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  • Wounded warrior works through pain, competes for the win

    Wounded warriors bear scars that formed them into the combatants they are. Some scars are noticeable, while others hide below the surface, invisible to the casual observer.Retired Maj. Jen Kyseth, a wounded warrior, has a disability that is not physically visible, but can be crippling both

  • From partner to caregiver: Wife’s story of love, perseverance

    When a couple talks about how they first met, a phrase commonly heard is, "Well, they just fell into my life."  For one couple, the expression could be taken quite literally.  When Jeremiah Means first met Ashley, she was tripping in front of him as she tried to rush through a doorway.  He called

  • A love story: healing the wounded warrior

    He was a young Air Force officer healing from a recent trauma and she was a dedicated single mother of two. Whether it was friends or fate that first brought them together, neither would have suspected that their chance meeting in Florida would be the key to his recovery.Their introduction to each

  • Wheelchair basketball attracts Air Force wounded warrior’s biggest fans

    After a disappointing loss against the Navy, the Air Force wheelchair basketball team stood poised to start fresh in their game against the U.S. Special Operations Command the 2014 Warrior Games here Sept. 30."Defense wins championships," said Mo Phillips Jr, the assistant coach for the Air Force

  • Latest Airman magazine now available

    The October issue of Airman magazine is now available to download and viewable through a Web browser - viewed here.Our cover story, titled "Going Beyond," tells the story of several Air Force wounded warriors learning how to go beyond what others would call limits as they prepared for the Warrior

  • Marines, Airmen square off in sitting volleyball

    The floor of the stadium shook and the cheers from the audience filled the room with excitement as the Marine Corps and Air Force teams took to the volleyball court on Sept. 29, during the 2014 Warrior Games hosted here at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.Both teams experienced two wins, no losses

  • Wheelchairs clash in the first basketball matches at Warrior Games

    The first round of wheelchair basketball brought some fierce competition between the services during the 2014 Warrior Games at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Sept. 29.The Navy and Air Force teams met on the hardwood for the first game of the evening. The

  • AF starts with clean sweep in sitting volleyball

    Competition began Sept. 28 at the 2014 Warrior Games with four games of sitting volleyball to start the round-robin tournament at the U.S. Olympic Training Center's Sports Centers 1 and 2.Air Force made it a clean sweep of their back-to-back games. The first game against Army provided a close

  • Warrior Games: Wounded warrior overcomes adversity with archery

    "I have gone on multiple deployments, defeated the Taliban; I never thought another American would do this to me," said Staff Sgt. Seth Pena.Pena, a highly decorated tactical air control party member, noted for calling in coordinated close support air strikes that killed up to 70 Taliban members in

  • 2014 Warrior Games kick off Sept. 28

    As the fog rises over the track and the mist hovers above the pool, a special group of American Airmen are set to compete for athletic glory, service bragging rights and the opportunity to represent the U.S. Air Force at the annual Warrior Games.Beginning Sept. 28, for seven days, 40 Air Force

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