AFW2 Announces Team Air Force for Warrior Games 2021 Published April 21, 2021 By Shannon Hall Air Force Wounded Warrior Program JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- The Air Force Wounded Warrior (AFW2) Program is proud to announce the 2021 Air Force Warrior Games team. A team of coaches and staff selected 45 primary and 15 alternates, a combination of active duty, Guard and Reserve Airmen and veterans, after their 2021 Virtual Air Force Trials competition. The 45-person team will go on to compete at the Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games in Orlando, Florida, Sept 12-22. The DoD Warrior Games is a Paralympic-style competitive event featuring 12 different sports: track and field, cycling, swimming, rowing, powerlifting, shooting, archery, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, sitting volleyball and golf. US Service Members who transitioned to Veteran status within the preceding 12 months prior to the start of the DoD Warrior Games, will count as Active Duty Service Members. WHO: Primary athletes are: Tech. Sgt. Nicole Allbritton Retired Senior Airman John Berry Retired Master Sgt. Adam Boccher Master Sgt. Shannon Cassinelli Retired Staff Sgt. Kristina Coble Major Daniel Corindia Master Sgt. Amy Dare Retired Tech. Sgt. Antonio Del Veccchio Master Sgt. Nicole Favuzza Retired Tech. Sgt. Larry Franklin 1st Lt. Blaze Galardy Retired Tech. Sgt. Heather Gondek Retired Tech. Sgt. Chunte Gonzalez Staff Sgt. Kevin Greene Master Sgt. Kenneth Guinn Retired Tech. Sgt. Eric Heideman Retired Tech. Sgt. Marjorie Henkel Retired Master Sgt. Roger Hopkins Retired Lt. Col. Jason Howell Retired Master Sgt. Chris Jachimiec Retired Staff Sgt. Britini Jennie Senior Airman Carly Johnson Retired Senior Airman Caleb Jones Retired Chief Master Sgt. Garrett Kuwada Retired Staff Sgt. Christine Lucier Master Sgt. Patrick Mackey Col. Melchizedek “Kato” Martinez Retired Master Sgt. Melissa Martinez Tech. Sgt. Harry McClure Retired Airman Pete Murphy Retired Staff Sgt. Joseph Pate Retired Staff Sgt. Preston Powers Retired Master Sgt. Diana Romero Staff Sgt. Daniel Ross Retired Tech. Sgt. William Royster Retired Tech. Sgt. Joshua Smith Staff Sgt. Deanna Stanton Retired Airman 1st Class Derek Starnes Tech. Sgt. Raina Stroman Retired Senior Airman Christian Vega Retired Staff Sgt. Gregory Walker Staff Sgt. Heather White Retired Maj. Gregory Wierzbicki Senior Master Sgt. Brian Williams Retired Capt. Heather Wright Alternate athletes are: Retired Staff Sgt. Dexter Alejandro Retired Senior Airman Joanna Antoniuk Retired Staff Sgt. William Black Retired Master Sgt. Michael Broughman Staff Sgt. Brittany Clark Retired Master Sgt. Christy Curry Senior Master Sgt. Jonathan Harrison Master Sgt. Jennifer Ibanez Tech. Sgt. Ronald James Retired Col. Tricia Kobberdahl Retired Master Sgt. Dan Leonard Staff Sgt. Ashley New Master Sgt. Douglas Ragone Retired Senior Airman Adrianna Ruark Retired Maj. Johana Sierra-Nunez Follow the action at https://dodwarriorgames.com/ or on AFW2’s social media sites at Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. AFW2 will keep you updated throughout the weeks and days leading up to the competition with athlete profiles and information about upcoming competitions.