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By 1st Lt. Alejandra Fontalvo , 24th Special Operations Wing / Published May 09, 2021 The family of U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Roland unveils a sign during a building dedication ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 6, 2021. The Special Tactics Training Squadron facility was renamed in honor of Roland, a 23rd STS special tactics officer who died protecting his teammates during an ambush at an Afghan-led security checkpoint near Camp Antonik, Afghanistan, Aug. 26, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amanda A. Flower-Raschella) Members of the Hurlburt Field ho...

Date Time Special tactics training complex dedicated to fallen STO In a split second while on a mission in 2015, Capt. Matthew Roland made the last leadership decision he would ever make. Without hesitation, he chose to protect his team and give them the best shot at overcoming an insider attack in Afghanistan, sacrificing his life in the process. To honor the fallen special tactics officer’s actions and courageous leadership, the 24th Special Operations Wing along with friends and family hosted a dedication ceremony in Roland’s honor, May 6 at “Today I have the privilege of dedicatin...

By 1st Lt. Alejandra Fontalvo , 24th Special Operations Wing / Published May 09, 2021 The family of U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Roland unveils a sign during a building dedication ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 6, 2021. The Special Tactics Training Squadron facility was renamed in honor of Roland, a 23rd STS special tactics officer who died protecting his teammates during an ambush at an Afghan-led security checkpoint near Camp Antonik, Afghanistan, Aug. 26, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amanda A. Flower-Raschella) Members of the Hurlburt Field ho...

Many medals are issued by the U.S. government to members of the Armed Forces. But what do the medals mean, how are they earned, and where do they rank in terms of prominence and prestige? Stacker takes a look at military medals and what they mean. TownNews.com Content Exchange Military medals and what they mean In 1787, Col. David Humphreys wrote: "Few inventions could be more happily calculated to diffuse the knowledge and preserve the memory of illustrious characters and splendid events, than medals.” The Revolutionary War colonel and aide de camp to Gen. George Washington made that...

24th Special Operations Wing HURLBURT FIELD — An airman with the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, part of the Hurlburt Field-headquartered 24th Special Operations Wing, received the Air Force Cross — the Air Force medal second only to the Medal of Honor — in a Thursday ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico. Staff Sgt. Alaxey Germanovich, an ST combat controller with the Air Force Special Operations Command, was awarded the nation’s second highest medal for gallantry against an armed enemy in combat. On April 8, 2017, Germanovich was attached to a team of Army Special Forces ...