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    JBA Airman finds happiness in AFW2 program

    As Capt. Jennifer Hays, wounded warrior and 11th Medical Support Squadron patient, sits in a chair waiting to begin an adaptive sports event at the 2019 Air Force Wounded Warrior Program’s Northeast Warrior CARE Event on Joint Base Andrews, she thinks about two quotes, over and over.“It's okay to fall down and lose your spark, just make sure when
  • Participants of the Air Force Wounded Warriors program get pumped up before a wheelchair rugby match against a team of volunteers during the AFW2 CARE event, Aug. 23, 2019 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Throughout the week, participants also got a chance to compete in archery, powerlifting, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball.

    Wounded Warrior Ambassadors bring a resilience message to Scott Airmen

    The hardest part of a wounded or ill Airman’s recovery process is often asking for help, or knowing where to turn when the life they planned suddenly changes. For retired Senior Airman Christian Vega it meant finding meaning in his life again after a brain aneurysm and stroke left him unable to walk or speak, or continue to serve in the Air Force. Vega was one of 17 ambassadors who spoke at 40 different sessions, spreading the gospel of what AFW2 is all about.
  • Chris Rust, a Warrior Games athlete, prepares to take a turn on a recumbent bike during a cycling session at the Air Force team’s training camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 26. The base-hosted, week-long Warrior Games training camp is the last team practice session before the yearly competition in June. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

    Warrior CARE/Games Day 3

    Warrior CARE and Games athletes train at Eglin
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