Warrior Transition Battalion

Staff Sgt. Bryan Burgess pictured in Iraq, May 1 2006. (Photo Courtesy of Terry Burgess)

Staff Sgt. James Hubbard, marketing noncommissioned officer for Kansas National Guard Retention and Recruiting of Topeka, Kan., poses for a picture with some children during a static display visit of the Kansas More

Sgt. Gerry Smith, a wounded warrior with Company B, Warrior Transition Battalion, signs Cale Aronson’s race car during a static display visit of the Kansas National Guard sponsored drag racers at the WTB facili More

Veterans of Foreign Wars members Staff Sgt. Allen Owens, electronic warfare non-commissioned officer, 1st Sustainment Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and VFW 4th District Department of Kansas Senior Vice Command More

Staff Sgt. Benjamin Reduque (right), a former tanker and platoon sergeant currently assigned to the Warrior Transition Battalion on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., talks with Army veteran Jeffery Stein Dec. 3 More

Construction workers prepare the new Child Development Center located inside the Warrior Transition Battalion campus on Jan. 6. The new CDC will serve the families for the WTB campus.

Master Sgt. Fernando Verones, Army Shooting Team assistant coach, demonstrates how to shoot the air rifle during the Warrior Games Army Shooting Team clinic, Jan. 13.

Heisman Trophy winner and former Dallas Cowboys running back Hershel Walker speaks to members of the Warrior Transition Battalion Jan. 24. Walker was visiting members of Fort Bliss to spread the message of seek More

Warrior Transition Battalion Sgt. Maj. Sean Brewer of Niagra Falls, N.Y., talks to soldiers before the ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the official opening of the Warrior Transition Battalion-Alaska on Join More

(Left to right) Staff Sgt. Joseph R. Bergen, Guide Dru Smith and Guide Brent Adcock pose with wild turkeys taken during a hunt at Center Hill Lake, April 13, 2012. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville Dis More

Kyle S. Maynard (right), a motivational speaker, helps Staff Sgt. Cassandra S. Bates (left), a cadre member of the Warrior Transition Battalion and a Detroit native, perform a squat as other wounded warriors wo More

(From left) Gabriele Dias, director of the Fort Sam Houston Soldier and Family Assistance Center; Nate Smith, executive director of Hire Heroes USA; and Ann Alvarez, military service coordinator, U.S. Departmen More

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Booker King, associate director for the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center talks with Dr. Joseph Woodson, assistant secretary of defense for Health Affairs and director of TRICA More

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta talks with Army Spc. Charles Lemmon during his tour of the Center for the Intrepid, June 27. Panetta spent the day visiting with wounded warriors at the CFI and the San Antonio More

The Brooke Army Medical Center, information management division helped BAMC in being recognized as a "Most Wired Hospital."

Joshua Olson takes aim at the 2012 Paralympics in London. (Photo courtesy Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Olson)

District 2 City Councilwoman Ivy Taylor (center) and Brig. Gen. Theresa Carter (right), Joint Base San Antonio and 502nd Air Base Wing commander cut the ribbon, July 24, officially opening the new 600-foot span More

Volunteer information desk greeter Ed O’Boyle helps a visitor to San Antonio Military Medical Center negotiate the hospital. Greeters are often the first person a patient, family member, visitor or vendor meets.

Aarin Mathis, 6, and Troy Enos, 5, play at a pirate themed camp at JBLM's Northwest Adventure Center's lakeside cabins, Aug. 17. The Exceptional Family Member Program hosted the event to provide an opportunity More

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Nathan Nastase, 3rd Marine Regiment Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, gives opening remarks to Wounded Warriors, and Honolulu civilian community members Aug. 20, More

Col. Cathleen Nelson, supervising nurse case manager, Warrior Transition Battalion, speaks at Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s 2012 Women’s Equality Day Observance. The theme of this year’s event was “Celebrating Wom More

More than 500 wounded service members participated in a Warrior Transition Battalion Adapted Sports Day at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Aug. 15. The non-competitive adapted sports events included wh More

Sgt. 1st Class Mike Atkins demonstrates the rope climb at the new track, which is located behind the Warrior and Family Support Center. Atkins is a wounded warrior with Company C, Warrior Transition Battalion.

