Fallen ST operators honored at NASCAR race

Tech. Sgt. Scott Duffman’s name adorns the windshield of the #43 Kroger Chevy/#17 Fastenal Ford before the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 race on May 27, 2018, Concord, North Carolina. Duffman, who was killed in action on Feb. 18, 2007, was a Special Tactics operator. ST operators provide the U.S. military with global access, precision strike, personnel recovery and battlefield surgery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)

Fallen ST operators honored at NASCAR race

A crew member washes the windshield of the #1 McDonald’s Chevy, which bares the name of Staff Sgt. Scott Sather, before the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 race on May 27, 2018, Concord, North Carolina. Sather, who was the first Airman killed in action during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 8, 2003, was highly trained in delivering kinetic and non-kinetic effects across the spectrum of conflict and crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)

Fallen ST operators honored at NASCAR race

Family members of Tech. Sgt. Scott Duffman pose in front of the #43 Kroger Chevy before the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 race on May 27, 2018, Concord, North Carolina. Duffman, a Special Tactics operator, was killed in action on Feb. 18, 2007 in Afghanistan when his helicopter crashed while providing combat search and rescue support to several ongoing operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)

Fallen ST operators honored at NASCAR race

Family members of Staff Sgt. Scott Sather pose with Richard Petty, NASCAR Hall of Fame driver, before the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 race on May 27, 2018, Concord, North Carolina. Sather, the first Airman killed in action during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 8, 2003, was an elite Air Force Special Tactics operator and part of U.S. Special Operations Command’s premier tactical air-to-ground integration force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)

Fallen ST operators honored at NASCAR race

A family member of Staff Sgt. Scott Sather listens to pit crew chatter during a pit-stop at the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 race on May 27, 2018, Concord, North Carolina. Sather, a Special Tactics operator, specialized in gaining the U.S. military access to man-made and naturally contested environments in order to provide options for assault, maneuver and power projection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)

Fallen ST operators honored at NASCAR race

Family members of Tech. Sgt. Scott Duffman pose with Darrel “Bubba” Wallace, Jr. before the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 race on May 27, 2018, Concord, North Carolina. Duffman was a Special Tactics operator, trained to conduct recovery of personnel and sensitive equipment in contested and degraded environments. He was killed in action on Feb. 18, 2007, when his helicopter crashed during combat search and rescue operations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)

Fallen ST operators honored at NASCAR race

Family members of Staff Sgt. Scott Sather pose with the pit crew of the #1 McDonald’s Chevy, which bares Sather’s name on the windshield, before the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 race on May 27, 2018, Concord, North Carolina. Sather, who was the first Airman killed in action during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 8, 2003, was among three Special Tactics operators and 37 other fallen service members honored by having their name carried on a car during the race. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)

Fallen ST operators honored at NASCAR race

Tech. Sgt. John Chapman’s name adorns the windshield of the #43 Kroger Chevy/#17 Fastenal Ford before the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 race on May 27, 2018, Concord, North Carolina. Chapman, a Special Tactics operator, was killed in action during the Battle of Takur Ghar on March 4, 2002, while engaging the enemy. He was posthumously awarded the Air Force Cross for unequivocally saving the lives of his entire team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)

Fallen ST operators honored at NASCAR race

Published June 7, 2018
24th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

CHARLOTTE, N.C. --

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 air-to-ground integration force and trained to provide the U.S. military with global access, precision strike, personnel recovery and battlefield surgery. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)