Aug 31, 2015  Wenning's success with Alpha Company, the Army contracted him to create a similar routine for 4-4 IBCT that’s been dubbed the Mountain Athlete Warrior program. The idea is to find a more formidable force of elite athlete soldiers. The Wound Healing Foundation (WHF) embarked on the creation of the Wounded Warrior Athlete Initiative in 2013 to support wounded warrior athletes to promote optimal wound and skin care. Wounded, ill or injured service members and veterans compete in regional qualifiers to earn a coveted spot to participate in athletic Olympic-style games. Bayonet Warrior Athlete Program Task Force Bayonet Soldiers attend the BWAP course at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The intent of the course is to impart expert level knowledge to leaders implementing and leading daily physical readiness training within Task Force Bayonet formations.

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BACKGROUNDThe 2019 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games will be held June 21 to 30 in Tampa Bay, Florida. Approximately 300 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans will participate in the Paralympic-style competition. The athletes will represent the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Special Operations Command. Historically, the Warrior Games have also invited international partner nations, and this year, athletes from the United Kingdom Armed Forces, Australian Defence Force, the Canadian Armed Forces, the Netherlands Defence Force and the Denmark Defence Command will compete. It will be the seventh time for athletes from the U.K., third time for athletes from Australia, the second time for the Canadian team and the first for the Netherlands and the Danish Armed Forces.Teams include active-duty, reserve component and veterans with upper-body, lower-body and spinal cord injuries, as well as those with traumatic brain injuries, visual impairment, serious illness and post-traumatic stress.

World Class Athlete Program Army

Bayonet Warrior Athlete Program

The athletes will engage in friendly competition and experience the healing power of sports.The 2019 Warrior Games will feature 13 sports: archery, cycling, track, field, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, wheelchair basketball, rowing, powerlifting, wheelchair tennis, wheelchair rugby and, for the first time in Warrior Games history, golf. To qualify for the 2019 Warrior Games teams, athletes participate in camps, clinics, trials or similar means for their respective service teams.This year the Warrior Games will be hosted for the first time by U.S. Special Operations Command in Tampa, Florida. It’s the first time the Games will be conducted with a limited budget and operated under a gift-proffering system. Bringing the Warrior Games to Tampa and using a proffer system boosts the involvement between the local Tampa area community, our service members, athletes, and their families.The Warrior Games were established to enhance the recovery and rehabilitation of wounded, ill and injured service members and to expose them to adaptive sports.