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  • 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

  • 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,

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