05-01-2015 - Eglin Dispatch

Friday, May 1, 2015
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 Caring for the
caregivers.
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 Eglin to temporarily
host Navy backup F-35C
fleet.
See story Page 4
 First Australian
F-35 pilot completes
training.
See story Page 6
 96th SFS services
showcases for families
at the airport.
See story Page 7
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Eglin ensures wounded warriors welcome
By KEVIN GADDIE
Team Eglin Public Affairs
Caring for the caregivers
By KELLY HUMPHREY
Northwest Florida Daily News
The introductory adaptive and rehabilitation camp
and Warrior Games training
held here April 13-22 required
preparation, coordination and
cooperation from several base
agencies to insure both events’
success.
The 96th Test Wing was contacted in December 2014 with
support requests to host the
camps, according to Ed Vieth,
fitness center director.
Vieth and his staff began
coordinating with the military
adaptive sports program in
January to identify, prepare
and schedule the events’ sites
and components. He saw the
events as a chance for his staff
to provide support for a unique
occasion.
“Our main concern was insurSAMUEL KING JR. | USAF
ing we had adequate facilities to
support more than 110 wounded Nick Dadgoster, an Air Force Wounded Warrior athlete, swims laps during the final day of the Warrior Games
warriors, their caregivers, 42
training camp at Eglin Air Force Base April 22.
support staff and coaches, and
for the archery and shooting
eight adaptive sport activities,
events. LRS members re-arfor two weeks,” Vieth said.
ranged the warehouse and 96th
One challenge was providCivil Engineer Group members
ing support during the adaptive
constructed the archery and
camp, for athletes who had not
shooting backdrops.
participated in any structured
Another consideration was
program prior to the events held
medical
support required for the
here.
different levels of the athletes’
To meet the objective, the
care.
fitness center staff insured:
Approximately 30 96th Mediall facilities and fields were
cal Group personnel from the
prepared in advance for shade,
family, sports medicine, mental
seating; a level field area with
health and physical therapy clinline dimensions was provided;
ics and emergency departments,
the basketball and racquetball
stood ready to provide assiscourts were swept and cleaned
tance, treatment and ambulance
daily; the gym was converted to
SAMUEL KING JR. | USAF services.
a lunch area daily for the ath“It was an honor to have this
letes and caregivers; water was Craig Zaleski receives instruction about his form at the last archery sesopportunity to support the miliavailable for all events; and they sion during the final day of the Warrior Games training camp .
tary adaptive sports program,
assisted the Wounded Warrior
which is so valuable in providstaff and volunteers with the ading resources and programs
“This was an awesome and
ministration of the practices and drivers, to put all equipment in
that will benefit not only the
place
and
to
transport
the
athunique
opportunity
for
our
team
scrimmages.
Wounded Warriors and their
letes from Okaloosa Island to
to give back to our brothers
Vieth praised the approxicaregivers, but also all Air Force
the fitness center and all event
and sisters who have suffered
mately 90 base volunteers, who
setbacks. It was special for us to families in the future,” said Maj.
assisted in various areas during locations.
“It was an honor and privishare experiences, laugh togeth- Richard Waggoner, 96th MDG
the two-week period.
emergency services flight comer and make a difference in the
The 96th Logistics Readiness lege for our LRS team to supmander. “We all have a deeper
lives of our Wounded Warriors.”
Squadron provided six vans, two port the camps,” said Master
Sgt. Troy Small, vehicle opLRS’ Luke’s Place warehouse appreciation for our Wounded
box trucks, a stake-bed truck
Warriors.”
erations element section chief.
was designated as the location
and 44-passenger buses and
All last week, members
of the Air Force’s Warrior
Games team have been
center stage while they’ve
taken part in their training
camp at Eglin Air Force
Base.
On April 21, however,
the Greater Fort Walton
Beach Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs
Committee turned the
spotlight on the warriors’
caregivers.
“When we were approached by Eglin to see if
we could do a little something for the caregivers,
they suggested maybe
getting coupons to local
businesses,” said Marcia
Wright-Reynolds, chairwoman of the Military
Affairs Committee. “But
we realized we could do a
lot more. After all, these
people’s lives have been
turned upside by their
loved one’s injury or illness. It’s the least we can
do.”
