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  • Airman earns 'Ultimate Champion' title at Warrior Games 2016

    WEST POINT, N.Y. (AFNS) --  Medically retired Master Sgt. Reese Hines earned the "Ultimate Champion" title and bragging rights at the 2016 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the U.S. Military Academy here.Vying for the title, athletes competed in their respective disability classifications in

  • PTSD awareness leads to positive treatment

    FALLS CHURCH, Va. --  Post-traumatic Stress Disorder can be debilitating in some patients, but thanks to advancements in research and the continued training of mental health providers, treatments are getting better all the time.Maj. Joel Foster, Chief of Air Force Deployment Mental Health, said

  • McConnell officer training dog to help wounded warriors

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. (AFNS) --  (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series. These stories focus on individual Airmen, highlighting their Air Force story.)A 22nd Operations Support Squadron officer at McConnell Air Force Base is training her dog, Valco, to help boost the

  • No limits: Airman pushes past near-death experience

    BETHESDA, Md. (AFNS) --  Staff Sgt. Sebastiana Lopez Arellano was riding a motorcycle when an animal scurried onto the road, causing her to swerve and hit a curb. As she high-sided over her bike, the momentum catapulted her body into a tree. The impact severed her right leg."I thought I was going to

  • Airman raises PTSD awareness

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- After separating from the Air Force in 2014, Travis Johnson returned to Scott Air Force Base May 6 to brief newly-minted Airmen on his struggle with overcoming obstacles and expectations of coping with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.With his service dog, Bella, sitting

  • Warrior finds new life through Warrior camp

    For Rachel Francis, the Wounded Warrior program offered avenues to personal excellence and hope she never expected.Francis, the program's marketing coordinator since October, was selected for the position because of her background and great attitude.  This impressed staff members at the adaptive

  • DoD announces Invictus Games 2016 team members

       The Department of Defense announced today the names of the 115 athletes who will represent the United States military at Invictus Games 2016 in Orlando, Florida, May 8-12.   The athletes will compete against athletes from 14 other countries in events including: archery, cycling, indoor rowing,

  • The 2016 Air Force Trials Have Begun

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. - U.S. Air Force and Australian wounded warriors gathered together here Feb. 26 to celebrate the opening ceremony of the third annual Air Force Trials competition at the Warrior Fitness Center.The Air Force Trials is an adaptive sports event designed to promote the mental

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