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150914-F-BH566-046

Airmen salute during Capt. Matthew D. Roland and Staff Sgt. Forrest B. Sibley’s memorial service, Sept. 14, 2015, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. More than 1000 friends and family members from across the country gathered together to mourn the loss of Capt. Matthew Roland, a special tactics officer from 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Forrest Sibley, a combat controller from the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, at the Freedom Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sep. 14, 2015. The two Special Tactics Airmen, who had recently deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel, were shot at a vehicle checkpoint at Camp Antonik, Afghanistan, Aug. 26, and died of wounds sustained in the attack, were honored in a private memorial. Both Special Tactics Airmen will be buried with full military honors.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy/Released)

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150914-F-BH566-288

Airmen salute during Capt. Matthew D. Roland and Staff Sgt. Forrest B. Sibley’s memorial service,Sept. 14, 2015, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. More than 1000 friends and family members from across the country gathered together to mourn the loss of Capt. Matthew Roland, a special tactics officer from 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Forrest Sibley, a combat controller from the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, at the Freedom Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sep. 14, 2015. The two Special Tactics Airmen, who had recently deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel, were shot at a vehicle checkpoint at Camp Antonik, Afghanistan, Aug. 26, and died of wounds sustained in the attack, were honored in a private memorial. Both Special Tactics Airmen will be buried with full military honors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy/Released)

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150918-F-OE121-775

Air Force Honor Guard pallbearers carry the remains of Capt. Matthew Roland to his 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)

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Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon Monster Mash

Monster Mash Team 4 finishes an obstacle course carrying 50-pound fuel containers at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 12, 2016. Monster Mash is a long-standing Special Tactics training tradition, consisting of an obstacle course where special operators complete timed scenarios at different stations of core mission training. The event was held in honor of Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon, the command chief of the 24th Special Operations Wing, who is retiring after a 30-year career as a combat controller. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon Monster Mash

Monster Mash Team 4 completes the swimming portion of a Monster Mash at Hurlburt Field, May 12, 2016. Monster Mash is a long-standing Special Tactics training tradition, consisting of an obstacle course where special operators complete timed scenarios at different stations of core mission training. The event was held in honor of Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon, the command chief of the 24th Special Operations Wing, who is retiring after a 30-year career as a combat controller. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon Monster Mash

Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon, the command chief master sergeant of the 24th Special Operations Wing, prepares to overcome an obstacle during a Monster Mash at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 12, 2016. Monster Mash is a long-standing Special Tactics training tradition, consisting of an obstacle course where special operators complete timed scenarios at different stations of core mission training. The event was held in honor of Dixon, who is retiring after a 30-year career as a combat controller. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon Monster Mash

Monster Mash Team 4 completes a monkey-bar obstacle during a Monster Mash at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 12, 2016. Monster Mash is a long-standing Special Tactics training tradition, consisting of an obstacle course where special operators complete timed scenarios at different stations of core mission training. The event was held in honor of Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon, the command chief of the 24th Special Operations Wing, who is retiring after a 30-year career as a combat controller. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon Monster Mash

Monster Mash Team 2, begins an obstacle course during a Monster Mash, at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 12, 2016. Monster Mash is a long-standing Special Tactics training tradition, consisting of an obstacle course where special operators complete timed scenarios at different stations of core mission training. The event was held in honor of Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon, the command chief of the 24th Special Operations Wing, who is retiring after a 30-year career as a combat controller. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon Monster Mash

Special Tactics members assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing complete an obstacle during a Monster Mash at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 12, 2016. Monster Mash is a long-standing Special Tactics training tradition, consisting of an obstacle course where special operators complete timed scenarios at different stations of core mission training. The event was held in honor of Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon, the command chief of the 24th SOW, who is retiring after a 30-year career as a combat controller. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon Monster Mash

Retired Col. Eric Ray, previous vice commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, attempts to overcome an obstacle during a Monster Mash at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 12, 2016. Monster Mash is a long-standing Special Tactics training tradition, consisting of an obstacle course where special operators complete timed scenarios at different stations of core mission training. The event was held in honor of Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon, the command chief of the 24th SOW, who is retiring after a 30-year career as a combat controller. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon retirement ceremony

Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon, the command chief master sergeant of the 24th Special Operations Wing, presents his wife, Lori Dixon, with an American flag at Hurlburt Field, Fla. May 13, 2016. Dixon served 30 years as a combat controller earning the title of master parachutist with more than 400 military jumps including three combat jumps in Afghanistan. In total, he spent ten of those thirty years away from his family, consistently serving his nation's call in dangerous ground combat and training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kai White)

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Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon retirement ceremony

Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon, the command chief of the 24th Special Operations Wing, presents his wife, Lori Dixon, with flowers during his retirement ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 13, 2016. Dixon served 30 years as a combat controller, earning the title of master parachutist with more than 400 military jumps including three combat jumps in Afghanistan. In total, he spent ten of those thirty years away from his family, consistently serving his nation's call in dangerous ground combat and training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kai White)

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Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon retirement ceremony

Col. Matthew Davidson, the commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, presents Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon, the command chief of the 24th SOW, with a certificate of retirement during Dixon's retirement ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 13, 2016. Dixon served 30 years as a combat controller, earning the title of master parachutist with more than 400 military jumps including three combat jumps in Afghanistan. In total, he spent ten of those thirty years away from his family, consistently serving his nation's call in dangerous ground combat and training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kai White)

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Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon retirement ceremony

Col. Matthew Davidson, the commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, presents Chief Master Sgt. Bruce Dixon, the command chief master sergeant of the 24th SOW, a Legion of Merit Medal certificate during Dixon's retirement ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 13, 2016. Dixon served 30 years as a combat controller, earning the title of master parachutist with more than 400 military jumps including three combat jumps in Afghanistan. In total, he spent ten of those thirty years away from his family, consistently serving his nation's call in dangerous ground combat and training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kai White)

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Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon retirement ceremony

Col. Matthew Davidson, the commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, and Chief Master Sgt. Bruce Dixon, the command chief master sergeant of the 24th SOW, stand at attention during the reading of Dixon's Legion of Merit Medal citation during his retirement ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 13, 2016. Dixon served 30 years as a combat controller, earning the title of master parachutist with more than 400 military jumps including three combat jumps in Afghanistan. In total, he spent ten of those thirty years away from his family, consistently serving his nation's call in dangerous ground combat and training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kai White)

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Chief Master Sgt. Bruce Dixon final jump

Chief Master Sgt. Bruce Dixon, the command chief master sergeant of the 24th Special Operations Wing, gathers a parachute following the final jump of his career at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 3, 2016. Dixon, who is retiring after a 30-year career as a combat controller, is one of a handful of military members to complete three freefall jumps into combat since the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kai White)

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Chief Master Sgt. Bruce Dixon final jump

Chief Master Sgt. Bruce Dixon, the command chief master sergeant of the 24th Special Operations Wing, gathers a parachute after conducting his final military jump at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 3, 2016. Dixon, who is retiring after a 30-year career as a combat controller, is one of a handful of military members to complete three free-fall jumps into combat since the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kai White)

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Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon final jump

Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon, the command chief master sergeant of the 24th Special Operations Wing, descends during his final military jump at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 3, 2016. Dixon served 30 years as a combat controller, earning the title of master parachutist with more than 400 military jumps including three combat jumps in Afghanistan. In total, he spent ten of those thirty years away from his family, consistently serving his nation's call in dangerous ground combat and training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kai White)

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Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon final jump

Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon, the command chief master sergeant of the 24th Special Operations Wing, conducts his final military jump at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 3, 2016. Dixon, who is retiring after a 30-year career as a combat controller, is one of a handful of military members to complete three free-fall jumps into combat since the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kai White)

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Honoring the Fallen

Capt. Matthew D. Roland, Class of 2010 of the U.S. Air Force Academy, was killed in action in Afghanistan, Aug. 26, 2015. He posthumously received the Silver Star medal for his actions the day he died, when he acted quickly to save the lives of his teammates. (Courtesy photo/Released)

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