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  • Warrior Games 2013: Peterson EOD technician returns for 2nd Games

    Combat can take its toll on the body both physically and mentally, but for an Airman here his Warrior spirit is not limited by such things. For many wounded warriors, the tolls of combat could have diminished their abilities and reaction times, but the internal fire of the warrior spirit remains

  • Warrior Games 2013: Peterson NCO proud to represent

    It has been a long journey from the swimming pool at Colorado's Greeley Central High School to proudly representing the Air Force in the lanes at this year's Warrior Games at the U.S. Air Force Academy. But for Senior Master Sgt. Martin Smith, the operations superintendent for the 380th Space

  • Warrior Games 2013: Airman uses Games to rise above PTSD, spinal injury

    Behind her bright brown eyes, easy smile and contagious laugh there is pain -- both physical and mental.Retired Staff Sgt. Zuleika Cruz-Pereira joined the Army after Sept. 11, 2001, because she wanted to do something to help people."I wanted to go out there and do something big," she said. "I'm one

  • Warrior Games 2013: Wounded Academy grad uses Games to help recovery

    About three years after a bullet in his head in Iraq dramatically changed the course of his life, Capt. Wes Glisson can put his sentences together again as he continues his recovery from traumatic brain injury. He's able to remember just about everything about his life except for the shooting, which

  • Warrior Games 2013: Competing 'medicine' for AF wounded warrior

    Master Sgt. Shawn Schwantes may have been a pleasant surprise for his Air Force Warrior Games coaches during the team's training camp at the U.S. Air Force Academy. But Schwantes fully expected to flourish on the track and with his teammates because he considers sports his most effective

  • Warrior Games 2013: Cancer survivor tackles new challenge

    Staff Sgt. Lara Ishikawa found herself among a trio of female Air Force Warrior Games athletes with a special bond. Ishikawa, Tech. Sgt. Monica Figueroa and Master Sgt. Sherry Nel are all cancer survivors and relied on each other for support and conversation during the team's selection camp at the

  • Airman raises $1,700 for Enlisted Village, earns trip to AF Marathon

    Airman 1st Class Casey Nation first discovered his talent for running when he was 7 years-old, sprinting repeatedly across his parents' driveway without losing a hint of steam.Nation, a lean, 6-foot 2-inch tall Florida native, assigned to the 10th Medical Support Squadron, will soon use his gifts of

  • Academy receives patent for wingtip design

    A recently-approved patent submitted by an aeronautics professor here to reduce airplane drag may be the next cutting-edge concept implemented into aircraft design.Almost two years ago, Thomas Yechout, a professor in the Academy's Aeronautics Department, designed a new type of wingtip device, for a