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  • A man to emulate: Honoring a fallen Special Tactics Officer

    Capt. Matthew D. Roland was the guy people depended on, turned to, looked up to. He was, to quote a teammate, “the kind of man other men strive to emulate.”He was a “man’s man” who could fix or build anything. He was the guy who “could fit in any crowd” and “lead any team.” This is how Roland was

  • Two fallen Special Tactics Airmen honored, remembered

    More than 1,000 family members, friends and teammates from around the country gathered here Sept. 14 to honor and remember two Special Tactics Airmen who were killed in action last month in an insider attack.As the procession of family members departed the memorial, nearly 2,000 Air Commandos lined

  • Fallen Special Tactics hero honored at squadron tribute

    The coolest guy in the room. A knight and a warrior on the battlefield. A highly decorated combat veteran who went to great lengths to mentor young Airmen. Someone with a quick wit, an infectious laugh and a sense of humor that was “second to none.”That’s how members of the 21st Special Tactics

  • Fallen Special Tactics hero honored at squadron tribute

    The coolest guy in the room. A knight and a warrior on the battlefield. A highly decorated combat veteran who went to great lengths to mentor young Airmen. Someone with a quick wit, an infectious laugh and a sense of humor that was “second to none.”That’s how members of the 21st Special Tactics

  • Air Force Cross recipient retires due to combat wounds

    After 11 years, six deployments, three Purple Hearts and one Air Force Cross, Tech. Sgt. Zachary J. Rhyner, Special Tactics combat controller, medically retired due to injuries sustained in battle, Aug. 21, 2015.“Your retirement is well deserved, but your selfless contributions will be sorely

  • Wing releases names of fatally injured Special Tactics Airmen

    Two Special Tactics Airmen have died from injuries sustained in an accident on Eglin Range during military freefall training, Aug. 3, 2015. Both Airmen were initially injured in the same accident and were rushed to local hospitals where they later died. Tech. Sgt. Timothy A. Officer, Jr., 32, was a

  • Special Tactics Airmen open airfield after Wake Island typhoon

    Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group deployed to Andersen Air Base, Guam, July 18, 2015 to support the 36th Crisis Response Group with the opening of Wake Island airfield after a typhoon hit the island.Prior to Typhoon Halola’s arrival, more than 125 Department of Defense members were

  • 5,000 days of war: Any time, anywhere, all the time

    It’s been 5,000 days of struggle, rugged landscapes, blood and sweat.It’s been 5,000 days of exhaustion, injuries, and long separations from family, friends and home.On June 27, the 17th Special Tactics Squadron will mark 5,000 days of unremitting war.Their 5,000-day epoch began in October, one