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TEAM NAVY

The Navy Wounded Warrior – Safe Harbor (NWW) organization provides individually-tailored assistance designed to optimize the success of wounded warriors’ recovery, rehabilitation, and reintegration activities. NWW is solely responsible for coordinating the non-medical care of seriously wounded, ill, and injured sailors and Coast Guardsmen, including introducing service members to adaptive sports as well as providing resources and support to their families and caregivers. Through proactive leadership, NWW is the gold standard of comprehensive care it provides each and every enrolled sailor and Coast Guardsman, as well as caregivers and loved ones.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Samuel Acheampong

U.S. Navy

Current Location: Oceanside, California

Hometown: Dallas, Texas

Event(s): Golf, Wheelchair Basketball

Petty Officer 2nd Class Zachary Cable

U.S. Navy

Current Location: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Hometown: Orlando, Florida

Event(s): Archery, Golf, Wheelchair Tennis

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jai Cheon

U.S. Navy

Current Location: San Jose, California

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea

Event(s): Shooting, Archery, Rowing, Cycling, Track

Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Clarke

U.S. Navy

Current Location: Wahiawa, Hawaii

Hometown: Tucson, Arizona

Event(s): Cycling, Swimming, Shooting, Archery, Powerlifting

Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Cooper

U.S. Navy Veteran

Current Location: Argyle, Texas

Hometown: Douglas, Wyoming

Event(s): Track, Cycling, Swimming, Shooting

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Cox

U.S. Coast Guard

Current Location: Columbia, South Carolina

Hometown: Miami, Florida

Event(s): Powerlifting, Archery, Cycling, Track, Field

Rear Adm. Kyle Cozad

U.S. Navy

Current Location: Pensacola, Florida

Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada

Event(s): Field, Cycling, Rowing

Seaman Steve Davis

U.S. Navy Veteran

Current Location: Salida, California

Hometown: Hayward, California

Event(s): Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby, Sitting Volleyball

Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony Dieli

U.S. Navy

Current Location: San Diego, California

Hometown: San Diego, California

Event(s): Rowing, Swimming

Petty Officer 3rd Class Jude Dziadowicz

U.S. Navy Veteran

Current Location: Norfolk, Virginia

Hometown: Hobart, Indiana

Event(s): Powerlifting, Rowing, Field, Shooting

Chief Petty Officer Joshua Erickson

U.S. Navy Veteran

Current Location: Brownsville, Oregon

Hometown: Ruidoso, New Mexico

Event(s): Cycling, Archery

Chief Petty Officer Ferlin Espinal

U.S. Navy Veteran

Current Location: Honolulu, Hawaii

Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii

Event(s): Field, Rowing, Powerlifting, Track

Chief Petty Officer Angela Everett

U.S. Navy

Current Location: San Diego, California

Hometown: Brooklyn, New York

Event(s): Powerlifting, Track, Field, Rowing, Cycling

Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Ferguson

U.S. Navy

Current Location: Richlands, North Carolina

Hometown: Mansfield, Ohio

Event(s): Archery, Shooting, Golf

Petty Officer 1st Class Ruth Freeman

U.S. Navy

Current Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia

Hometown: Durham, North Carolina

Event(s): Sitting Volleyball, Rowing, Cycling, Shooting

Cmdr. Robert Fry

U.S. Navy

Current Location: Crestview, Florida

Hometown: New Smyrna, Florida

Event(s): Archery, Cycling, Rowing, Swimming, Track

Seaman Gabriel George

U.S. Navy Veteran

Current Location: Jacksonville, Florida

Hometown: Houston, Texas

Event(s): Archery, Swimming, Sitting Volleyball, Rowing

Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Gonzales

U.S. Navy

Current Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia

Hometown: San Juan Bautista, California

Event(s): Rowing, Swimming, Track, Cycling, Shooting

Petty Officer 2nd Class Emmanuel Gonzalez

U.S. Navy

Current Location: Rialto, California

Hometown: Rialto, California

Event(s): Archery, Rowing, Wheelchair Rugby

Master Chief Petty Officer Raina Hockenberry

U.S. Navy

Current Location: Honolulu, Hawaii

Hometown: Kalihi, Hawaii

Event(s): Cycling, Field, Swimming

Petty Officer 3rd Class Dakota Hollingsworth

U.S. Navy

Current Location: Portsmouth, Virginia

Hometown: Gladstone, Oregon

Event(s): Swimming, Field, Shooting, Archery, Sitting Volleyball, Wheelchair Rugby

