Air Force Wounded Warrior (AFW2) Program

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Battle Buddy

Staff Sgt. Andrew Goligowski, an Air Force wounded warrior struggling with post-traumatic stress and the pain caused by sarcoidosis, has a service dog, Mali, to help him cope. Goligowski received Mali through the Train A Dog – Save A Warrior program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott Hand)

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Sports Camp

Retired Staff Sgt. Zuleika Cruz-Pereira has a tattoo honoring a friend who was killed in Iraq. Cruz-Pereira participated in an Air Force Adaptive Sports Program camp Sept. 14 and 15 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, and nearby Canyon Lake. Events included wheelchair basketball, cycling with adaptive bikes, and kayaking and water skiing around Canyon Lake. (U.S. Air Force photo/Nicole Hart)

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Sports Day

Former Staff Sgt. Claude Owens and retired Senior Airman Ramina Oraha prepare for a recumbent bike ride along the flightline at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Assisting Oraha is her brother, Mike. Cycling was one of the sports offered during an Air Force Adaptive Sports Program camp Sept. 14 and 15. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tammy Cournoyer)

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Sports Camp

Retired Senior Master Sgt. George Stiltner gets familiar with a recumbent bike before riding along the flightline at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Cycling was one of the sports offered during an Air Force Adaptive Sports Program camp Sept. 14 and 15. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tammy Cournoyer)

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Sports Camp

Retired Staff Sgt. Zuleika Cruz-Pereira raises her paddle in victory after completing the kayak course at Canyon Lake during an Air Force Adaptive Sports Program camp Sept. 15, 2012. Joining Cruz-Pereira is Tech. Sgt. Hugo Vitela. During camp, Air Force wounded warriors were introduced to competitive wheelchair basketball, cycling with adaptive bikes, and kayaking and water skiing around Canyon Lake. (U.S. Air Force photo/Nicole Hart)

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Air Force Aid Society

Scott Hald, an Air Force Aid Society emergency assistance caseworker, assists wounded warriors who need financial assistance in the form of grants or loans. (Courtesy photo)

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Colonel speaks about Suicide

Suicide is often spoken about as if one person is affected, but only the individuals left behind truly understand the full impact of that decision. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Airman 1st Class Joshua Green)

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Face of Defense: Third-generation pilot flies in Enduring Freedom

Lt. Col. Michael Rose does a preflight check on an F-16 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Stephen Hudson)

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Retired officer lands job by learning market value

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. David Jensen explains how hard work and persistence led him to find suitable post-military employment. (Courtesy photo/Oshkosh Defense)

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Wounded warrior becomes senior enlisted leader

Chief Master Sgt. Richard Simonsen recently became the new senior enlisted leader at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Md. He is joined by his service dog, Yoko. (Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Steele C. G. Britton)

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prosthetics

Marine Corps Cpl. Garrett Carnes walks the length of a slightly elevated ramp one day after wearing his new prosthetic legs for no more than 10 minutes at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., April 24, 2012. (DOD photo/Terri Moon Cronk)

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prosthetics

Proving his newfound flexibility with the Biom ankle and foot combination, Army Staff Sgt. Billy Costello stretches and flexes his foot enough to wrap his fingers around his shoe at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., April 24, 2012. (DOD photo/Terri Moon Cronk)

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DFAS

(Left to right) Virginia Hofer, Todd Hansen, Tonya Caplinger, BrianRobinson, Lori Masters and Leslie Carlock are part of the special wounded warrior pay cell at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Indianapolis. The pay cell tracks a wounded warrior’s pay account from the time he or she is medically evacuated from the combat zone until his or her full return to duty or transition to civilian life. (DFAS Corporate Communications photo/Jeff Jones)

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PTSD

Army Sgt. John Tomsich and his wife, Catrina, talk about the emotional journey they made as a couple following Tomsich's injuries and treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder at the Warrior and Family Support Center in San Antonio, Nov. 10, 2011. (DOD photo/Linda Hosek)

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DOD releases updated compensation, benefits handbook

(Courtesy Art)

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A life for a life

Former Senior Airman David Sharpe embraces his dog Cheyenne at their home Sept. 22, 2011, in Arlington, Va. Sharpe is the founder of Pets 2 Vets, a nonprofit organization that pairs shelter animals with veterans who live with post-traumatic stress disorder. Sharpe credits Cheyenne with saving his life. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes)

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Wounded Warriors welcome at the Exchange

Retired Army Staff Sgt. Shad Fowler, a wounded warrior, currently undergoes physical therapy and at the same time participates in an internship program where he works at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service’s Waco Distribution Center in Texas. The Exchange supports wounded or injured warriors by participating in Operation Warfighter, a federal internship program for wounded, ill, and injured service members. (Courtesy photo)

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Wounded Warrior 'Dances With the Stars' for Troops

Severely burned by a 2003 landmine explosion in Iraq, J.R. Martinez dedicates his celebrity to highlighting the work of service members and veterans as a finalist on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars." (Courtesy photo)

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Air Force leaders issue Sept. 11 message

(U.S. Air Force graphic/Luke Borland)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Mullikin displays his unit patch, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 23, 2011.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Mullikin displays his unit patch, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 23, 2011. Sergeant Mullikin is a flight engineer assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron whose patch symbolizes a tradition passed down from the Vietnam War. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephanie Rubi / Released)

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