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  • AF Wounded Warrior Program dedicated to personalized care

    Whether patrolling over no-fly zones in Iraq or guarding the perimeter of a stateside base, the Air Force mission can be dangerous even when taking all the necessary precautions. Many pay the ultimate sacrifice while others suffer battle scars seen and unseen. Team members who make up the Air Force

  • Warrior CARE event slated for Joint Base Andrews Nov. 13-18

    The Air Force Wounded Warrior Program, in coordination with the 11th Wing, Joint Base Andrews, District of Washington, will host a Warrior CARE event Nov. 13-18. Warrior CARE events are holistic wellness events for seriously wounded, ill and injured military members, veterans and their caregivers,

  • Warrior CARE event slated for Joint Base Andrews Nov. 13-18

    The Air Force Wounded Warrior Program, in coordination with the 11th Wing, Joint Base Andrews, District of Washington, will host a Warrior CARE event Nov. 13-18. Warrior CARE events are holistic wellness events for seriously wounded, ill and injured military members, veterans and their caregivers,

  • Guice, Rodriguez provide opening remarks at Warrior Care symposium

    MacDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The Warrior Care in the 21st Century Coalition (WC21) is a group of more than 16 nations that facilitates global sharing of warrior care best practices and lessons learned. It also enables partner nations to collaborate to identify viable and innovative solutions to

  • New program will help ISR aircrews cope with different kind of PTSD

    Finding targets by watching and listening is, by nature, intensely personal and can have a long-lasting effect, to include post-traumatic stress disorder, on the ISR Airmen involved. The 361st is developing a ‘Re-Fit’ program which will assist Airmen in overcoming existing mental health disorders

  • Not "disabilities" but "different abilities"

    “I grew up in Texas, on the farm and on the football field. I was a high-energy kid, played football pretty well, and made good grades,” recalled Lt. Col. Brandon Sokora, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, as he opened up about his story and how his life drastically changed when confronted

  • JB MDL Airman battles cancer to continue career

    Master Sgt. Thomas Rapp re-enlisted for another five years a month ago; something he wasn’t sure he would be able to do this time last year.Rapp, 305th Maintenance Squadron production superintendent, was diagnosed with stage three testicular cancer on Sept. 14, 2015. Upon further scans, doctors

  • Air Force Wounded Warrior program

    Not to be confused with the Wounded Warrior Project non-profit organization, the United States Air Force Wounded Warrior Program is an Air Force funded program for all Air Force members, including Guard and Reserve members, who are wounded, ill, and injured. Headquartered at Randolph AFB, Texas, the

  • Amputee regains wings

    MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFNS) --  An HC-130J Combat King II pilot here became the sixth amputee and the first female amputee to return to the cockpit.After an above-the-knee amputation and nearly 15 months of rehabilitation -- learning to walk, run and fly again -- Air Force Capt. Christy Wise, a

  • C-17 aircrew diverts to aid wounded warrior

    TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) --  After a C-17 Globemaster III aircrew from the 21st Airlift Squadron at Travis Air Force Base took off June 10 for exercise Saber Strike 16, they ended up on a real-world emergency medical mission to help a fellow Airman.The crew flew to Latvia in support of

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