Wright-Reynolds and
the committee planned
a full day of activity for
15 caregivers, starting
with breakfast at the Ramada Inn on Okaloosa
Island and a visit to the
Gulfarium.
After lunch at Helen
Back, where they were feted by Capt. Billy Bowlegs
and his court, the group
was treated to massages
and hair and makeup at
Brava Hair Studio and Day
Spa.
The pampering continued at P.S. Gifts, where the
caregivers received a gift
package. Later in the evening, they were scheduled
to have a beach portrait
taken by Gulf Reflections
Studios.
“This has been a blessing,” said Washington,
D.C., resident Althea
Curenton Thompson,
who is a caregiver to her
24-year-old grandson,
Ryan Michael Curenton.
“They’re taking good care
of all of us.”
Curenton was seriously
injured in a car accident
while stationed in London,
and was originally told
that he would never walk
again.
“Being a part of these
games has been a great
motivator for him,”
Thompson said. “And coming to a place like this, and
being treated so kindly by
everyone, has been a great
motivator for me to keep
pushing my grandson.”
Kay Padgett, Brava’s
DEVON RAVINE | Daily News
salon manager, said she
Captain Billy Bowlegs and his pirate krewe pose for a picture with some of the spouses
and her staff were happy
to be able to give the care- and caregivers of the Air Force’s Wounded Warrior game team members April 21 at
givers a little pampering.
Helen Back Cafe on Okaloosa Island.
“These people are an
inspiration to us,” she
said. “We love meeting
them and hearing their
stories.”
DEVON RAVINE | Daily News
Wounded Warrior caregivers Betty O’Brien, right, and Pam Young, center, look at some
family photos on a phone as Paris Sturt with Brava Hair Studio, standing, applies make-up
to caregiver Joanna Brenner April 21 in Fort Walton Beach.
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system to the MB-100 textile brake system. Each
end of the runway will take approximately 45
days to complete replacement of the barriers.
including directing departures south, away from
Valparaiso, when conditions allow,” said Mark
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In the first action, Eglin’s Runway 12/30 will be
upgraded by replacing the
outdated BAK-9 arresting
barrier system to the MB100 textile brake system.
Each end of the runway
will take approximately
45 days to complete replacement of the barriers.
During this time, Runway
01/19, the north/south runway, will be the primary
runway for all air traffic
with measures taken to
minimize noise impacts
to the greatest extent
possible.
Eglin will also become
a temporary host to 15
Navy BAI F-35C aircraft
starting in May. The 15 aircraft will relocate to Naval
Air Station Lemoore in
up to three years after
required construction is
completed, and will only
be operated at Eglin when
necessary to backfill one
of the Navy’s 15 primary
aircraft assigned already
at the base.
“We have a great partnership with the Navy’s
VFA-101, and this is an
opportunity for us to help
our teammates without
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maintenance, modifications, inspections and
repair without reduction
of aircraft available for
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not exceed 30, to include
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The Air Force recently
signed an Addendum to
the Eglin Base Realignment and Closure 2014
record of decision for two
temporary actions – shifting the primary runway to
Runway 01/19 (RW 01/19)
and allowing a temporary
increase in previously
limited
F-35 operations for the
construction-related closure of Runway 12/30, and
the Department of the
Navy’s proposal to add 15
backup aircraft inventory
(BAI) F-35C aircraft at Eglin AFB.
Both actions will commence by May 1, 2015,
with completion of runway
construction anticipated
no later than August and
departure of the additional
Navy aircraft anticipated
by December 2017.
“Closing Runway 12/30
may slightly increase
noise over Valparaiso for
a few months. However,
we will take every possible
action to mitigate noise,
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Three F-35A Lightning II’s prepare to land after a training mission over Eglin Air Force Base, April 23. Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson made history as the first Australian pilot to fly in the F-35A. The fifth-generation aircraft will meet Australia’s future air combat and strike
needs, providing a networked force-multiplier effect in terms of situational awareness and combat effectiveness.
