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Aspiring to New Heights

Staff Sgt. Gideon Connelly leaps over a gutter during training at an adaptive sports camp in Crested Butte, Colorado. In 2011, Connelly was involved in a motorcycle accident where he lost his left leg below the knee. He rehabilitated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC. Connelly was returned to duty and currently serves at the 175th Maintenance Squadron. Connelly takes part in many of the adaptive sports events and his main love is sprinting. He is training to be a part of the Paralympic track and field team for the 2016 Paralympic Games.

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Aspiring to New Heights

U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeants (Ret.) Richard W. Rose Jr. and Nicholas Dadgostar joke while he's being carried over a mud patch during an Adaptive Sports Camp in Crested Butte, Colorado. Dadgostar was carried to prevent mud from getting into his prosthetic right leg during fly fishing. The camp was designed to provide encouragement to military veterans with post traumatic stress disorder, amputations and other injuries through outdoor sporting events. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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Aspiring to New Heights

Ricky Rose Jr. and Staff Sgt. August O'Neil air hi-five as Cami Stock guides a reflection conversation with U.S. military veterans regarding their individual life stories during dinner at an Adaptive Sports Camp in Crested Butte, Colorado. Each night of the camp ended with a night of reflection and therapeutic conversations. The camp was designed to provide encouragement to military veterans with post traumatic stress disorder, amputations and other injuries through outdoor sporting events. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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Aspiring to New Heights

U.S. military veterans reflect and share their individual stories during lunch after completing a bicycle obstacle course at an Adaptive Sports Camp in Crested Butte, Colorado. Each night of the camp ended with a night of reflection and therapeutic conversations. The camp was designed to provide encouragement to military veterans with post traumatic stress disorder, amputations and other injuries through outdoor sporting events. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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Aspiring to New Heights

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. (Ret.) Jessica Moore, rides her bicycle down a mountain trail during an Adaptive Sports Camp in Crested Butte, Colorado. The camp participants spent two full days completing bicycle trails and endurance activities. The camp was designed to provide encouragement to military veterans with post traumatic stress disorder, amputations and other injuries through outdoor sporting events. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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Aspiring to New Heights

U.S. military veterans bicycle down a mountain trail during an Adaptive Sports Camp in Crested Butte, Colorado. The camp participants spent two full days completing bicycle trails and endurance activities. The camp was designed to provide encouragement to military veterans with post traumatic stress disorder, amputations and other injuries through outdoor sporting events. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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Aspiring to New Heights

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gideon Connelly, 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, chaplain assistant, falls asleep after spending most of the day completing bicycle sporting events during an Adaptive Sports Camp in Crested Butte, Colorado. The camp was designed to provide encouragement to military veterans with post traumatic stress disorder, amputations and other injuries through outdoor sporting events. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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Aspiring to New Heights

U.S. military veterans leave the Hartman Rocks during an Adaptive Sports Camp in Crested Butte, Colorado. The full day of rock climbing at the Hartman Rocks, encouraged team building and familiar camaraderie among military veterans that have experienced post traumatic stress disorder, amputations and other injuries sustained while serving on active duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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Aspiring to New Heights

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gideon Connelly, 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, chaplain assistant, repels down from the top of the Hartman Rocks during an Adaptive Sports Camp in Crested Butte, Colorado. The full day of rock climbing at the Hartman Rocks, encouraged team building and familiar camaraderie among military veterans that have experienced post traumatic stress disorder, amputations and other injuries sustained while serving on active duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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Aspiring to New Heights

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gideon Connelly, Staff Sgt. (Ret.) Richard W. Rose Jr., and Master Sgt. (Ret.) Corey Jensen share stories about their military experiences after climbing the Hartman Rocks during an Adaptive Sports Camp in Crested Butte, Colorado. The full day of rock climbing at the Hartman Rocks, encouraged team building and familiar camaraderie among military veterans that have experienced post traumatic stress disorder, amputations and other injuries sustained while serving on active duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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Aspiring to New Heights

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gideon Connelly, 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, chaplain assistant, repels down a mountainside during an Adaptive Sports Camp in Crested Butte, Colorado. The camp was designed to provide encouragement to military veterans with post traumatic stress disorder, amputations and other injuries through outdoor sporting events. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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Aspiring to New Heights

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. (Ret.) Richard W. Rose Jr. holds a portion of daily dose of medicine he takes to deal with post traumatic stress disorder during an Adaptive Sports Camp in Crested Butte, Colorado. The camp was designed to provide encouragement to military veterans with post traumatic stress disorder, amputations and other injuries through outdoor sporting events. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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Aspiring to New Heights

U.S. military veterans reflect and share their individual stories during lunch after completing a bicycle obstacle course at an Adaptive Sports Camp in Crested Butte, Colorado. Each night of the camp ended with a night of reflection and therapeutic conversations. The camp was designed to provide encouragement to military veterans with post traumatic stress disorder, amputations and other injuries through outdoor sporting events. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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Aspiring to New Heights

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gideon Connelly, 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, chaplain assistant, learns fly fishing techniques during an Adaptive Sports Camp in Crested Butte, Colorado. The camp was designed to provide encouragement to military veterans with post traumatic stress disorder, amputations and other injuries through outdoor sporting events. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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Aspiring to New Heights

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. August O'Neill and Tech Sgt. (Ret.) Jessica Moore, casts their fly fishing lines during an Adaptive Sports Camp in Crested Butte, Colorado. The camp, held in a peaceful and serene environment, provided encouragement to military veterans with post traumatic stress disorder, amputations and other injuries through outdoor sporting events. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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Aspiring to New Heights

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gideon Connelly, 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, chaplain assistant, poses for a portrait during an Adaptive Sports Camp in Crested Butte, Colorado. Connelly decided to have his left leg amputated after a motorcycle accident in 2011, but he didn't let it stop him from competing in sports. The camp was designed to provide encouragement to military veterans with post traumatic stress disorder, amputations and other injuries through outdoor sporting events. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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The Cheyenne Mountain Complex

The Cheyenne Mountain Complex is a military installation and nuclear bunker located in Colorado Springs, Colorado at the Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station. The mountain itself is about 9,500 feet tall, and the tunnel entrance sits about 2,000 feet from the top. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee)

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Senior System Controllers

Tech. Sgts. Alex Gaviria and Sarah Haydon, both senior system controllers, answer phone calls inside the 721st Communications Squadron Systems Center in the Cheyenne Mountain Complex. The systems center monitors around the world for support and missile warning. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee)

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Cheyenne Firefighters

Kenny Geates and Eric Skinner, both firefighters with Cheyenne Mountain's Fire and Emergency Services Flight, put out a simulated fire in an area underneath the facility during an exercise. With no room to drive throughout the facility to reach the fires, firefighters have to run to them. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee)

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Blast Doors

The two 23-ton blast doors at the entrance inside the Cheyenne Mountain Complex are made of steel and can take up to 20 seconds to close with the assistance of hydraulics. If the hydraulics were to fail, the military guards stationed in the tunnel can close the doors in 40 seconds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee)

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