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Warrior Games JUNE 19-28, 2015 - Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia

Friday, June 19, 2015 19:04

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The 2015 DoD Warrior Games will feature eight sporting events with approximately 250 athletes representing teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy/Coast Guard, Air Force, U.S. Special Operations Command, and the British Armed Forces. Adaptive sports and athletic reconditioning activities play a fundamental role in the recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration of our service members and veterans. The events of the 2015 DoD Warrior Games promote the resiliency and warrior spirit of our wounded, ill, and injured service members, veterans, caregivers, and families.

Service members present colors during the opening ceremony of the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the National Museum of the Marine Corps on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 19, 2015. DoD photo by Glenn Fawcett.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter poses for a photo with the U.K.’s team after the opening ceremony for the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the National Museum of the Marine Corps on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 19, 2015. DoD photo by Glenn Fawcett.

Representatives of military team athletes pass the ceremonial torch during the opening ceremony for the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 19, 2015. DoD photo by Glenn Fawcett

Members from the U.S. Special Operations Command team gather around Defense Secretary Ash Carter during a reception after the opening ceremony for the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Va., June 19, 2015.DoD photo by Glenn Fawcett

The Marine Corps team marches as part of the opening ceremony for the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 19, 2015.The games run through June 28. DoD photo by EJ Hersom

Marines enter the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Va., June 19, 2015 for the opening ceremony of the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games. Defense Secretary Ash Carter will deliver remarks at the ceremony. DoD photo by EJ Hersom.

Army veteran Sgt. Ricardo Villalobos practices his freestyle stroke during training for the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games on Fort Belvoir, Va., June 8, 2015. Villalobos is one of more than 40 active-duty and veteran athletes representing Team Army training on the base. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Garry Abidin

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Charles Sketch receives a gold medal during a standing ovation from spectators from around the world at the 2015 Marine Corps Trials on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 9, 2015. During the event, athletes competed in archery, cycling, shooting, swimming, track, field, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jared Lingafelt

Retired Marine Cpl. Ray Hennagir keeps his eyes on the ball during sitting volleyball practice at the 2015 Marine Corps Trials on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 3, 2015. During the trials, athletes competed in archery, cycling, shooting, swimming, track, field, sitting vollyball and wheelchair basketball. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Fareeza Ali

Marine Corps Cpl. Marcus Chischilly finishes the final leg of the 1500-meter race during the 2015 Marine Corps Trials on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 10. 2015. Chischilly is a member of Wounded Warrior Battalion West. During the event, athletes competed in archery, cycling, shooting, swimming, track, field, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Owen Kimbrel

Army Sgt. Mirko Brdar practices archery techniques with the U.S. Special Operations Command team on MacDill Air Force, Fla., April 28, 2015. The team comprises members of the command’s Care Coalition’s Military Adaptive Sports Program. Team SOCOM will compete in the 2015 DoD Warrior Games in June on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. U.S. Special Operations Command photo by Marine Staff Sgt. Jayson Price

Members of the U.S. Special Operations Command team conduct wheelchair basketball drills on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., April 28, 2015. Veteran and active duty Socom personnel will compete in the 2015 DoD Warrior Games in June on Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Va. U.S. Special Operations Command photo by Marine Staff Sgt. Jayson Price

Army Sgt. 1st Class Alfred Martinez practices layups on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., April 28, 2015. Members of U.S. Special Operations Command Care Coalition’s Military Adaptive Sports Program participated in a training camp in preparation for the 2015 DoD Warrior Games, which will be held in on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. U.S. Special Operations Command photo by Marine Staff Sgt. Jayson Price

Benjamin Koren, an Air Force wounded warrior athlete, removes his arrows from a target during an archery practice session as part of the first day of the Warrior Games training camp on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 18, 2015. The five-day training camp for Air Force athletes serves as their last practice session before the Warrior Games. U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.

Air Force wounded warrior athlete Kyle Burnett talks with Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody during an athlete training camp on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 19, 2015. During the chief’s visit, he praised the athletes’ efforts and encouraged them to give their all during the camp and at the Warrior Games. U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.

Air Force wounded warrior athlete Ryan Largeman and his service dog, Duke, curl up together for a short nap during the second day of the Warrior Games training camp on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 19, 2015. U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.