First Australian F-35 pilot
completes training
KEVIN GADDIE | USAF photos
Staff Sgt. Matthew Helma, a 96th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler from Eglin Air Force Base is
restrained by Arko while wearing a controlled aggression suit, to simulate to on-looking children and parents how a dog
captures a fleeing suspect, during a K-9 explosives/narcotics detection demonstration, at the “Take Our Daughters and
Sons To Work Day” event April 23 at the Destin/Fort Walton Beach Airport. Staff Sgt. Tatiana Carbocci, another Eglin
MWD handler, held Arko’s leash. Among the visuals SFS provided were: exploration of police cars and prohibited items
static displays; an x-ray with prohibited items demonstration; and explosives detection systems and checked baggage
explosive detection systems tours.
96th SFS services showcased for families
Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson, F-35 Lightning II student
pilot, receives a crew briefing before his final flight.
Above, Jackson prepares to
take off on his final training
mission.
At left, Jackson, F-35 Lightning II student pilot, and Col.
Christopher Niemi, 33rd
Operations Group commander and F-35 instructor
pilot, step to their aircraft on
Eglin Air Force Base, April
23.
At right, Staff Sgt. Tatiana Carbocci, a 96th Security Forces
Squadron military working dog
handler from Eglin Air Force Base
stands with Kanjer and explains
the K-9 explosives/narcotics detection demonstration sequences
of events.
At far right, Staff Sgt. Tatiana
Carbocci, a 96th Security Forces
Squadron military working dog
handler from Eglin Air Force Base
guides Kanjer as he sniffs baggage
during a K-9 explosives/narcotics
detection demonstration, as Staff
Sgt. Jeremy Rice, another Eglin
MWD handler, watches.
Staff Sgt. Tatiana Carbocci, a 96th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler from Eglin Air Force
Base shows Logan Lieb and Drew Schnieder the proper
way to approach Kanjer.
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higher goal
of customer
savings at
taxpayersubsidized
grocery
stores on
base.
The
Military
Compensation and
Retirement Modernization
Commission in January
recommended that DeCA
merge with the three large
military exchanges service
into a single defense resale
activity. So far both the Congress and Defense officials
are rejecting that idea.
Inside the Pentagon,
review this commission recommendation fell to Deputy
Chief Management Officer,
an under secretary of defense-level post established
Tom
Philpott
in 2007 to better synchronize department business
operations.
The nomination of Peter
Levine to be the next DCMO
is pending before the Senate.
Acting DCMO David Tillotson III is in charge. The
DCMO doesn’t support the
commission call to consolidate commissaries and exchange services into a new
Defense Resale Activity.
Instead it is recommending that the department
convert DeCA to an NAF activity and operate its stores
with exchange-run processes. There would be savings
on personnel but also from
standardizing accounting,
joint contracts, combined
supply operations and other
combined resale activities.
These moves are difficult
to execute if DeCA remains
funded by tax dollars while
exchanges are self-sustaining, earning profits needed
to support on-base morale,
welfare and recreational
activities.
Turning commissaries
into NAF activities almost
certainly would raise prices
and lower cost savings to its
patrons. But also hit hard
would be store employees,
many of whom are military family members and
retirees.
Making commissaries
NAF store would save money “but on the backs of workers, particularly military
families if you look at who
takes these jobs” in base
stores, said Candace Archer,
labor management relations
specialist with the American
Federation of Government
Employees.
Exchanges and other
NAF activities set wages
based on local prevailing
rates without regard to federal employee pay scales or
richer benefit structures for
GS employees. A shift could
create pay cuts of 30 percent
or more at commissaries in
some areas of the country,
Archer said.
In southern Nevada, for
example, entry-level cashiers in commissaries are
GS-3 employees who in their
first year are paid at least
$25,000, Archer said. Moving
these employees under the
NAF system would mean
shifting to minimum wage,
which in Nevada is $8.25 an
hour or $17,160 a year.
“We see differences between the two pay scales in
double digits, as high as 20 to
30 percent for some, less for
others,” Archer said.
“I would guess most every person moved from the
GS to the NAF system would
lose in terms of wages but
there could be an exception.”
Commissaries, Archer
said, converting to NAF
would save “by bringing in
low-cost labor just like WalMart. We owe more to our
military families.”
NAF employees also are
easier to hire as flextime employees or temporary workers, avoiding the need for
robust benefit packages.
DMCO is arguing the
shift to NAF would allow
considerable savings on
store operations while preserving current business
models for resale activities
and service-unique exchange operations.
