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  • The Air Force Wounded Warrior Program (AFW2) is excited for Warriors to obtain their best at the 7th annual Air Force Trials! Given the current COVID–19 environment AFW2 will execute a virtual Air Force Trials (AFT) this year hosting virtual competitions, athlete classification and Warrior Games team selection.

    Air Force Trials 2021: A Virtual Experience

    [Editor's Note: You can download and read the full memo here.]The anticipation for how Air Force Trials 2021 will be conducted can now cease. After a lot of consideration, deliberation, and cross talk between multiple organizations the decision has been made to have the 7th Annual Air Force Trials go fully virtual. Although this is not what many of
  • Individual testimonies are the key to success for educating leaders across the Air Force.

    Individual testimonies are the key

    The moment I was offered a position with the Air Force Wounded Warrior (AFW2) Program as the Outreach and Ambassador Program Manager, I couldn’t have thought of a better role that fits my “why” for serving Warriors.  Prior to my employment with AFW2, I served in the Air Force on active duty as the senior enlisted member for 59 Medical Wing’s Airman
  • Around each holiday work alongside your loved ones to coordinate an organized plan that allows you all to stay connected. For those that are spending the holidays without their loved ones, remind yourself that being apart does not mean that you have to miss out! One way to combat isolation is to utilize technology and set a time and a place for everyone to come together. Prior to meeting online, ensure that important logistics such as internet connection, sound, and your devices are all working properly. Knowing that these are good, can eliminate any additional stress.

    Staying Resilient and Connected Through the Holidays

    As we enter the holiday season, many of us often use this time to reflect on the past year and spend time with loved ones. For some, it may be a time filled with joy and happiness as there is “no place like home for the holidays.” However, for many, the holiday season can generate a series of mixed emotions due to dealing with a difficult
  • In 2013, a career change from Aircraft Maintenance (Avionics) to Pharmacy Technician, combined with other major life stressors, brought unexpected pressure and anxiety for TSgt Williamson. He thought his new anxiety was due to the stress of learning the new role, and it was just something he needed to ’deal’ with. He did not realize that this emotional strain, if left unaddressed, could develop into an invisible wound.

    How Resilience Training Changed a Life

    After seeking treatment for alcohol dependence and devoting himself to resilience building, Technical Sergeant Joshua Williamson is a changed man, husband, father, and Airman.“The Air Force Resilience course is not just for our career, it’s a life course. It has helped me so much in both my career and my personal life,” he
  • Seeking treatment can provide Airmen with the tools, coping methods, and support they need to address invisible wounds. Senior Master Sgt. Phillip Sharpe, an experienced medic, recognizes first-hand the importance of encouraging other Airmen to seek help for their invisible wounds.

    A Medic’s Experience Unpacking Treatment for Invisible Wounds

    Seeking treatment can provide Airmen with the tools, coping methods, and support they need to address invisible wounds. Senior Master Sgt. Phillip Sharpe, an experienced medic, recognizes first-hand the importance of encouraging other Airmen to seek help for their invisible wounds.As a superintendent of an in-patient medical facility, SMSgt Sharpe
  • Graphic for commentary from Col. Richard Obert, director of the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Shawn Sprayberry)

    Warrior Care Month Leadership Perspective

    This is the first opportunity I’ve had as the new Director of the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program (AFW2) to talk about what Warrior Care means to me. In the short time I have been director I have learned a number of things and have been introduced to a number of amazing people.And that, is where it all begins, with people. Warrior Care is about
  • Calendar for live FB events 3-6 November. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Melissa Espinales)

    AFW2 Live Facebook Events 2-6 November

    On November 5, 2008, then Secretary of Defense Robert F. Gates established November as Warrior Care Month to initiate a “DoD-wide effort aimed at increasing awareness of programs and resources available to wounded, ill, and injured service members, their families, and those who care about them.” Secretary Gates charged DoD to “continue to make it
  • Every year, thousands of Airmen come at a crossroads in their military career as they face the realities of retirement, or separation, and anticipate the start of a new beginning. This phase of life is all too familiar for the 8,000 plus Air Force Wounded Warrior (AFW2) Program veterans, currently placed in a permanent discharge status, that have made their transition to civilian life. With AFW2 veterans no longer being actively case managed, Airman For Life (A4L) has bridged the gap and cultivated an environment of connectedness as AFW2’s one and only program for veterans.

    Airman For Life: Maintaining The Connection After Separation

    Every year, thousands of Airmen come at a crossroads in their military career as they face the realities of retirement, or separation, and anticipate the start of a new beginning. This phase of life is all too familiar for the 8,000 plus Air Force Wounded Warrior (AFW2) Program veterans, currently placed in a permanent discharge status, that have
  • When someone is sick and doctors are required to run multiple tests to find out what the illness is, questions arise and the mind wanders. One word that many are scared to hear in a time like that is cancer. Of course, no one wants to be diagnosed with such a savage disease, but is the diagnosis the worst part? For some of our Warriors, who were diagnosed with breast cancer, the worst part came after.

    Fighting Through the Cure

    When someone is sick and doctors are required to run multiple tests to find out what the illness is, questions arise and the mind wanders. One word that many are scared to hear in a time like that is cancer. Of course, no one wants to be diagnosed with such a savage disease, but is the diagnosis the worst part? For some of our Warriors, who were
  • The AFW2 Program hosted a two-day virtual ambassador workshop, October 29-30, for Team U.S. athletes who will be competing at the 2021 Invictus Games in The Hague. The AFW2 outreach team facilitated the workshop, delivering guided instruction on how adaptive sports has positively influenced the athletes’ journey of recovery. The workshop provided the Warriors the tools they needed to share their personal stories with confidence and professionalism.

    Transforming Athletes to Ambassadors

    Healing comes in many forms during a person’s journey of recovery. For many warriors enrolled in the Air Force Wounded Warrior (AFW2) Program, healing can present itself through adaptive sports as a form of rehabilitation. While the adaptive sports journey leads many to compete in a local or national level, only a select few qualify to represent
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