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The remains of Capt. Matthew Roland are taken to his funeral service and final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Sept. 18, 2015. Roland was fatally wounded in an attack near a vehicle checkpoint at Camp Antonik, a forward operating base in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Roland was a special tactics officer at the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nichelle Anderson released) Fallen Special Tactics officer to receive Silver Star medal
The nation's third highest combat decoration will be presented June 1 at Hurlburt Field to the family of Capt. Matthew R. Roland, a Special Tactics officer who was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron when he was killed in action in 2015.
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A Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element team member assigned to the 352d Special Operations Support Squadron stands guard during a Forward Area Refueling Point training as part of TROJAN FOOTPRINT 16 in Pajuostic, Lithuania, May 15, 2016. MC-130J Commando II’s, CV-22 Ospreys, MH-47 Chinook’s and approximately 200 maintenance and support personnel deployed to Powidz, Poland during TF16 for joint, combined training with NATO allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Chris Sullivan/Released) 352nd SOW, SOAC support Trojan Footprint 16
Trojan Footprint 16, a large-scale special operations readiness exercise, brought Airmen and Soldiers from the 352nd Special Operations Wing and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) together with Lithuanian, Latvian, & Estonian Special Operations Forces in Powidz, Poland and Grafenwoehr, Germany, May 3-22. The Special
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Senior Airman Benjamin DeLone, a weapons load crew journeyman with the 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, grabs tools needed to perform a 28-day inspection on a 50-caliber machine gun at Hurlburt Field, Fla, May 17, 2016. The inspections are performed as preventive maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett) Airmen perform preventive maintenance on weapons
Weapons load crew members with the 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform inspections as preventive maintenance on aircraft weapon systems.
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Air Force Special Operations Command senior leaders gather for a group photo at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 18, 2016. Commando Ralley, which is held twice a year, brings AFSOC leaders together to discuss current issues facing the command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kai White) AFSOC hosts Commando Rally
Senior leaders from Air Force Special Operations Command gathered here May 18-20 for Commando Rally.Commando Rally, which is held twice a year, brings AFSOC leaders together from around the globe to discuss current issues facing the command.
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Default Air Force Logo AF defers promotion, re-enlistment ineligibility policy tied to enlisted distance learning completion
The Air Force has deferred the effective date for promotion and re-enlistment eligibility associated with the Air Force policy to complete enlisted professional military education distance learning courses within 12 months of enrollment until Jan. 1.
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Chief Master Sgt. William Speck graduated U.S. Army Ranger School at Fort Benning, Ga., April 22, 2016. Speck is the first Air Force chief master sergeant to graduate from the Army's premier leadership course. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Angelita Lawrence) Chief becomes first Air Force E-9 to graduate Ranger School
The average U.S. Army Ranger School student is in the rank of E-4 through E-6 on the enlisted side and O-1 through O-3 for the officers. Most are between 19 and 27 years old, and only about 21 Airmen graduate each year. Then there are candidates like 39-year-old Chief Master Sgt. William Speck, who in April, became the first Air Force chief master sergeant to graduate from Ranger School.
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Air Force Special Operations Command Commander Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, left, and U.S. Special Operations Command Command Sgt. Maj. William Thetford, second from right, celebrate AFSOC's 2016 outstanding Airmen and civilians of the year during a banquet at Hurlburt Field, May 19, 2016. The award winners toured Hurlburt Field May 17 and 18 before being honored at the yearly awards banquet held May 19 to celebrate their accomplishments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jeff Parkinson) Air Commandos presented as AFSOC's best
Air Commandos received special recognition as the 2015 Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen and civilians of the year during a formal banquet May 19 at Hurlburt Field, Florida.
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Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James conducts an all-call with base personnel and members of the local community May 17, 2016, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. James toured the wing to gain a deeper understanding of the Air Force Special Operations Command mission, and Cannon’s role in providing Special Operations Forces to the warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexx Pons) SecAF gains special ops insight at Cannon
The secretary of the Air Force visited Cannon's Air Commandos May 17 to better understand the operations of Air Force special operations forces and its warfighters.During her visit, Deborah Lee James received a tour of the 27th Special Operations Wing's Remotely Piloted Aircraft Operations Center; met with wing and tenant unit leadership to discuss
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Special Tactics Airmen, assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing, conduct static line jump operations from a U.S.Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned to the 15th Special Operations Squadron during Emerald Warrior, over a training range near Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 9, 2016. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operation Command-sponsored mission rehearsal exercise during which joint special operations forces train to respond to real and emerging worldwide threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook) Emerald Warrior 16 increases joint forces interoperability
The final mission of Emerald Warrior 2016 was completed May 13, concluding two successful weeks of intense irregular warfare training designed to reinforce U.S. special operations forces interoperability and capabilities.
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U.S. Air Force Special Operators and Army Special Forces Soldiers conduct a static line jump into an airfield to recover injured personnel from a helicopter crash during Emerald Warrior, May 7, 2016 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operation Command-sponsored mission rehearsal exercise during which joint special operations forces train to respond to real and emerging worldwide threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colville McFee) Emerald Warrior exercise marks halfway point
Emerald Warrior 2016 moved into its second full week of operations. The last half of the exercise will continue to focus on the integration of Air Force Air Commandos with special operations and conventional assets from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps.
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