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Special Tactics Training Squadron dedicates building to selfless

Susan Schroeder, mother of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William “Bill” Schroeder, gives remarks during a building dedication ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 21, 2019. The Special Tactics Training Squadron annex building, which formerly housed the 10th Combat Weather Squadron that was inactivated following Bill’s command, was dedicated in his namesake. Bill, a Special Operations Weather Officer and commander of the 342nd Training Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, was fatally wounded when he placed himself between an armed individual and members of his squadron, allowing them to escape unharmed, in April 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Yates)
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Special Tactics Training Squadron dedicates building to selfless

A Special Tactics Airman hands a Special Operations Weather Team crest to a son of U.S. Lt. Col. William “Bill” Schroeder during a building dedication ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 21, 2019. The Special Tactics Training Squadron annex building, which formerly housed the 10th Combat Weather Squadron that was inactivated following Schroeder’s command, was dedicated in his namesake. Schroeder, a Special Operations Weather Officer and commander of the 342nd Training Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, was fatally wounded when he placed himself between an armed individual and members of his squadron, allowing them to escape unharmed, in April 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Yates)
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Special Tactics Training Squadron dedicates building to selfless

Air Commandos, families and friends perform memorial push-ups following a building dedication ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 21, 2019. The Special Tactics Training Squadron annex building, which formerly housed the 10th Combat Weather Squadron preceding its inactivation in May 2014, was dedicated to U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William “Bill” Schroeder. Schroeder, a Special Operations Weather Officer and commander of the 342nd Training Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, was fatally wounded when he placed himself between an armed individual and members of his squadron, allowing them to escape unharmed, in April 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Yates)
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Special Tactics Training Squadron dedicates building to selfless

U.S. Air Force Col. Matt Allen, incoming commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, gives remarks during a building dedication ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 21, 2019. The Special Tactics Training Squadron annex building, which formerly housed the 10th Combat Weather Squadron, was dedicated to U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William “Bill” Schroeder. Schroeder, a Special Operations Weather Officer, was the final commander of the 10th CWS preceding its inactivation in May 2014. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rachel Yates)
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Special Tactics Training Squadron dedicates building to selfless

Family members of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William “Bill” Schroeder sit in the audience during a building dedication ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 21, 2019. The Special Tactics Training Squadron annex building, which formerly housed the 10th Combat Weather Squadron that was inactivated following Schroeder’s command, was dedicated in his namesake. Schroeder, a Special Operations Weather Officer and commander of the 342nd Training Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, was fatally wounded when he placed himself between an armed individual and members of his squadron, allowing them to escape unharmed, in April 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Yates)
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Special Tactics Training Squadron dedicates building to selfless

Family members of U.S. Lt. Col. William “Bill” Schroeder unveil a plaque during a building dedication ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 21, 2019. The Special Tactics Training Squadron annex building, which formerly housed the 10th Combat Weather Squadron preceding its inactivation in May 2014, was dedicated to Schroeder. Schroeder, a Special Operations Weather Officer and commander of the 342nd Training Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, was fatally wounded when he placed himself between an armed individual and members of his squadron, allowing them to escape unharmed, in April 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Yates)
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Special Tactics Training Squadron dedicates building to selfless

Air Commandos, along with family and friends of U.S. Lt. Col. William “Bill” Schroeder, attend a building dedication ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 21, 2019. The Special Tactics Training Squadron annex building, which formerly housed the 10th Combat Weather Squadron preceding its inactivation in May 2014, was dedicated to Schroeder. Schroeder, a Special Operations Weather Officer and commander of the 342nd Training Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, was fatally wounded when he placed himself between an armed individual and members of his squadron, allowing them to escape unharmed, in April 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Yates)
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Special Tactics Training Squadron dedicates building to selfless

Leadership with the 24th Special Operations Wing and family members of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William “Bill” Schroeder unveil Schroeder’s name on the Special Tactics Training Squadron annex building during a building dedication ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 21, 2019. The STTS annex building formerly housed the 10th Combat Weather Squadron preceding its inactivation in May 2014. Schroeder, a Special Operations Weather Officer, was the final commander of the squadron prior to his command of the 342nd Training Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Schroeder was fatally wounded when he placed himself between an armed individual and members of his squadron, allowing them to escape unharmed, in April 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Yates)
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NASCAR honors fallen Special Tactics Airman

Family members of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin pose in front of the #43 Coca-Cola Chevy, which bares Elchin’s name on the windshield, before the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 Miles of Remembrance race on May 26, 2019, Concord, North Carolina. Elchin, a Special Tactics combat controller, was killed in action when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2018, while deployed in support of OPERATION Freedom’s Sentinel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Yates)
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NASCAR honors fallen Special Tactics Airman

