Paul Vermaire

Paul Vermaire joined the Air Force in 2014 serving as an Air Traffic Controller at Wright-Patterson
AFB, Ohio as well as a deployment to Kuwait. He would later go on to attend the Presidio at
Monterey to learn Spanish to aid with missions in the Southern Command area of operations. He said he was most proud of the fact he earned his Air Traffic Controller ratings at every installation he was assigned as each have their own unique challenges and obstacles. Two years ago, he suffered medical complications from an abscess on his brain leading to significant speech impairment requiring extensive speech therapy. He credits AFW2 as being instrumental in his recovery. “Being with people who understand what you went through, understand what you are currently going through, and believe in you is life changing,” he said. “The athletics allows you to
be part of a time, something bigger than yourself.”