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  • Remaining Resilient During the Holidays

    Holidays are a time for traveling and preparing to spend time with families. This can be an exciting time, especially since COVID has been keeping families apart, but for some this is can be a really hard time to cope since many may not be surrounded by loved ones.The Air Force Wounded Warrior

  • AFW2 Provides Care for AFGSC's Warriors

    More than 2.7 million American service members, including nearly 520,000 from the U.S. Air Force, deployed abroad on more than 5.4 million deployments from 2001-2018, according to a study by the Rand Corporation. Airmen were deployed for nearly 1.3 million of those 5.4 million deployments, often to

  • AFW2 Expands Social Connections

    The pandemic highlighted the need to feel more connected, as people tend to  feel isolated with various restrictions in place. Along with restrictions, warriors within the AFW2 program can sometimes already feel alone due to their trauma and recovery journey. With this challenge in mind, the

  • Continuous Support for Warriors and Caregivers

    Last week more than 140 warriors and caregivers attended the Warrior CARE Event in San Antonio, Texas. This was the second time the Air Force Wounded Warrior (AFW2) Program hosted a hybrid event where people attended in-person and virtually, and to say it was a success would be an understatement.“In

  • Closing the gap of social distance

    The Air Force Wounded Warrior Program (AFW2) welcomed wounded warriors and caregivers from around the country for a hybrid CARE Event, featuring a combination of in-person and virtual attendees. The CARE event focuses on the various support programs AFW2 offers, while also providing the face-to-face

  • A Minority Amongst Minorities

    Minority is defined as a group of people whose practices, race, religion, ethnicity and other characteristics are fewer in numbers than the main groups of those classifications. When we hear minority we think those who are of Hispanic, African-American, Asian, Native American and the list goes on,

  • New Processes Happening at AFW2

    The Air Force Wounded Warrior (AFW2) Program is always looking for new ways to keep up with the world, expand and improve current processes to ensure they meet the needs of their warriors and caregivers. For this reason, a new form has been implemented to allow warriors, and caregivers, an

  • AFSOC hosts Virtual Resiliency Summit

    Air Force Special Operations Command Integrated Resilience Optimization Network (IRON) team recently hosted a Virtual Resiliency Summit September 28, 2021.The summit was held as a platform to address a range of emotions relating to personal and unfolding current world events.

  • Myths and facts about the vax — debunking common COVID-19 vaccine myths

    The COVID-19 vaccine has been mandated across the Department of Defense and despite its demonstrated effectiveness and safety, a host of myths have left some Airmen and Guardians hesitant to receive it. While social media posts and some news outlets may make it harder to keep up with what is fact or

  • 2021 DoD Warrior Games canceled due to COVID-19 Delta variant

    WASHINGTON -- The 2021 DoD Warrior Games have been canceled due to the requirement to ensure the safety, health and well-being of our service members and local communities as the COVID-19 Delta variant continues to affect the country.Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth, as the executive agent

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