Tom Philpott is a syndicated columnist. You may write to him at
Military Update, P.O. Box 231111,
Centreville, VA 20120-1111.
details, call 651-1010.
Ranger Open
House
Single Airmen’s
Beach Bash
Ranger Open House is
May 9 at the Ranger Camp
off of Lewis Turner Blvd.
Look for the banner
The event begins with a
Race the Rangers 5K. Register online before April 30
to get a T-shirt at http://racetheranger.eventbrite.com.
A car show begins at 9
a.m. Pre-register for $15 at
http://rangerscarshow.evenbrite.com.
Other events include:
commander’s brief - 10
a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Ranger
squad demo 10:15 a.m. and
1:45 p.m., parachute demo
11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., hand
to hand combatives 11:30
a.m. and 3 p.m., reptile show
noon and 3:30 p.m., car show
awards at 4 p.m.
All Eglin single Airmen,
Sailors, Soldiers and Marines are invited to Eglin
Outdoor Recreation at 10
a.m. June 13 at Post’l Point
for a day of fun at the beach
that includes free jet skiing,
parasailing, scuba, paddle
boarding, kayaking, boat
rides with wakeboarding
and more. There will be a
wing eating contest, inflatable Puggle fighting and a
3vs3 paintball tournament
inflatable. Signups will be
open for upcoming skydiving trips, scuba classes,
fishing trips, hiking and zip
lining trips. Vendors will also
be on hand with information
about other local outdoor
adventure opportunities.
Lunch will be provided. All
friends and family are welcome. For information, call
882-5058.
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To save millions of dollars in compensation and
ease streamlining of store
operations on base, Defense
officials are weighing a plan
to convert the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA)
to a non-appropriated fund
activity, which could reduce
wages and benefits for 15,000
commissary workers.
The DeCA workforce
would be converted from
general schedule (GS) federal employees to lower salaried non-appropriated fund
(NAF) employees whose
work hours also are more
pliable for achieving operational efficiencies.
The move would align
pay, benefits and job protection for the DeCA workforce
with employees of base
exchanges, where profits
are key to sustaining operations as opposed to the
From staff reports
Eglin’s Bayview Club
members and their families are invited to enjoy a
special social hour event
at 4:30 p.m. May 1 featuring a free buffet for Eglin
Bayview Club members,
their immediate family,
and all children ages 12
and under. Admission is
$5 for all other club members and nonmembers
ages 13 and older. Menu
includes chicken enchiladas, beef tacos, Mexican
rice, refried beans, chips
and salsa. A bouncy castle
will be set up for children
outdoors and everyone’s
invited to stay for a movie and popcorn at 7 p.m.
“Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good,
Very Bad Day” (PG) will
be playing indoors, or outdoors if weather permits.
Bring lawn chairs and
blankets. ITT and Dell will
be on hand with information and giveaways including a Dell Venue tablet. For
Military Family
Appreciation Day
The Panhandle Warrior
Connection, with support
from the Military Affairs
Committee of the Greater
Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce, is hosting
a Military Family Appreciation Day at 10 a.m. May 9
at the Landing Community
Park, located sound side on
Brooks Street, downtown
Fort Walton Beach. All military and their families are
invited to attend the day’s
festivities. Activities include
a DJ, live bands, games,
prizes and giveaways, free
children’s inflatable Fun
Zone, free food and beverages, Veterans Service Organization representatives,
Field Day sports competition featuring Battle of the
Best, and a patriotic fireworks display at 8 p.m. The
event is being coordinated
on Eglin through the Airman
& Family Readiness Center.
Dean S., Alumnus
Businessman. Airman. Dad.
For details visit www.fwbchamber.com/military.
Parking Lot Sale
Start Spring Cleaning!
Everyone with base access
is invited to shop or sell at
Eglin’s base wide Parking
Lot Sale held from 8:30 to
1 p.m. May 9 on Georgia
Avenue. Look for the event
flags and signage at the two
large parking lots across
the street from the Eglin
Conference Center and Exchange Mini Mall. Space
for sellers is free. There’s
always an enormous selection and assortment of
treasures to be found at
this popular event—furniture, electronics, children’s
items, toys, movies, books,
clothing, collectibles, sporting goods, home accessories and much more! Sellers
should be in place and ready
to sell at 8:30 a.m. when the
event will officially open to
shoppers. Note: Sellers are
asked not to offer live animals or guns for sale. For
information, call 882-1482.
