10 Dec 2018

Brain surgery to bear hugs: One Wounded Warrior’s story

Born with a birth defect causing seizures, battling anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, and facing divorce and separation from a child, can be a lot for anyone to handle, but with a community of support things can get better. For retired Air Force Captain Rob Hufford, 55th Civil Engineering Squadron, no statement could ring truer. From an all-time low to bear hugging England’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, while in Australia to compete in the Invictus Games, things are looking up for Hufford.

23 Feb 2018

2018 Air Force Wounded Warrior Trials begin

More than 150 wounded warriors from the Air Force, Army, Great Britain and Australia gathered today to officially open the fifth annual Air Force Trials at Nellis Air Force Base.

17 Nov 2017

Warrior CARE week shows strength through teamwork

Team Andrews partnered with the U.S. Air Force Wounded Warrior Program for the North East Warrior CARE Event, held at Joint Base Andrews and Oxon Hill, Maryland, Nov. 13 through 17.

2 May 2017

EOD Warrior overcomes, regains military might

EOD Airman from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. attends Air Force Warrior Games training camp to prepare to compete in the DOD Warrior Games in June.

24 Apr 2017

Warrior CARE, team training returns for third year

The week-long Air Force Southeast Warrior CARE event and Warrior Games team training began here April 24.

18 Nov 2016

Wounded warriors given avenues during CARE event

Nearly 130 Air Force wounded warriors and caregivers attending the latest Air Force Wounded Warrior (AFW2) Program’s CARE event at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, from Nov. 14-18 received tools and resources to help them deal with their individual challenges.