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Aug. 24, 2018
Master Sgt. John Chapman remembered, immortalized at Air Force Memorial

Air Force leaders, and the family of fallen combat controller Master Sgt. John Chapman, unveiled his name on the memorial’s Medal of Honor recipient wall during a ceremony Aug. 24, 2018, in Arlington, Virginia.
Aug. 23, 2018
Tech. Sgt. John Chapman inducted into Hall of Heroes at Pentagon

Nearly two decades after the gallant actions that cost him his life and earned him the nation's highest military award, Chapman’s name was unveiled by his widow, Valerie Nessel, Secretary of the Air Force Heather A. Wilson, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein and Chief Master Sgt. of the
Aug. 22, 2018
Medal of Honor presented to Tech Sgt John Chapman’s family

On what would have been their 26th wedding anniversary, Tech. Sgt. John Chapman’s widow, Valerie Nessel, accepted his Medal of Honor from President Donald Trump during a ceremony at the White House Aug. 22.
July 27, 2018
Special Tactics Airman set to be posthumously awarded Medal of Honor

The White House announced July 27 that Air Force Technical Sgt. John Chapman will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary heroism during the Battle of Takur Ghar in March 2002 while deployed to Afghanistan.
July 27, 2018
Airman to be awarded Medal of Honor

President Donald Trump will posthumously award the Medal of Honor to the family of a fallen U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Combat Controller at a ceremony on August 22 for his extraordinary heroism in March 2002 while deployed to Afghanistan.
July 12, 2018
New squadron specializes in Battlefield Airmen recruiting

The first squadron focused solely on recruiting Battlefield Airmen and combat support career fields stood up in a ceremony June 29 at the Medina Annex on Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland.
June 28, 2018
ST operators conduct military freefall

Air Force Special Tactics operators perform a high-altitude, low-opening military freefall over Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 27, 2018. ST operators are trained to gain access to man-made and naturally contested, degraded and operationally-challenged environments in order to provide options for
June 26, 2018
SOST member named to SOMA board

A Special Operations Surgical Team member was recently elected to the board of the Special Operations Medical Association.Maj. Regan Lyon, a SOST emergency medicine physician with the 720th Operations Support Squadron, was named Board Member At-Large on the Board of Directors, where she will be
June 8, 2018
Retired operator speaks to command and staff class

Gathering of Eagles panel member, retired Air Force Chief Master Sergeant William “Calvin” Markham, addresses members of the 2018 Air Command and Staff College graduating class, Maxwell Air Force, Alabama, May 29, 2018. The retired combat controller was the first Airman on the ground in Afghanistan
June 7, 2018
Fallen ST operators honored at NASCAR race

Three fallen Air Force Special Tactics operators, Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, Tech. Sgt. Scott Duffman, and Staff Sgt. Scott Sather, were honored at the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 race on May 27, 2018, Concord, North Carolina. ST operators are part of U.S. Special Operations Command’s premier tactical

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