Dog Obedience
Classes
Dog Obedience Classes
will be held from 5-6 p.m. on
Tuesdays, April 21-May 26.
Can’t get Rover to roll over?
Karen Harper teaches basic
dog obedience curriculum
at Eglin Outdoor Recreation. Course sessions last
six weeks, with classes held
on Tuesday evenings for a
maximum of 10 dogs. (The
first class meeting should
be attended by owners only—no dogs, please.) Participants must pre-pay $75
for their six-session course.
Register and pick up additional class information at
Eglin Outdoor Recreation,
or visit www.dawggonegood.
com. For information, contact Eglin Outdoor Recreation at 850-882-5058.
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Sunday
9:45 am Sunday School
11:00 am Morning Worship
6:00 pm Evening Service
Wednesday
7:00 pm Adult Bible Study,
Children and Youth Programs
Home of the Calvary
Christian Academy
K3-12th Grade
Mark Stevens, Pastor
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tertainment and award presentations for top racers in
a variety of age categories.
For information, contact the
Eglin Fitness Center at 8831682 or 882-6223 or visit www.
EglinForceSupport.com.
day Brunch from 9:30 a.m.
– 1 p.m. May 10 at Eglin’s
Bayview Club. Treat Mom
to a scenic view of the bay
and Destin beyond while
enjoying fine dining in
a family friendly atmo sphere. Cost is $22.99 per
person, $9.99 for children
ages 4-11, and free for
children ages 3 and under.
A $2 member discount apAn introduction to this plies. For information or
popular water sport will be to make reservations, call
offered the first Saturday of (850)613-6100.
each month April-Sept. at
9 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Postl
Point. Skills discussed include various paddling
Eglin’s Airman & Family
strokes, equipment, and Readiness Center invites
basic safety procedures. expectant parents from
Classes are conducted by all branches of service to
World Paddling Association a fun-filled “Bundles for
instructors and include one Babies” workshop from
hour of fun paddle boarding. 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. May
Cost is $25 per person for 7. Each mommy or daddy
one class session, morning in attendance receives a
or afternoon, and includes bundle of baby essentials,
board rental and instruction. as well as valuable guidTo sign up, contact Outdoor ance on budgeting for
Rec at 882-5058.
your baby(s), and information on helpful programs
available to expectant
families.
For information or to
C e l e b r a t e M o t h e r s register, contact Eglin’s
Day with a delicious Sun- Airman & Family Readi-
Learn to Paddle
Board
Bundles for Babies
Mothers Day
Sunday Brunch
Magnolia Grill
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ness Center at 882-9060 or $60 per child and includes
882-9061.
use of all equipment. Golf 4
Kids sessions for the Summer of 2015 are scheduled
to be held once a month.
Eglin Outdoor Recreation Registration for each clinic
presents a Fishing Clinic opens one month prior to
101, where a professional in- its start date. All times are
structor will teach the basic from 5-6:30 p.m. with the foltechniques of fishing, includ- lowing dates: May 5-8, June
ing baiting, casting, reeling, 9-12, July 14-17, and Aug.
and fish identification. Ba- 4-7. For information and
sic shore fishing of the bay to sign up, contact the Egwill be taught, all in a fish- lin Golf Course Pro Shop at
ing environment. Cost is $25 882-2949.
for ages 11 and up. Children
ages 6-10 may participate
with parental supervision. A
free shoreline fishing license
Share your musical talis required to participate. ent with kids in Eglin’s
Price includes all equipment Summer Reading Program.
and bait needed to complete Eglin’s Integrated Learning
the class. Dates and times Center (ILC) is looking for
are: 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. May skilled musicians to donate
2 and16; 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. one Tuesday morning of
June 6 and 20.
their choice to demonstrate
Classes are subject to re- their musical instrument
scheduling due to weather. to children participating
To reserve a date and time, in Eglin’s Summer Readcall Outdoor Recreation at ing Program—”Read to
882-5058.
the Rhythm.” Weekly story
hours are scheduled for
Tuesdays from 9 a.m.-noon
beginning June 9 in the
The U.S. Air Force’s “Golf 4 multi-purpose room at FamKids” program is an afford- ily Child Care (Bldg 2579, the
able and fun way for young “bubble building” near Eggolfers ages 8-13 to receive lin Elementary). Musicians
proper instruction from PGA interested in sharing their
professionals. These junior talent are asked to contact
golf clinics feature four days Grace Conkel at Hangar 3’s
of instruction, plus a 3-hole ILC for full details. Call 850graduation scramble on the 882-9308 or email eglinilc@
course the last day. Cost is gmail.com.