Air Force wounded warrior athletes perform a running drill during the third day of the Warrior Games training camp on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 20, 2015. U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.

Jason Caswell, an Air Force wounded warrior athlete, participates in a shot put practice during the fourth day of the Warrior Games training camp on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 21, 2015. U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.

E.J. Newbern, an Air Force wounded warrior athlete, aims a shot during a wheelchair basketball game with base leadership as part of the final day of the Warrior Games training camp on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 22, 2015. U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.

Retired Navy Chief Gunner’s Mate Hector Varela dribbles during wheelchair basketball practice at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 12, 2015. Varela is a member of Team Navy, which includes 40 seriously wounded, ill and injured sailors and Coast Guardsmen. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeff Troutman

Retired Naval Aircrewman Mike Roggio participates in swimming practice on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 10, 2015. Roggio is a member of Team Navy, which includes 40 seriously wounded, ill and injured sailors and Coast Guardsmen. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Laurie Dexter

Retired Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Redmond Ramos works on his sprints during track and field practice at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 9, 2015. Ramos is a member of Team Navy, which includes 40 seriously wounded, ill and injured sailors and Coast Guardsmen. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Diana Quinlan

Retired Navy Construction Mechanic 1st Class Rory Aguilar pedals during cycling practice at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 13, 2015. Aguilar is a member of Team Navy, which includes 40 seriously wounded, ill and injured sailors and Coast Guardsmen. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Laurie Dexter

Army veteran Capt. Frank Barroqueiro, foreground, verifies where his arrows impacted his target during archery competition at the 2015 Army Trials on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, March 31, 2015. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christophe D. Paul

Jasmine Perry, Chasity Kuczer and Laurel Cox compete in the first women’s archery category in Warrior Games history during the Army Trials on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, March 31, 2015. The event will determine who will compete in the Department of Defense Warrior Games 2015 in June. DoD photo by EJ Hersom

Army veteran Ashley Anderson dives into a pool during practice for the Army Trials on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, March 27, 2015. About 100 wounded, ill or injured soldiers and veterans are on the base to train and compete in athletic events, which include archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, wheelchair basketball and track and field. The trials help determine who will get a spot on the Army’s team for the Department of Defense Warrior Games 2015 in June on Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Va. DoD photo by EJ Hersom

Army Capt. Steve Bortle swims freestyle during practice for the Army Trials on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, March 28, 2015. DoD photo by EJ Hersom

Army Staff Sgt. Max Hasson competes in the men’s 100 breaststroke during the 2015 Army Trials swimming competition at the aquatics training center on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, April 2, 2015. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christophe D. Paul

Retired Army Staff Sgt. Tim Payne talks about his race to Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Timothy Sifuentes during the 2015 Army Trials swimming competition at the aquatics training center on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, April 2, 2015. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christophe D. Paul

Army veteran Rhoden Galloway reacts to winning his heat during the 2015 Army Trials swimming competition at the aquatics training center on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, April 2, 2015. DoD photo by EJ Hersom

Army Staff Sgts. Monica Martinez, left, and Vestor ‘Max’ Hasson compete in separate 1,500-meter wheelchair race categories during the Army Trials on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, April 1, 2015. Athletes in the trials are competing for a spot on the Army’s team in the Department of Defense Warrior Games 2015. DoD photo by EJ Hersom

Army Sgt. Stefan Leroy runs a 1,500-meter event during the Army Trials on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, April 1, 2015. Athletes in the trials are competing for a spot on the Army’s team in the Department of Defense Warrior Games 2015. DoD photo by EJ Hersom

Army veteran Andy McCaffrey throws a shot put during the Army Trials on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, April 1, 2015. DoD photo by EJ Hersom

Athletes trying out for teams during the 2015 Army Trials and coaches for the upcoming Defense Department Warrior Games huddle before basketball practice on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, March 28, 2015. DoD photo by EJ Hersom

Army veteran Spc. Jason Blair, left, tries to pass around his defender during the wheelchair basketball bronze medal game during the 2015 Army Trials on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, March 31, 2015. Athletes in the trials are competing for a spot on the Army’s team in the Department of Defense Warrior Games 2015. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ambraea Johnson

For complete details visit: http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2015/0615_warriorgames/

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