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Warrior Games

The Warrior Games, founded in 2010, are designed to introduce wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans to adaptive sports and encourage them to stay physically active when they return to their local communities following the event. The Warrior Games is an adaptive sport competition for wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans.

Adaptive sports and athletic reconditioning play a key role in recovery and rehabilitation for wounded, ill, and injured Service members and veterans. They expose service members to opportunities for physical fitness and activity, and introduce them to sports and other activities they may not have participated in or even heard of before their wound, illness, or injury.

The Office of Warrior Care Policy provides oversight and support for the reconditioning programs for all Services. The reconditioning programs provide opportunities to participate in various sports that may lead a wounded, ill, or injured Service member to represent their branch of Service at the Warrior Games. Training camps and clinics, as well as daily adaptive activities overseen by the Office of Warrior Care Policy, can be part of an athlete’s preparation for participation in the Warrior Games.

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Gary Sinise and the Lt Dan Band to perform at 2016 DoD Warrior Games closing ceremony

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6/14/2016

Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band, is a twelve-member all genre cover band, who have been delivering lively performances to service members and veterans at military bases and festivals across the globe since 2003 (Courtesy photo from the Gary Sinise Foundation)

Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band are scheduled to perform during the 2016 Department of Defense Warrior Games closing ceremony and concert Tuesday, June 21, at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York

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Adaptive Sports inspire physical, emotional recovery at the 2016 DoD Warrior Games

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6/14/2016

The DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans.

From June 15 – 21, 2016, more than 250 athletes are gathering at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York for the sixth annual Department of Defense Warrior Games.

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Comedian Jon Stewart to emcee 2016 DoD Warrior Games opening ceremony

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6/9/2016

Jon Stewart, award-winning comedian, will serve as the master of ceremonies during the 2016 Department of Defense Warrior Games opening ceremony

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Sideline doc supports Warrior Games

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5/3/2016

Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Sean Martin, the chief of sports medicine with Air Force Special Operations Command Office of the Surgeon General, watches as Air Force Staff Sgt. Jennifer Enderud, the NCO in charge of physical therapy with the 1st Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron, stretches an athlete’s hamstring during a Warrior Games training camp at Hurlburt Field, Florida.

With athletes with pre-existing conditions giving their all during the Warrior Games training camp, it is imperative to have a medical staff on standby

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Wounded Warriors introduced to adaptive athletics

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1/26/2016

Navy Wounded Warriors learn how to cycle safely during their track training session at the adaptive athletics camp on Naval Base Ventura County, California.

Sailors and Coast Guardsmen participated in the first Navy Wounded Warrior - Safe Harbor adaptive sports camp of the year

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Air Force team wins sitting volleyball tournament

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11/24/2015

A member of the Air Force wounded warrior volleyball team spikes the ball during a volleyball match as part of the Warrior Care Month Sitting Volleyball Tournament at the Pentagon.

The Air Force hosted the 5th Annual Warrior Care Month Joint Services Sitting Volleyball Tournament and took first place after winning five straight matches

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Nurse-athlete conquers cancer, readies for elite marathon

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11/20/2015

Army Capt. Kelly Elmlinger prepares her stocking for her lower-leg prosthetic at Joint Base San Antonio while training for the Department of Defense Warrior Games.

Cancer may have taken her ability to run, but Army Capt. Kelly Elmlinger refused to let that slow her down

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The caregiver network

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7/14/2015

Blake Johnson’s caregivers, Lisa Prasso, physical therapist at WRNMMC, Theresa Johnson and Carlos, Blake’s “puppy,” at Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center in Manassas, Virginia, on June 27.

Army Sgt. Blake Johnson, recent participant for Team Army in the Warrior Games, understands that caregivers come in all shapes and sizes, from family to medical providers, close friends and even beloved service dogs.

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Sport psychologists help athletes stay on track at Warrior Games and in life

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6/29/2015

U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Titman, assigned to the Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Carson, Colo., takes a shot while playing a wheelchair basketball game against Team British Armed Forces during the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games at Barber Fitness Center, on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 21, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Sandy Barrientos/Released)

Ashley Jenkins, MRT-PE, helps Warrior Games athletes and active-duty soldiers to stay on track to outstanding performance and goal achievement.

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DHA Health IT uses the Internet of Things to monitor health, improve readiness

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6/29/2015

Army Lt. Col. Mark Mellott explains the “Remotely Caring for Vulnerable Populations during a Pandemic” project to a patron at the Global City Teams Challenge in Washington, D.C.

The Internet of Things has the potential to change the dynamic of health care by making information instantly available from the battlefield to the hospital, with information sharing leading to better, data-driven decisions.

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Warrior Games conclude

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6/28/2015

Defense Health Agency Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Douglas Robb and his son, Luke, meet with Team Air Force briefly before closing ceremony for the 2015 Warrior Games at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, on June 28, 2015.

The 2015 Warrior Games at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, conclude Sunday evening.

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Coping with PTSD, Warrior Games athletes see lasting benefits of team competition

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6/26/2015

Relaxing outside of Marine Corps Base Quantico’s Barber Gym at the 2015 Warrior Games, Team Army’s Sgt. Patrick Timmins, retired Staff Sgt. Randi Gavell and Sgt. Blake Johnson await a sitting volleyball seeded match against the British Armed Forces on June 25.

For Sgt. Patrick Timmins and retired Staff Sgt. Randi Gavell, members of Team Army at the 2015 Warrior Games, competitive sports have greatly aided their return to physical and emotional health after suffering combat wounds and PTSD.

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Nutrition, diet experts help power Warrior Games athletes

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6/26/2015

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Anthony McDaniel races towards the finish line during the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games track event at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Dietitians and nutritionists from the athletes' teams are working with the Human Performance Resource Center at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, to make sure the men and women competing in the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games never run short of energy.

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CAP Program enables injured warfighters to participate in Warrior Games

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6/25/2015

DoD’s Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP) helps make life as normal as possible for soldiers with disabilities, like Army Special Forces Maj. Ivan Castro, and gets them back to their lives—and sometimes, their sports.

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Medical personnel at Warrior Games find inspiration in the athletes they treat

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6/24/2015

Jennifer Hoghe (right), a physical therapist with the Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Stewart, Georgia, tapes up the ankle of Army Reserve Spc. Sydney Davis (left), a member of the Army’s archery team at the 2015 Warrior Games at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

Jennifer Hoghe of the Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Stewart, GA, is part of the Warrior Games medical team and finds inspiration in treating the athletes and meeting their families.

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