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Mighty Ninety Airmen welcome American300

By Staff Reports, 90th Missile Wing Public Affairs / Published June 19, 2012

1st. Lt. Edward Warren, 321st Missile Squadron, escorts Jim Wazny, Mike Schultz, Paul Thomas and Chris Ridgeway onto Missile Alert Facility N-01 in Weld County, Colo., June 10. The men, along with Robi Powers, walking with 2nd Lt. Kenneth Jenkins, visited the 90th Missile Wing as part of the Baja 1000, a resiliency tour conducted by Powers’ Amercian300 organization and presented by Air Force Global Strike Command. Ridgway, Wazny and Schultz are amputees who are planning to compete in the Baja 1000, an off-road race the length of the Baja California Peninsula, as part of a motorcycle team coached by Thomas. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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1st. Lt. Edward Warren, 321st Missile Squadron, escorts Jim Wazny, Mike Schultz, Paul Thomas and Chris Ridgeway onto Missile Alert Facility N-01 in Weld County, Colo., June 10. The men, along with Robi Powers, walking with 2nd Lt. Kenneth Jenkins, visited the 90th Missile Wing as part of the Baja 1000, a resiliency tour conducted by Powers’ Amercian300 organization and presented by Air Force Global Strike Command. Ridgway, Wazny and Schultz are amputees who are planning to compete in the Baja 1000, an off-road race the length of the Baja California Peninsula, as part of a motorcycle team coached by Thomas. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

1st. Lt. Edward Warren, 321st Missile Squadron, explains the console of a launch control center to Paul Thomas, Mike Schultz, Jim Wazny and Chris Ridgeway, members of the Baja 1000, a group of amputee athletes taking part in a resiliency tour conducted by Amercian300 Warrior Tours and presented by Air Force Global Strike Command. Schultz, Wazny and Ridgeway plan on competing in the Baja 1000, an off-road race the length of the Baja California Peninsula, as part of a motorcycle team coached by Thomas. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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1st. Lt. Edward Warren, 321st Missile Squadron, explains the console of a launch control center to Paul Thomas, Mike Schultz, Jim Wazny and Chris Ridgeway, members of the Baja 1000, a group of amputee athletes taking part in a resiliency tour conducted by Amercian300 Warrior Tours and presented by Air Force Global Strike Command. Schultz, Wazny and Ridgeway plan on competing in the Baja 1000, an off-road race the length of the Baja California Peninsula, as part of a motorcycle team coached by Thomas. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

Airman 1st Class Jay Suttor, 790th Missile Security Forces Squadron, visits with Mike Schultz during dinner at Missile Alert Facility N-01 June 10. Schultz was visiting the MAF as part of the Baja 1000, a group of amputee athletes taking part in a resiliency tour conducted by American300 Warrior Tours and presented by Air Force Global Strike Command. Schultz is an above-the-knee amputee who plans on competing in the Baja 1000, an off-road race the length of the Baja California Peninsula, as part of a motorcycle team made up of fellow amputees. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Airman 1st Class Jay Suttor, 790th Missile Security Forces Squadron, visits with Mike Schultz during dinner at Missile Alert Facility N-01 June 10. Schultz was visiting the MAF as part of the Baja 1000, a group of amputee athletes taking part in a resiliency tour conducted by American300 Warrior Tours and presented by Air Force Global Strike Command. Schultz is an above-the-knee amputee who plans on competing in the Baja 1000, an off-road race the length of the Baja California Peninsula, as part of a motorcycle team made up of fellow amputees. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

Jim Wazny visits the 90th Communications Squadron on F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., June 11 as part of the Baja 1000, a group of amputee athletes taking part in a resiliency tour conducted by American300 Warrior Tours and presented by Air Force Global Strike Command. Baja 1000 is made up of amputees who plan on competing in the Baja 1000, an off-road race the length of the Baja California Peninsula, as part of a motorcycle team. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Jim Wazny visits the 90th Communications Squadron on F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., June 11 as part of the Baja 1000, a group of amputee athletes taking part in a resiliency tour conducted by American300 Warrior Tours and presented by Air Force Global Strike Command. Baja 1000 is made up of amputees who plan on competing in the Baja 1000, an off-road race the length of the Baja California Peninsula, as part of a motorcycle team. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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F. E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, wyo. -- F. E. Warren Air Force Base welcomed the American300 Baja 1000 Tour, part of Air Force Global Strike Command's "Never Quit Series," June 10 through 12.

Special guests included Mike Schultz, first ever back-to-back winner of the ESPN winter and summer XGames gold medals; Chris Ridgway, XGames medalist; Jim Wazny, XGames silver Medalist; and Robi Powers, American300 Warrior Tours founder.

The tour focused on resiliency and overcoming any obstacles one may face.

"Basically, no one's going to feel sorry for you, even though you're feeling sorry for yourself," said Wazny. "I went through almost a year of that; life is what you make of it."

The athletes visited with Airmen at a missile alert facility, the Chadwell Dining Facility, 90th Communication Squadron, 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 90th Force Support Squadron, 90th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department, 37th Helicopter Squadron and 90th Security Forces Group tactical response force.

"This was probably one of the best demos we've ever done," said Master Sgt. Donnie Gallagher, 90th SFG TRF operations superintendent. "We were getting feedback from the guys (on the tour) and we could tell they were really enjoying it."

Gallagher added there are many parallels between the lives of Schultz, Ridgway and Wazny, and the job TRF performs.

"You could say we're all adrenaline junkies," Gallagher said. "It was great interacting with them, and the stories they shared were truly amazing."

American300 is a charitable and educational organization which sponsors activities aimed at motivating and honoring service members, their families and the communities they live and operate in.