Senior Master Sergeant
Gary Keller
Archery | Cycling | Field | Precision Air | Swimming
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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2024
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Air Force/Space Force
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Archery | Cycling | Field | Precision Air | Swimming
SMSgt (ret) Gary Keller dedicated 28 years of service to the United States Air National Guard as a Security Forces Defender and First Sergeant. Throughout his career, Gary exemplified courage and leadership, including a deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan, where his quick actions saved the life of a fellow Airman during a critical moment. Following multiple brain injuries and a stroke in 2020, Gary connected with the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program where he was introduced to adaptive sports and reshaped his path forward. Through sport, he learned to adapt, not quit finding new ways to compete and engage in the activities he once loved. From shooting archery in a seated position to discovering new passions like air rifle, swimming, and recumbent cycling, Gary redefined what was possible. Being selected to represent Team Air Force at the Department of War Warrior Games again is more than a chance to compete for Gary but a reflection on how far he has come on his recovery journey.
Other Teammates
Curtis Belew
Archery | Cycling | Precision Air | Sitting Volleyball | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby
Christopher Borland
Archery | Pickleball | Sitting Volleyball | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby
Justin Burback
Indoor Rowing | Pickleball | Precision Air | Track | Sitting Volleyball | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby
Brandon Clement
Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Precision Air | Wheelchair Basketball
Eva De Jesus Collazo
Archery | Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Precision Air | Swimming | Track
Kristen Domke
Cycling | Field | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby
Nicole Favuzza
Archery | Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Precision Air | Swimming | Track
Jon Geren
Cycling | Powerlifting | Swimming | Track | Sitting Volleyball | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby
Kevin Greene
Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Track | Sitting Volleyball | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby
Colten Grimm
Archery | Pickleball | Track | Sitting Volleyball | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby
Trey Iacovelli
Cycling | Precision Air | Track | Sitting Volleyball | Wheelchair Rugby
Stephen Lorenzo
Field | Sitting Volleyball | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby
Marchelle Macken
Archery | Cycling | Field | Powerlifting | Track | Wheelchair Basketball
Jeremy Mapalo
Archery | Field | Pickleball | Precision Air | Track | Sitting Volleyball | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby
Wiley Moore
Archery | Cycling | Field | Powerlifting | Precision Air | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby
Corey Nowell
Cycling | Track | Sitting Volleyball | Wheelchair Basketball
Johnny Nunnes
Archery | Cycling | Indoor Rowing | Precision Air | Swimming
Jason Osteberg
Field | Indoor Rowing | Precision Air | Swimming | Sitting Volleyball | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby
Jomar Rodriguez-Pagan
Cycling | Indoor Rowing | Swimming | Track | Sitting Volleyball | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby
Allison Smith
Cycling | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Track | Sitting Volleyball | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby
Charlene Stout
Field | Precision Air | Track | Sitting Volleyball | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby
Lillian Warner
Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Swimming | Sitting Volleyball
Lindsay Wood
Archery | Cycling | Field | Powerlifting | Precision Air