Air Force wounded warriors take off for the men’s 100-meter dash during the track and field competition of the inaugural Wounded Warrior Pacific Invitational in Honolulu on Jan. 8, 2014. The goal of the Air Force Wounded Warrior Adaptive Sports program is to introduce adaptive sports early on in the healing process in order to promote physical, social, emotional and spiritual healing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Terri Paden)

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Retired Tech. Sgt. Ryan Pinney charges toward the finish line of the 100-meter wheelchair race during the inaugural Wounded Warrior Pacific Invitational’s track and field competition in Honolulu on Jan. 8, 2014. The race is part of the adaptive athletic reconditioning program which helps wounded warriors build strength and endurance, while they draw inspiration from their teammates. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Terri Paden)

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Retired Senior Airman Gideon Connelly throws a shot put during the track and field competition of the inaugural Wounded Warrior Pacific Invitational in Honolulu on Jan. 8, 2014. The WWPI is one in a series of adaptive athletic events leading up to the 2014 Warrior Games, an annual competition among wounded warriors from all military branches. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Terri Paden)

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2014 Wounded Warrior Pacific Invitational

Retired Navy Lt. Steven Miller and retired Staff Sgt. Daniel Crane race to the finish line during the 800- meter race during the track and field competition of the inaugural Wounded Warrior Pacific Invitational in Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 8, 2014. The WWPI will pit more than 120 warriors against each other in cycling, seated volleyball, swimming, wheelchair basketball and track and field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Terri Paden)

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Participants take off for the women’s 100-meter dash event during the track and field competition of the inaugural Wounded Warrior Pacific Invitational in Honolulu on Jan. 8, 2014. The event is the largest joint-service competition to take place outside of the annual Warrior Games. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Terri Paden)

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Wounded warriors face off on track, field

Published Jan. 17, 2014

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Thirty Air Force wounded warriors were among 120 athletes participating in the inaugural Wounded Warrior Pacific Invitational earlier this month.

Athletes from all military services competed against each other in cycling, seated volleyball, swimming, wheelchair basketball, and track and field.

This invitational is in preparation for the U.S. Olympic Committee's Warrior Games, held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center and the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.

2014 Wounded Warrior Pacific Invitational