On 14 July 2015, Prince Harry, founder and patron of Invictus Games Foundation, announced the 2016 Invictus Games would take place from 8–12 May 2016 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

[1] On 28 October 2015, Prince Harry and USA's First Lady Michelle Obama and Second Lady Jill Biden, launched Invictus Games 2016 at Fort Belvoir.

[2] In order to bring Invictus Games to the USA, Military Adaptive Sports Inc. (MASI) was created, and worked to build on the success of the Invictus Games 2014 held in London.

[3] Board Members of Military Adaptive Sports Inc.[4] Ken Fisher served as Chairman and CEO for Invictus Games Orlando 2016.

[5] All 14 countries from the 2014 Games were invited back, while Jordan was the only new invitee.