Wounded Army veteran finds new purpose with NFL team
Courtesy photographFormer Sgt. Sean Karpf, who lost his lower left leg after he stepped on a pressure plate that detonated a buried bomb...
AF veteran embodies personal motto after overcoming cancer
Air Force photograph by Tech. Sgt. Jim AraosRetired Lt. Col. Gary Rudman, the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Safety deputy director, performs safety...
Perseverance in face adversity
On a cold March night in 1995, a newborn baby girl was left swaddled on a dark and desolate bridge in Huai’an, China.
Now, that...
Face of Defense: Pregnancy saves Airman’s life
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Rose GudexAir Force Staff Sgt. Jacquelyn Combs, 21st Force Support Squadron noncommissioned officer-in-charge of customer support at...
Life after loss: One Air Force family’s journey to recovery
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Chip PonsLt. Col. Melchizedek “Kato” Martinez (center) and two of his children, Kianni (left) and Kimo (right)...
Survivor shares harrowing acount of his attempted suicide
Army photograph by Paul LaraKevin Hines speaks of his life before and after his suicide attempt in 2000. Hines spoke at Thurman Auditorium...
Coping with PTSD
As a disabled Air Force veteran living with post-traumatic stress from military sexual trauma, I’ve had my good days and bad days but all...
I lost my son: Airman turns tragedy into therapy through resilience
Air Force photograph by Quinn JacobsonTech. Sgt. Amee Espinoza, Air Reserve Personnel Center Total Force Service Center personnel customer service manager, looks at...
Las Vegas teen loses over 100 pounds to join Army
Luis Enrique Pinto Jr. joined the Army so he could do something different. But first, he had to do something extraordinary.
Just seven months...
Life with Lizzy
How a service dog is helping one combat veteran reconnect
The saying goes “all dogs go to heaven,” but for many service dogs, their time...
