The athletes will compete against those from 14 other countries at the Games, scheduled to take place from May 8 to 12.

Events are due to take place in archery, cycling, indoor rowing, powerlifting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and field, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby and wheelchair tennis.

Co-captaining the team is retired US Army captain Will Reynolds and active duty Army Sergeant First Class Yancy Taylor.

They will lead a team consisting of active duty and veteran service members with the total number marking a 15 per cent increase in size from the inaugural Invictus Games held in London in 2014. 

Each of the nation's service branches will be represented with 23 competitors coming from the Air Force, 35 from the Army, 18 from the Navy, 22 from the Marines, and 17 from Special Operations Command.

"Representing the United States in the 2016 Invictus Games is an honour, and all my team-mates and I are training hard to do our best in May," Reynolds said.

"I am looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones from around the world, brought together by the power, camaraderie and the healing power of sport."

Reynolds lost his leg after an improvised explosive devise detonated in Iraq.

He underwent 26 surgeries as doctors tried to save his left leg but they ended up amputating it at the knee.

During the 2014 Invictus Games, Reynolds won four bronze medals in the men's classified 100 metres and 200m athletics sprints, the road race and the time trial in cycling.

"The perseverance of our warrior athletes and their families are an inspiration to Americans everywhere," said Brad Carson, the Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.

"I continue to be impressed with the quality of the competitors and I look forward to celebrating the athletes' accomplishments and watching the competition."

The US competitors form part of a 500-plus athlete contingent for the second edition of the multi-national Invictus Games.

The full US squad can be accessed by clicking here. 

Tickets for the event in Orlando are due to go on sale on Monday (March 7) and more information can be found by clicking here.

The Invictus Games are the only international adaptive sports tournament for wounded, ill, and injured service members.

Following a visit to the US Department of Defense Warrior Games in 2013, Prince Harry was inspired to create an international version and founded the Invictus Games.