The inaugural Band-Aid Tournament was held at the United States Air Force Academy in 1989. It was the idea of the late Clyde Maddox and Dave Miles, both of whom were medics at the 10th Medical Group, USAFA. They wanted to have a tournament that was specifically for medical personnel, hoping to attract medical teams from around the country. Their idea was to provide an opportunity to play a lot of softball at a cheap price. They also wanted the tournament to be competitive in nature, and most importantly have fun. It was a huge success for many years under that format. However, in the late 1990’s/early 2000’s, participation started to decrease due to increased deployments of medical personnel. That led us to extend our invitation to “First Responders” incorporating Security Forces and Firefighters in 2003. In 2006, we had several Military Varsity teams from around the country calling, to ask if they could participate in our tournament. In 2007, we decided to try it and we haven’t looked back. The Band-Aid tournament has evolved into one of the biggest and best military tournaments in the nation. The 2014 Band-Aid tournament hosted 37 total teams which was second only to the USSSA Military Worlds tournament in Panama City Beach, Florida. Many of the Military Varsity coaches regard the Band-Aid tournament as the “Pre-World Tournament.” It is, without a doubt, one of the premier military tournaments in the country.