Family members of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin pose with Darrel “Bubba” Wallace, Jr. by the #43 Coca-Cola Chevy before the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 Miles of Remembrance race on May 26, 2019, Concord, North Carolina. Elchin, a Special Tactics combat controller, was killed in action during Operation Freedom’s Sentinel on Nov. 27, 2018. Special Tactics operators are U.S. Special Operations Command’s tactical air-to-ground integration force and the Air Force’s special operations ground force leading global access, precision strike, personnel recovery, and battlefield surgery operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Yates)
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NASCAR honors fallen Special Tactics Airman

Family members and teammates of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin pose with Darrel “Bubba” Wallace, Jr. by the #43 Coca-Cola Chevy before the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 Miles of Remembrance race on May 26, 2019, Concord, North Carolina. Elchin, a Special Tactics combat controller, was killed in action during Operation Freedom’s Sentinel on Nov. 27, 2018. Special Tactics operators are U.S. Special Operations Command’s tactical air-to-ground integration force and the Air Force’s special operations ground force leading global access, precision strike, personnel recovery, and battlefield surgery operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Yates)
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NASCAR honors fallen Special Tactics Airman

Teammates of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin present patches to Darrel “Bubba” Wallace, Jr. before the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 Miles of Remembrance race on May 26, 2019, Concord, North Carolina. Elchin, a Special Tactics combat controller, was killed in action when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2018, while deployed in support of OPERATION Freedom’s Sentinel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Yates)
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NASCAR honors fallen Special Tactics Airman

Family members and teammates of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin pose in front of the #43 Coca-Cola Chevy, which bares Elchin’s name on the windshield, before the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 Miles of Remembrance race on May 26, 2019, Concord, North Carolina. Elchin, a Special Tactics combat controller, was killed in action when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2018, while deployed in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Yates)
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SOST member awarded Bronze Star Medal for life-saving actions

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. J Hall, a Special Operations Surgical Team surgical technician with the 720th Operations Support Squadron, is presented the Bronze Star Medal by U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Webb, the director of operations for SOST, during a presentation ceremony at the Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education, Miami, Florida, May 23, 2019. Hall was presented a BSM for his life-saving battlefield surgery actions while deployed in 2016. Special Operations Surgical Teams are highly-mobile, tailorable teams of surgical and emergency specialists trained to provide life-saving surgical care and trauma resuscitation on or near the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Yates)
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SOST member awarded Bronze Star Medal for life-saving actions

U.S. Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team members pose for a photo after a Bronze Star Medal presentation ceremony at the Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education, Miami, Florida, May 23, 2019. U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. J Hall, a SOST surgical technician with the 720th Operations Support Squadron, was awarded a BSM for his life-saving battlefield surgery actions while deployed in 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Yates)
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SOST member awarded Bronze Star Medal for life-saving actions

A Bronze Star Medal lies on a table prior to a presentation ceremony at the Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education, Miami, Florida, May 23, 2019. U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. J Hall, a SOST surgical technician with the 720th Operations Support Squadron, was awarded a BSM for his life-saving battlefield surgery actions while deployed in 2016. The BSM is a decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in a combat zone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Yates)
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SOST member awarded Bronze Star Medal for life-saving actions

Family members of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. J Hall, a Special Operations Surgical Team surgical technician with the 720th Operations Support Squadron, were presented with challenge coins from U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Webb, the director of operations for SOST, during a Bronze Star Medal presentation ceremony at the Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education, Miami, Florida, May 23, 2019. Hall was presented a BSM for his life-saving battlefield surgery actions while deployed in 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Yates)
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SOST member awarded Bronze Star Medal for life-saving actions

A family member of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. J Hall, a Special Operations Surgical Team surgical technician with the 720th Operations Support Squadron, holds a challenge coin presented by U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Webb, the director of operations for SOST, during a Bronze Star Medal presentation ceremony at the Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education, Miami, Florida, May 23, 2019. Hall was presented a BSM for his life-saving battlefield surgery actions while deployed in 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Yates)
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SOST member awarded Bronze Star Medal for life-saving actions

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. J Hall, a Special Operations Surgical Team surgical technician with the 720th Operations Support Squadron, receives the Bronze Star Medal from U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Webb, the director of operations for SOST, during a presentation ceremony at the Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education, Miami, Florida, May 23, 2019. Hall was presented a BSM for his life-saving battlefield surgery actions while deployed in 2016. Special Operations Surgical Teams are highly-mobile, tailorable teams of surgical and emergency specialists trained to provide life-saving surgical care and trauma resuscitation on or near the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Yates)
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A Special Operations Surgical Team member and a Special Tactics Airman with the 720th Special Tactics Group shield themselves from debris as a CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, departs after infiltrating Airmen for pre-deployment validation training March 25, 2019, at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jason Robertson)
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