Cynthia Stovall (right), with the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Civilian Personnel Advisory Center, assists Spc. Qwenolyn Kendle with her resume during a resume workshop at the Warrior and Family Supp More

Combat medic wounded warriors Sgt. Vicente Ayala and Cpl. Aaron Jacinto perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a simulated baby mannequin during the basic life support segment of the 68W combat medic training More

Maj. Gen. M. Ted Wong, commander of Brooke Army Medical Center, (far right) and BAMC Command Sgt. Maj. Marshall L. Huffman (far left) host a Purple Heart ceremony in honor of Sgt. Michael J. Lassey (left) and S More

The U.S. Army’s observance of Suicide Prevention Month continues with events throughout September, focusing efforts on total Army family well-being, resilience, stigma reduction, and positive results achieved b More

(From left) Inge Godfrey, Fisher House manager; Staff Sgt. Daniel Burgess, Fisher House resident; Nancy Fisher, Audrey Fisher, and Maj. Gen. M. Ted Wong, commander of Brooke Army Medical Center and Southern Reg More

Members of a Brooke Army Medical Center team of orthopedic specialists perform an ultrasound on a patient during an annual medical readiness training exercise in Honduras last month. The team spent two weeks at More

U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Andrew, with the Warrior Transition Battalion, picks up a shot put during a track and field practice at Cowan Stadium in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 16, 2013. Andrew will repres More

Lt. Gen. Howard Bromberg, U.S. Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G1, visited Joint Base Lewis-McChord Apr. 26 to discuss the Army’s Ready and Resilient Campaign (R2C) with battalion and brigade commanders. The idea b More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Lage prepares to fire a rifle during the annual Warrior Games hosted by the Army's Warrior Transition Command at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 13, More

"Great American Country" host Nan Kelley speaks with U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Loheide about his injuries and commitment to helping other Soldiers as they heal at the Fort Campbell Warrior Transition Bat More

The Fort Campbell Warrior Transition Battalion command team, Col. William Howard and Command Sgt. Maj. James Smith, pin the Department of the Army Safety Excellence Streamer to the WTB colors during a ceremony More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, 7th Infantry Division commanding general, stands next to Spc. Glen T. Shackley, a graphic illustrator with the 7th Infantry Division, as the orders for his Army achievement More

Staff Sgt. Jose Nunez, a platoon sergeant for A Company, Warrior Transition Battalion at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., prepares to paint a house for the Habitat for Humanity’s Tillicum project Aug. 6, 2013. More

Wounded veteran cyclists ride almost 400 miles from Chicago's Soldier Field to Detroit, during the 2013 Ride 2 Recovery Great Lakes Challenge, Aug. 23–29, 2013. R2R helps injured active duty service members and More

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Charles Petrie, an Army officer who has given almost 30 years to his country and is now terminally ill, watches as soldiers, retirees, and civilians help him and his family move from the More

Command Sgt. Maj. Donna A. Brock, left, command sergeant major for U.S. Army Medical Command, speaks with Lt. Col. Jeffery Mosso, commander of Warrior Transition Battalion, at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash., N More

A cookie-covered table awaits Soldiers from the Warrior Transition Battalion, here, Feb. 13 at the Soldier and Family Assistance Center. Members from the Paso Del Norte Quilt Guild handed out homemade quilts t More

Soldiers in Warrior Transition Units are afforded unique opportunities to help them in their healing process. (Photo by Gloria Montgomery, WTB Public Affairs)

Capt. Angelica Laboone, commander of Company C, Warrior Transition Battalion, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, places an Army Commendation Medal on Spc. Donnell Hamilton's battle cross during Hamilton's memorial servic More

Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, provides opening remarks during the Na Koa Wounded Warrior Canoe Regatta at the Fort DeRussy Beach Park Aug. 16, 2014, in Honolulu. The Wounded Warrior Canoe Regatta marks th More

Tulsi Gabbard (right), Congresswoman of Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District, helps unveil the new Warrior Transition Battalion Campus with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Charles Flynn (center right), 25th Infantry Divisio More

A soldier with the Warrior Transition Battalion signs up for an event during the Adaptive Reconditioning Sports Expo at the Soldier Family Assistance Center, Fort Bragg, Nov. 3, 2014. The Expo kicked off Warrio More

Brig. Gen. Donald G. Fryc, 32nd AAMDC Commander presents Sgt. 1st Class Esteban Sepulveda with the Army Accommodation Award, February 2015. (Photo Courtesy of Sgt. 1st Class Esteban Sepulveda)

Using a Hoyt Podium X Elite bow, Spc. Chasity M. Kuczer of the Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Knox, Ky., aims for a bull’s eye during training in the archery event. Approximately 80 wounded, ill or injure More

Army Trials air rifle competitors from various posts aim at their targets during the second annual Army Trials at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 30, 2015. All Soldiers competed at the local level before coming to Fort Bliss.

