“The Unsung Heroes of the Warrior Games”
As the 2019 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games started June 21, athletes have been testing their strengths and endurance. A total of 40 Sailors and Coast Guardsmen, who advanced to the DoD level in March as part of the Navy Wounded Warrior–Safe Harbor program, are in the Team Navy. Behind the scenes, another test takes place; …
Adaptive Sports: Life Changing and Life Saving
Thirty-nine Team Navy athletes are competing in the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Chicago. The Paralympic-style competition for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans includes archery, cycling, field, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and wheelchair basketball. While the athletes are competing for gold, the adaptive sports and the Games are about more than …
What Independence Day Means to Me
We’re the land of the free because of the brave – like our Team Navy athletes in the Warrior Games. The team’s wounded warrior athletes in the Paralympic-style competition explain what Independence Day means to them. U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Brame
Team Navy Competes at 2017 DOD Warrior Games
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of Team Navy at the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Chicago. Team Navy is comprised of 36 Sailors and four Coast Guardsmen who are competing June 30 to July 8 against other military teams to compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in archery, cycling, field, shooting, sitting volleyball, …