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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Staff Sgt. (Ret.) Kijuan Amey, Air Force Wounded Warrior Program (AFW2) ambassador, tells his story of how he became blind to Airmen from the 791st Security Forces Squadron Monday Aug. 21, 2023 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. Amey spoke about how a motorcycle accident left him without his vision, and how the AFW2 program helped him overcome his injuries and speak about his experiences. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Caleb S. Kimmell)Retired Staff Sgt. Kijuan Amey, Air Force Wounded Warrior Program ambassador, tells his story of how he became blind to Airmen from the 791st Security Forces Squadron Aug. 21, 2023, at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Amey spoke about how a motorcycle accident left him without his vision, and how the AFW2 program helped him overcome his injuries and speak about his experiences. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Caleb S. Kimmell)
            
            
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Senior Master Sgt. (Ret.) Carlos Villarreal, outreach ambassador coordinator for Air Force Wounded Warrior Program (AFW2), speaks to Airmen from the 791st Security Forces Squadron Monday Aug. 21, 2023 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. The AFW2 team visited Team Minot Airmen to share stories of resiliency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Caleb S. Kimmell)Retired Senior Master Sgt. Carlos Villarreal, Air Force Wounded Warrior Program outreach ambassador coordinator, speaks with Airmen from the 791st Security Forces Squadron Aug. 21, 2023, at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. The AFW2 team visited Minot AFB Airmen to share stories of resiliency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Caleb S. Kimmell)
            
            
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Master Sgt. (Ret.) Kingsley Scott, Air Force Wounded Warrior Program (AFW2) ambassador, talks to Airmen from the 791st Security Forces Squadron Monday Aug. 21, 2023 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. Kingsley told his story of having several people close to him take their own lives, and how Wounded Warrior helped him recover and even be comfortable touring with AFW2 to tell his story of recovering from PTSD. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Caleb S. Kimmell)Retired Master Sgt. Kingsley Scott, Air Force Wounded Warrior Program ambassador, talks with Airmen from the 791st Security Forces Squadron Aug. 21, 2023, at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Kingsley told his story of having several people close to him take their own lives, and how the wounded warrior program helped him recover and even be comfortable touring with AFW2 to tell his story of recovering from PTSD. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Caleb S. Kimmell)
            
            
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Staff Sgt. (Ret.) Kijuan Amey, Air Force Wounded Warrior Program (AFW2) ambassador, tells his story of how he became blind to Airmen from the 791st Security Forces Squadron Monday Aug. 21, 2023 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. Amey spoke about how a motorcycle accident left him without his vision, and how the AFW2 program helped him overcome his injuries and speak about his experiences. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Caleb S. Kimmell)Retired Staff Sgt. Kijuan Amey, Air Force Wounded Warrior Program ambassador, tells his story of how he became blind to Airmen from the 791st Security Forces Squadron Aug. 21, 2023, at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Amey spoke about how a motorcycle accident left him without his vision, and how the AFW2 program helped him overcome his injuries and speak about his experiences. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Caleb S. Kimmell)
            
            
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        Senior Master Sgt. (Ret.) Carlos Villarreal, outreach ambassador coordinator for Air Force Wounded Warrior Program (AFW2), speaks to Airmen from the 791st Security Forces Squadron Monday Aug. 21, 2023 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. The AFW2 team visited Team Minot Airmen to share stories of resiliency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Caleb S. Kimmell)Retired Senior Master Sgt. Carlos Villarreal, Air Force Wounded Warrior Program outreach ambassador coordinator, speaks with Airmen from the 791st Security Forces Squadron Aug. 21, 2023, at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. The AFW2 team visited Minot AFB Airmen to share stories of resiliency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Caleb S. Kimmell)
            
            
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        Master Sgt. (Ret.) Kingsley Scott, Air Force Wounded Warrior Program (AFW2) ambassador, talks to Airmen from the 791st Security Forces Squadron Monday Aug. 21, 2023 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. Kingsley told his story of having several people close to him take their own lives, and how Wounded Warrior helped him recover and even be comfortable touring with AFW2 to tell his story of recovering from PTSD. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Caleb S. Kimmell)Retired Master Sgt. Kingsley Scott, Air Force Wounded Warrior Program ambassador, talks with Airmen from the 791st Security Forces Squadron Aug. 21, 2023, at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Kingsley told his story of having several people close to him take their own lives, and how the wounded warrior program helped him recover and even be comfortable touring with AFW2 to tell his story of recovering from PTSD. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Caleb S. Kimmell)
            
            
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AFW2 roadshow visits Minot AFBPublished Aug. 27, 2023
                    
                    By Senior Airman Caleb S. Kimmell
                    
                    
                    Fifth Bomb Wing Public Affairs
            **MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (AFNS) --**The **Air Force Wounded Warrior Program** visited Minot Air Force Base Aug. 21. 
 
The AFW2 team, including program managers and ambassadors, visited Airmen from the Fifth Security Forces Squadron and the 91st Security Forces Group. They shared stories from their careers and how they came to be a part of the AFW2 Roadshow team. 
 
“These ambassadors aren’t on a payroll,” said retired Senior Master Sgt. Carlos Villarreal, AFW2 outreach ambassador coordinator. “They are wounded warriors who are in recovery and want to share their story.” 
 
AFW2 is a program that provides support for wounded, ill, injured Airmen, **Guardians**, caregivers and their families, as they recover and transition back to duty or to civilian life.01:50
    
    

    
    
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        Wounded warriors from the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program tell their stories during an Ambassador Roadshow June 6, 2022, at Kessler Air Force Base, Miss. AFW2 is a program that provides support for wounded, ill, injured Airmen, Guardians, caregivers, and their families as they recover and transition back to duty or to civilian life. (U.S. Air Force video by Melissa Espinales)




**Air Force Warrior Care Division** and operationally managed by the **Air Force Personnel Center**.

As part of the program, the Roadshow Ambassador event provided the AFW2 team an opportunity to teach Minot AFB Airmen about their expansive list of**support systems**. It also allowed the ambassadors to share their story of trauma, resiliency and overcoming their hardest times. 
 
“I was suicidal, depressed,” said retired Staff Sgt. Kijuan Amey, AFW2 ambassador. “I kept telling myself I can never have a family, and now that I’m blind, even if I do have a family, I won’t be able to see my kids grow up. But I didn’t give up. This program isn’t just to make sure people like me can survive, it’s to help us thrive.” 
 
AFW2’s goal is to help Airmen obtain a refined, simplified transition back to duty or into civilian life, ensuring they are well-equipped to manage challenges because of their wounds, injuries or illnesses. 
 
“I may have lost my sight, but I never lost my vision,” Amey said. “The only thing that can stop you is you. So many people suffer in silence. Don’t suffer, we’re here to help you.” 
 
Programs like AFW2 are how the Air Force cares for and serves its most valuable resource; its Airmen. This visit ensured that Minot AFB Airmen know about this program and all the help it can offer them and their families. 
 
“I’m ready now,” said retired Master Sgt. Kingsley Scott, AFW2 ambassador. “It’s taken me years to be able to tell my story. This program has enabled me to heal in my own way.”LR 



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