Members of the U.S. and British military competing in the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games stand in front of the official party of the opening ceremony, (from left to right) Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, U.S. Navy Adm. James “Sandy” Winnefeld, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Joseph Dunford, commandant of the Marine Corps, British Maj. Gen. David Cullen, assistant chief of the General Staff, and Air Force Maj. Gen. Howard Standahl, chaplain. The ceremony took place in front of the National Museum of the Marine Corps on June 19, 2015, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. The 2015 DOD Warrior Games are held from June 19-28. The games are an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans. Approximately 250 athletes, representing teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command and the British Armed Forces will compete in archery, cycling, shooting, sitting, volleyball, swimming, track & field and wheelchair basketball. (U.S. Army Photo by 1st Lt. Antonia E. Pearse, Warrior Transition Brigade, National Capitol Region, Bethesda, Md.)
Date Taken: | 06.19.2015 |
Date Posted: | 06.25.2015 12:51 |
Photo ID: | 2028341 |
VIRIN: | 150619-A-ZH506-011 |
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Location: | MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, US |
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