Nicole Stickel

Nicole serves in the Air Force as a Radiologist, serving at Joint Base Langley– Eustis, Virginia as well as tours in Korea and Japan. She attended her first event with AFW2 in November 2023 during Warrior Care Month where she learned about the power of music as part of recovery. Seeing how fun adaptive sports looked drew her to come out for a coveted slot on Team Air Force. She plans on using her time at Warrior Games to really show everyone how much adaptive sports can help aid in recovery. “The ability to learn new sports and become stronger in other sports, have been life changing for me. Being able to connect with so many other wounded warriors who have gone through their own hardships makes me feel more seen. Connection through community and competition has made such a difference in my life.”