Fishing Clinic 101
Musician volunteers
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By KEVIN GADDIE
Team Eglin Public Affairs
When a career-ending injury halted then-Staff Sgt.
Daniel Crane’s promising
military career, he almost
gave in to the anger and depression that threatened to
overtake him.
In 2012, Crane, assigned
to the 736th Security Forces
Squadron in Guam, had just
completed a three-day security mission. The night after,
he spent some off-duty time
at a friend’s house and was
leaving when a life-altering
incident occurred.
“I was in my car when I
was approached by a local
resident with a shotgun,”
the now-retired law enforcer said. “He shot me in
my upper right arm, which
pretty much destroyed
everything in my bicep
- nerves, bone, arteries,
veins, everything.”
Crane said it was the
most helpless feeling he’d
ever had.
“I didn’t even have the
chance to defend myself,”
he said.
Through several surgeries part of his arm was
saved, but his hand no longer worked. He would later
have it removed above the
elbow.
Crane, who joined the
Air Force in 2006, was retired after just six years.
SAMUEL KING JR. | USAF
Daniel Crane, an Air Force Wounded Warrior mentor-athlete, swims laps during the
fourth day of an introductory adaptive sports and rehabilitation camp at Eglin April 16.
The experience left him
deeply depressed, angry
and disillusioned.
“I didn’t like that my
military career was over,”
said Crane, originally from
San Angelo, Texas. “I had
planned to have a 20-plus
year career in the Air Force,
like my father, who served
for 30 years. After everything I worked so hard for
was taken away from me,
I felt like I had nothing to
hold on to.”
During his recovery and
rehabilitation, Crane was
approached with the idea of
participating in the military
adaptive sports program.
“I said no, several times.
I was still dealing with what
happened to me,” he said.
“Finally, I decided to attend
my first adaptive sports
camp.”
He said his experience at
the 2014 Air Force Trials in
Las Vegas was the first step
towards emerging from his
despair.
“I saw numerous people,
who had arm amputations
and other injuries worse
than mine,” the former
Airman said. “I saw they
were still doing everything,
even with their prosthetics.
That started my recovery.
That helped me make the
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At the trials, Crane discovered interests in archery and shooting. “Those
events got me hooked,” he
said. “That’s when I started
embracing the adaptive
sports.”
H e h a s n’ t l o o k e d
back since.
He competed at the 2014
Warrior Games at Colorado
Springs, Colo., and the first
Invictus Games, held in
London. Those games saw
more than 400 active duty
and veterans from 13 nations compete across nine
adaptive sports.
There, Crane met Prince
Harry at the archery event.
During this meeting, he
found a new purpose for living and a new way to serve
his country.
“Me and a handful of
other Wounded Warriors
participated in an archery
demonstration for Prince
Harry,” he said. “At the time,
we didn’t know we were going to get the Inspirational
Award, presented by Prince
Harry himself. Receiving
that award changed my entire perspective from having a lot of hate, to starting
my own recovery. It started
the mending of my broken
heart.”
From a Wounded Warrior
mentor-athlete perspective, Crane said he’s seen
the introductory adaptive
sports camps become more
organized, overall. The new
Wounded Warriors coming
in are putting forth more effort and better coaches and
people are now participating, he added.
However, the biggest
change Crane has seen is
within himself.
He said the military
adaptive sports program
has given him a new reason for living. The former
Air Force protector is now
motivated to encourage
and inspire other Wounded
Warriors. In turn, he draws
inspiration from them.
“These games have given me a new purpose in my
life,” Crane said. “Through
the games, I still get to
serve my fellow Wounded
Warriors. Helping them in
their journey to recovery
also helps me. The people I
help are now my priority. It
may not have been my true
calling before, but I feel it
is now.”
Crane plans to compete in archery and shooting at this year’s Warrior
Games in June.
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