FEBRUARY 2022 – Sixty-five competitors will represent the Department of Defense on Team U.S. at the Invictus Games in The Hague, the Netherlands from April 16-22, 2022. The twice-delayed Invictus Games The Hague 2020 is the fifth edition of this international sporting event for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women.
Team U.S. is part of more than 500 participants from 20 countries who will take part in this multi-sport event featuring ten adaptive sports, including archery, field, indoor rowing, powerlifting, swimming, track, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, and a driving challenge.
The United Kingdom’s Prince Harry, a former captain in the British army, founded the Invictus Games in 2014. The Invictus Games are based on the United States’ concept of the Warrior Games and are designed to use the power of sport to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation, and generate a wider understanding of, and respect for, those who serve their country and their loved ones.
The following athletes will participate for Team U.S.:
- Retired Staff Sgt. Ross Alewine, Army
- Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Jacob Anthony, U.S. Special Operations Command
- Retired Gunnery Sgt. Raymond Archer, Marine Corps
- Retired Staff Sgt. Stacy Blackburn-Hoelscher, Marine Corps
- Retired Sgt. Andrew Blackburn, Marine Corps
- Retired Capt. Tim Bomke, Army
- Staff Sgt. Matthew Cable, Air National Guard
- Retired Senior Airman Brett Campfield, Air Force
- Retired Sgt. 1st Class Hyoshin Cha, Army
- Retired Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jai Cheon, Navy
- Retired Navy Diver 2nd Class Daniel Clarke, Navy
- Retired Lt. Joshua Connell, Navy
- Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Jaime Covas, U.S. Special Operations Command
- Retired Metalsmith 2nd Class Jacob Cox, U.S. Coast Guard
- Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Richard Devericks, U.S. Special Operations Command
- Retired Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Diaz, Navy
- Retired Staff Sgt. Robert Dominguez, Marine Corps
- Navy Chief Petty Officer Nolan Ellis, U.S. Special Operations Command
- Retired Specialist Angela Euson, Army
- Navy Chief Petty Officer Phillip Fong, U.S. Special Operations Command
- Retired Staff Sgt. Larry Franklin, Air Force
- Information Technician 1st Class Ruth Freeman, Navy
- Retired Specialist Brent Garlic, Army
- Retired Hospitalman Gabriel George, Navy
- Retired Gunnery Sgt. Doug Godfrey, Marine Corps
- Retired Tech Sgt. Chunte Gonzalez, Air Force
- Retired Staff Sgt. Beth Grauer, Marine Corps
- Staff Sgt. Kevin Greene, Air Force Reserve
- Master Sgt. Kenny Guinn, Air Force
- Lance Corp. KC Higer, Marine Corps
- Retired Cpl. Andrew Holliday, Marine Corps
- Retired Master Sgt. Roger Hopkins, Air Force
- Retired Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Tiffany Hudgins, U.S. Special Operations Command
- Retired Cpl. Carlos Jimenez, Marine Corps
- Retired Staff Sgt. Beth King, Army
- Retired Cpl. Tisha Knickerbocker, Marine Corps
- Retired Chief Master Sgt. Garrett Kuwada, Air Force
- Retired Utilitiesman 2nd Class Joshua Laban, Navy
- Retired Army Staff Sgt. Fred Lewis, U.S. Special Operations Command
- Retired Master Gunnery Sgt. Carnell Martin, Marine Corps
- Retired Major Lisa McCranie, Air Force
- Retired Senior Airman Rafael Morfinenciso, Air Force
- Retired Capt. Kristen Morris, Air Force
- Retired Staff Sgt. Michael Murphy, Army
- Retired Sgt. Michael Nicholson, Marine Corps
- Retired Sgt. 1st Class Earl Ohlinger, Army
- Retired Sgt. 1st Class Josh Olson, Army
- Staff Sgt. August O’Niell, Air Force
- Army Sgt. 1st Class Dawn Page, U.S. Special Operations Command
- Retired Aviation Machinist Mate 1st Class Austin Parker, Navy
- Retired Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class John Pulido, Navy
- Retired Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Quarles, Army
- Retired Master Sgt. Andres Rodriguez, Air Force
- Retired Staff Sgt. Joel Rodriguez, Army
- Retired Staff Sgt. Shawn Runnells, Army
- Retired Specialist Michelle Sanchez, Army
- Retired Tech Sgt. Joshua Smith, Air Force
- Retired Navy Lt. Isaiah Staley, U.S. Special Operations Command
- Retired Cpl. Kionte Storey, Marine Corps
- Capt. Casey Turner, Army
- Retired Army Master Sgt. George Vera, U.S. Special Operations Command
- Retired Army Capt. Sean Walsh, U.S. Special Operations Command
- Air Force Staff Sgt. Mario Webb, U.S. Special Operations Command
- Retired Capt. Alex Wilson, Army
- Retired Capt. Heather Wright, Air Force
Retired Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Smith and retired Master Sgt. George Vera, U.S. Special Operations Command, were selected as Team U.S. co-captains. The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command is the lead planning and support organization on behalf of the Defense Department.
Follow along as these warriors represent Team U.S. during the Invictus Games on the Team U.S. Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram channels.
Story by Sarah Hauck
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command