Story by Senior Airman David McLoney | 6th Air Refueling Wing | 07.23.2021
As the Tokyo Olympics kick off this week, one youth is getting ready to represent MacDill Air Force Base at the Junior Olympics in Northern Florida starting early next week. Benjamin Hiestand, a 6th grader from Tinker K-8 School, is competing in the discus throw event at the Junior Olympics in Jacksonville, Florida, July 26 through Aug. 1, 2021....
Story by Eric Pilgrim | Fort Knox | 05.13.2019
Continuing a dynasty, the Fort Knox Eagles boys’ track team seized their third consecutive Class A, Region 2 championship at Green County High School in Kentucky May 11, 2019, earning a nail biter victory against Owensboro Catholic....
Story by Shannon Collins | War.gov | 07.05.2017
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Story by Sgt. Brandon Rizzo | Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment | 06.20.2016
WEST POINT, N.Y. – When she entered the Infantry Assaultman Leaders Course at the U.S. Marine Corps' Infantry Training Battalion (ITB) at Camp Geiger, N.C., in March 2015, Jenna Bisone didn't realize it was the beginning of the end of her time in her beloved Corps....
Courtesy Story | Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment | 06.17.2016
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The 2016 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games promises to be an Olympic-level competition for the more than 250 wounded warriors, both active duty and veterans, from the United States and the United Kingdom. This year’s competition will be held, June 15-22, here at the United States Military Academy (USMA)....
Story by Staff Sgt. Kristen Duus | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | 04.16.2015
Imagine falling asleep one night and waking up six weeks later, missing a leg. That is exactly what happened to 1st Lt. Christopher Parks, a physician assistant, now recovering at the Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Hood....
Story by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal | DMA Pacific - Hawaii Media Bureau | 03.16.2015
Wounded warriors competed during the 2015 Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials (WWPT) through athletic events across the Island of Oahu from March 7-13....
Story by 1st Lt. Skye Robinson | Colorado National Guard | 10.04.2014
The 2014 Warrior Games featured more than 200 wounded, ill or injured athletes competing in a weeklong event Sept. 28 to Oct. 4, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Among the athletes were six National Guardsmen, three Soldiers and three Airmen, representing their respective service....
