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FORT BLISS, Texas – March 4, 2026 – For retired U.S. Army Captain Kyra Maggio, the drive to remain mission-ready is paved with relentless dedication. Now, she returns to the Army Trials for a second year, embodying the warrior ethos of mental and physical discipline, with the unwavering support of her family.
Maggio is candid about the discipline required to overcome the unseen challenges of service, a process where she says maintaining peak mental condition requires the same commitment as physical training.
"It's a daily effort," she shared. "If you don’t pay attention to it, it can take over."
Through the Army Recovery Care Program and the Soldier Recovery Unit at Fort Bliss, Maggio received the coordinated support necessary to prepare for her next objective.
“The SRU helped me understand that it was okay to be there,” she said. “It gave me space to focus on healing.”
That initial foundation at the SRU led Maggio to adaptive sports. While she had previous experience with swimming and cycling, training for Army Trials provided structure, accountability, and a renewed sense of purpose essential to the warrior identity.
“Leaving the Army takes away a lot of your identity,” she said. “Training gave me something to work toward and helped rebuild my confidence.”
As part of that holistic approach, Maggio and her spouse also participated in equine therapy offered through the SRU. The experience became a regular outlet for her spouse and a continued source of support for their family.
This isn’t Maggio’s first appearance at Army Trials. She competed last year and advanced to the Warrior Games, where she earned multiple medals while representing Team Army.
Now competing in her second year, she returns with greater focus and consistency, training daily in pursuit of the next goal.
Her spouse, U.S. Army Maj. Kim Maggio, an Army psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner stationed at Fort Bliss, noted that the competition represents only a small part of the journey.
“What people see during competition is just the tip of the iceberg,” Maj. Maggio said. “The work to maintain readiness starts at injury and continues long before events like Army Trials or Warrior Games.”
Unity, the theme of this year’s Warrior Games, reflects their experience both within their household and across the broader community of resilient soldiers.
“Army Trials isn’t just about performance,” Maggio said. “It’s about progress and continuing to move forward.”
Maggio continues to work to advance once again to the Warrior Games, this year in San Antonio, Texas. Her unwavering commitment is a testament to how the ARCP’s adaptive reconditioning program reinforces the holistic discipline and the physical, mental, and emotional fitness required for a warrior to remain mission-focused, whether in or out of uniform.
About Army Trials: The Army Trials is the Army’s premier adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers and qualifying veterans. The event showcases sport as a platform for rehabilitation, unity, health and fitness. The Army Trials underscores the Army’s commitment to readiness, the warrior ethos, and empowering soldiers to overcome their injury or illness. The top 40 competitors will be selected to represent Team Army at the 2026 Warrior Games.
| Date Taken: | 03.04.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.04.2026 15:34 |
| Story ID: | 559318 |
| Location: | FORT BLISS, TEXAS, US |
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