2026 Navy Adaptive Sports Team Trials: Track

2026 Navy Adaptive Sports Team Trials at Naval Base San Diego, California, March 3, 2026. The participating Sailors and Coast Guardsmen are seeking to join Team Navy to compete in the 2026 Warrior Games in San Antonio, Texas, in June. Navy Wounded Warrior recruits, trains, and manages Team Navy as part of a larger continuum of care for enrolled Sailors and Coast Guardsmen. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Healy)

 Staff Sgt. Jennifer Healy

(WAND) - An Effingham native is set to join more than 200 seriously wounded and ill service members and veterans at the Warrior Games in Texas. 

The competition is being held June 13-20 in San Antonio. 

Retired Navy Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 1st Class James Shoemaker will compete against other veterans and service members from all military branches. He will compete in archery, sitting volleyball, swimming, and track. 

The competition is hosted by the U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command. This is the 16th year for the Warrior Games. 

Shoemaker joined the Navy in 2005, following in the footsteps of his grandfather and stepfather. 

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