First Lt. Christopher Parks, a physician’s assistant, currently assigned to the Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Hood, Texas, and a native of Lakeside, Calif., stretches before competing in the discus event More

Brig. Gen. James Blackburn, Task Force Marne commander, 3rd Infantry Division, and Jeanette Sears, lead instructor for I Was There Films, watch a short film created during four-day workshop held on Fort Stewart More

U.S. Army Nurse Case Manager Capt. Jocelyn Evobauman, Warrior Transition Battalion, Bethesda, Md., takes a break from her busy work day to pose for a picture for National Nurses Appreciation Week, May 6-12, 201 More

First Sgt. Michael Gainey, Warrior Transition Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C., speaks to participants before the start of the 3rd annual Soles-2-Remember 5K run and walk. Gainey, a Reserve Soldier formerly with the More

Master Sgt. Cedric King, a paratrooper assigned to the Warrior Transition Battalion at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., motivates 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers during the A More

Lt. Col. Jeffery L. Mosso, Warrior Transition Battalion’s outgoing commander, left, Col. Ramona Fiorey, Madigan Army Medical Center commander, Center, and Lt. Col. Terrell G. Morrow, Warrior Transition Battalio More

U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Zedrik Pitts, is a student at the University of Alabama, in Tuscaloosa. He recently won five gold medals in cycling and track at the 2015 Warrior Games. Assigned to the Warrior Transition More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Maria Nguyen, Headquarters and Headquarters Company squad leader,Warrior Transition Battalion, demonstrates a portion of in processing that Soldiers are required to accomplish when transiti More

Students of Nolan Richardson Middle School hold gifts prepared for Soldiers of the Warrior Transition Battalion during a gift exchange at Fort Bliss, Texas, Dec. 17. The gift exchange was part of a student-driv More

During the Fort Stewart Transition Summit, Lt. Col. Scott Boyle, Warrior Transition Battalion (WTB) Commander explains to Michael Michaud, Assistant Secretary of Labor, how Soldiers assigned to the WTB are prov More

Heather Hassinger (far left), a Master Resilience Trainer Performance Expert at the Fort Bliss Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness Training Center, speaks to Soldiers with the Fort Bliss Warrior Transition More

Gold, silver and bronze medals from the 2016 Department of Defense Warrior Games belonging to Army veterans Brandi Evans and Michael Stephens are displayed in front of other medals won from adaptive sports comp More

Staff Sgt. Karolyn King, squad leader; Staff Sgt. Ron Jimenez, platoon sergeant and Olga Ledford, nurse case manager meet with Sgt. 1st Class Joe Rincon Dec. 1 at the Warrior Transition Battalion. Triad of Care More

Specialist Avery Harbin, a Soldier assigned to the Warrior Transition Battalion, participates in a mock interview with local business and political leaders March 16, 2017, at Fort Campbell. On Harbin’s panel wa More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Shields, Combat Medic assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, swims during practice to prepare for the DoD Warrior Games 2018, Colorado Springs, Colorado, May 28, 2018. The DoD Warr More

The Marrero’s stand outside their home at Fort Knox, Kentucky in May 2017. (Left to right: Yair, Silvana, Marcela, Mckaila, Maritza, Marrero, Manuel II (front) Haleigh, Kyleigh. (Photo courtesy Sgt. 1st Class M More

(Left to right) Spc. Mitchell Bombeck, Sgt. Patrick Haney and Maj. James Pradke pose for a picture as they check-in to their hotel at the 2017 DoD Warrior Games. (Photo courtesy Spc. Mitchell Bombeck)

Pfc. Rong Zhang and Pfc. Ana Vergara are all smiles after graduating from basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, June 2017. (Photo courtesy of Pfc. Rong Zhang)

Gold Star Families, Soldiers and other supporters gathered in the Eagle Warrior Memorial Garden at Fort Campbell’s Warrior Transition Battalion for a rededication ceremony Sept. 14. The garden provides Soldiers More

Lt. Col James Mitchell, Joint Base San Antonio's Warrior Transition Battalion Commander presents Staff Sgt. Claymore Kwaramba with the Compassionate Leader Award for 3rd quarter FY2017 (Photo courtesy, Staff More

Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Roosevelt Anderson Jr. returns a serve during the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto, September 29, 2017. (Photo courtesy of retired U.S. Army Sgt. Roosevelt Anderson Jr.)