Petty Officer 2nd Class Mario Ingram

U.S. Navy

Current Location: Jacksonville, Florida

Hometown: Aliceville, Alabama

Event(s): Wheelchair Tennis, Wheelchair Rugby, Wheelchair Basketball, Powerlifting, Rowing, Sitting Volleyball

Petty Officer 2nd Class Darius (DJ) Jones

U.S. Navy

Current Location: San Diego, California

Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee

Event(s): Wheelchair Basketball, Cycling

Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Laban

U.S. Navy

Current Location: Menifee, California

Hometown: Malifa, Samoa

Event(s): Sitting Volleyball, Wheelchair Rugby, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Tennis, Field

Lt. Daniel Lee

U.S. Coast Guard Veteran

Current Location: Palm Harbor, Florida

Hometown: Pago Pago, American Samoa

Event(s): Cycling, Sitting Volleyball, Wheelchair Basketball, Track

Senior Chief Petty Officer William Longworth

U.S. Navy Veteran

Current Location: Poulsbo, Washington

Hometown: Auberry, California

Event(s): Shooting, Archery, Field, Cycling, Wheelchair Tennis, Wheelchair Basketball

Chief Petty Officer Sammy Palomo

U.S. Navy

Current Location: San Diego, California

Hometown: East Los Angeles, California

Event(s): Cycling, Track

Petty Officer 1st Class Austin Parker

U.S. Navy Veteran

Current Location: Hanford, California

Hometown: Hanford, California

Event(s): Cycling, Track, Field, Swimming, Shooting, Wheelchair Basketball

Chief Petty Officer Matthew Parker

U.S. Navy

Current Location: Hampton, Virginia

Hometown: Rockville, Indiana

Event(s): Wheelchair Tennis, Sitting Volleyball, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby

Senior Chief Petty Officer Joseph Paterniti

U.S. Navy

Current Location: Everett, Washington

Hometown: Bothell, Washington

Event(s): Powerlifting, Rowing, Track, Field, Cycling

Petty Officer 1st Class Todd Prather

U.S. Navy

Current Location: Oak Harbor, Washington

Hometown: Hopedale, Illinois

Event(s): Swimming, Cycling, Shooting, Indoor Rowing

Lt. Jay Roberts

U.S. Navy Veteran

Current Location: Auburn, New York

Hometown: Auburn, New York

Event(s): Track, Field, Swimming, Powerlifting, Wheelchair Rugby

Capt. Daryl Schaffer

U.S. Coast Guard

Current Location: Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C.

Hometown: Willmar, Minnesota

Event(s): Track, Cycling, Swimming, Sitting Volleyball

Petty Officer 1st Class Tyson Schmidt

U.S. Navy Veteran

Current Location: Universal City, Texas

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

Event(s): Golf, Field, Powerlifting, Sitting Volleyball, Wheelchair Rugby

Petty Officer 3rd Class Elizabeth Smith

U.S. Navy

Current Location: Aurora, Colorado

Hometown: Aurora, Colorado

Event(s): Shooting, Swimming, Field

Petty Officer 2nd Class Esther Stevenson

U.S. Navy

Current Location: San Diego, California

Hometown: Oak Harbor, Washington

Event(s): Track, Field, Shooting, Swimming, Cycling

Petty Officer 1st Class Romulo Urtula

U.S. Navy

Current Location: Havelock, North Carolina

Hometown: Mountlake Terrace, Washington

Event(s): Archery, Swimming, Sitting Volleyball, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby

Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos Valerio

U.S. Navy

Current Location: Emmitsburg, Maryland

Hometown: El Paso, Texas

Event(s): Shooting, Sitting Volleyball, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby, Cycling, Track