoD Warrior Games Challenge will be a homecoming for retired MAJ Erik Lewis.
Dedication and determination
Staff Sergeant (Retired) Adam Foutz will compete for the first time in this year’s DoD Warrior Games Challenge.
Finding new purpose after surviving explosion on the Bohomme Richard
On that fateful day, there was a devastating fire on the Bonhomme Richard, which ultimately engulfed the ship.
Treating the whole soldier
“I was in Poland in 2018 and fell off of a train car when we were unloading equipment and injured my back, shoulder and neck” said Staff Sgt Robert Ellison
Team Army member says going to the SRU wasn’t the end…
“In the beginning I thought it was the end for me coming to the SRU however I’m now thinking it’s a start. I get a chance to start over..."
In the Army Recovery Care program, you have one job
In the Army Recovery Care Program, Soldiers have one job…to get better.
Army Colonel with breast cancer says it’s ok to take a knee
Col Theresa Lewis, a registered nurse in the army, spent the last 29 years taking care of Soldiers.
Torch lighting, honoring of Vietnam vets kicks off DoD Warrior Games
“Being selected to light the torch is as much an honor and privilege as competing for Team Army."
Department of Defense Warrior Games: more than a competition
The DoD Warrior Games started in 2010 to enhance the recovery and rehabilitation of wounded service members and veterans through adaptive sports.
How the Warrior Games support recovery journeys for wounded warriors
More than 200 athletes will come together at Naval Air Station North Island in June for the 2023 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games.
Beneath her scars lies the heart of a warrior
“But, when I look in the mirror, I see a body that has overcome such adversity. I may be wounded, but trust me, I’m inside the body of a warrior.”