Staff Sgt. Archina Twitty is surrounded by family on friends on her graduation day, June 17, 2017. (Photo Courtesy Archina Twitty)

Col. Michael Hester, chief of staff, 1st Armored Division, speaks during the Fort Bliss Warrior Transition Battalion’s Warrior Care Month kick off at the Fort Bliss WTB, Nov. 1. Warrior Care Month is observed e More

Army veteran Joan Benitez instructs Soldiers during a Warriors at Ease yoga class at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (Photo provided by Joan Benitez).

U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Nichols speaks to the audience during the Warrior Care Month kickoff event at Tripler Army Medical Center. (Photo courtesy Tripler Army Medical Center)

Retired Army Staff Sgt. Robert Davis (begins his virtual training on the use of his brand new eSight glasses. (Photo courtesy of Retired Staff Sgt. Robert Davis)

Soldier athletes participating in the Pacific Regional Trials pose for a group photo with (left) Tripler Army Medical Center Commander Col. Andrew Barr, (center) Schofield Barracks Warrior Transition Battalion More

Sgt. Maj. Darryl W. Warren reaches for the basketball during exhibition play at Fort Belvoir’s Wells Gymnasium, November 7, 2017. (Photo Courtesy Whitney Delbridge Nichels)

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Hannaman at the Center for Intrepid Fort Sam Houston, Texas. (Photo courtesy Jonathan Hannaman)

Sgt. Samuel Daniels prepares to throw the shot put during competition at the Pacific Regional Trials at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. (Photo by Christopher Fields, Army Warrior Care and Transition)

Mental skills coach Eric Turnbaugh leads a visualization class during the 2017 Leaders Summit at Fort Belvoir (Photo by Whitney Delbridge Nichels).

Sgt. 1st Class John Dvorak leads “the pack” during a routine bike ride at Fort Campbell (Photo credit courtesy of Anthony Perry)

Spc. Courtney Jones (Photo credit courtesy of Courtney Jones)

Sgt. Richard “Scotty” Barbara is front and center during his promotion ceremony in Kuwait, December 1, 2017. (Photo courtesy of Sgt. Richard Barbara)

More than 100 army wounded warriors stand in formation in front of Fort Benning’s famed “Building Four” during the opening ceremony of the Regional Health Command-Atlantic Warrior Games Regional Trials, Decembe More

Master Sgt. Aaron De Los Santos takes a practice lap during Fort Benning’s Atlantic Regional Trials, December 2017. (Photo courtesy, Master Sgt. Aaron De Los Santos)

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CSM Jerome Wren takes a spin on his exercise bike during a routine workout. (Photo credit courtesy of CSM Jerome Wren)

Volunteer Sienna Caselle (left) joins a sit and ski participant and volunteer for a day of fun on the water (Photo credit courtesy of Michael Caselle)

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Spec. Mike Painter deadlifts with one arm…because he can! (Photo courtesy FT Campbell WTB)

Sgt. Burnis Johnson reviews a service migration setting during a routine service check at the Warrior Care and Transition office in Arlington, Va. (Photo credit, Annette P. Gomes)

Regional Health Command-Atlantic leaders, Brig. Gen. Erik H. Torring, III, deputy commanding general and Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Brady talk with squad leaders and platoon sergeants from the Fort Campbell Warr More

Dr. Rory Cooper is one 14 “wow-worthy” change makers dominating Oprah Winfrey’s 2018 Health Heroes list. (Photo credit courtesy Col. (Ret) Tom Webb)

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky.— Spc.. Walter Reuter, a pianist with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Band, helps Lt. Col. Arnaldo Huertas, a Soldier with the Fort Campbell Warrior Transition Battalion, play throug More

Sgt. Chris Montes releases his seated discus shot during competition at the Regional Health Command Atlantic and Central regional trials at Fort Benning, Ga. (Photo credit courtesy of Sgt. Chris Montes)

Sgt. 1st. Class Heather Moran prepares for her daily strength conditioning work out. (Photo credit courtesy of Sgt. 1st Class Heather Moran)

Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Dawsey attends a script writing class taught by actor Tom Skerritt at the University of Washington –Tacoma (Photo credit courtesy of Sgt. Robert Dawsey)

Spc. Katherine Morrin begins target practice at the Warrior Transition Battalion at Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s Ryan J. Peterson’s archery range. (Photo credit courtesy of Spc. Katherine Morrin)

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Spc. Nick Cathcart takes a shot during a wheelchair basketball practice drill at the Joshua W. Soto Physical Fitness Facility at Fort Bliss, Texas. 74 wounded, ill, or injured active duty Soldiers and veterans More

Army Trials athlete Staff Sgt. Dorian Rhoten prepares for competition. 74 wounded, ill, and injured active duty Soldiers and veterans participate in a series of events that are held at Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 2 More