WARRIOR GAMES
THE 2019 WARRIOR GAMES ‘‘Be Inspired’’ BY CRAIG COLLINS the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) hosts q When the Department of Defense (DOD) Warrior Games in Tampa,
Rob Hufford, Department of Defense Warrior Games athlete and Team Air Force member, is lifted up by his teammates after being awarded the “heart of the team” award for Team Air Force during the games’ closing ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 9, 2018. To determine the recipients of the award, athletes representing each service team voted for the member of their team who they believe embodies the heart of their team.
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Special Operations Outlook
DOD PHOTO BY EJ HERSOM
Florida, in the last week of June 2019, it will be the 10th year of an event that has blossomed into an international adaptive multi-sport event, a showcase of the grit, determination, and fellowship of the world’s wounded, ill, and injured warriors. Founded in 2010, the first official Warrior Games were hosted by the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado – but there had been other competitions in the years leading up to them. As Army Col. Cary Harbaugh, director of SOCOM’s Warrior Care
