Tell your story: center seeks input from Airmen for Cultural Studies Project

For many Airmen, working across other cultures provides some of the most memorable stories of their careers. A two-year research study began this month that will collect those stories to help Air Force educators provide better cross-cultural competence education and training to warfighters.Officials

Telling pilots where to go

Tech. Sgt. James Hicks, a 321st Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron air traffic control watch supervisor, clears aircraft to land while working in the ATC tower at a forward-deployed location supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Controllers working in the tower provide safe and expeditious

Telltale signs

Temporary Grand Forks AFB B-1 beddown approved

Seventeen B-1B Lancers and 800 Airmen from Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, are moving to Grand Forks AFB, beginning in December.

Temporary hospital finds permanent place in history

Airmen from the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group and the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron here worked together to preserve a piece of Balad Air Base, Logistics Support Area Anaconda and Operation Iraqi Freedom history. The emergency room from the old Balad AB Air Force Theater Hospital,

Temporary job turned into nearly six-decade career for budget analyst

The first Super Bowl, a presidential assassination, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, and a couple government shutdowns are just a few of the things Ramona Moore has passed on her path.

Ten Airmen selected for AFIT degree program

Air Force officials recently selected 10 enlisted Airmen to continue their education through the Enlisted to Air Force Institute of Technology Graduate Degree Program. Nine Airmen will pursue their degree programs at AFIT at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; one Airman will study at an

Tenacious trainers triumph in Katrina's wake

One of Keesler's most remarkable Hurricane Katrina success stories is the resurgence of the 81st Training Group. Training, Keesler's primary mission, has not only rebounded, but has flourished in the past year, said Col. Deborah Van De Ven, who took command of the 81st TRG a month after Katrina's

Tenant feedback drives housing programs improvement

Department of the Air Force housing program officials are analyzing data from the recently completed 2020 Department of Defense Annual Tenant Satisfaction Survey for trends and ways to improve the enterprise’s privatized and government-owned housing portfolio and tenant experience.

Tenn. ANG uses satellites to support humanitarian relief for Bahamas

The 118th Intel Group is providing humanitarian relief support using commercial satellite imagery and off-the-shelf technology from commercial open sources. This technology helps identify safe routes from airfields to distribution centers, medical facilities, schools, hotels and freshwater sources.

Tennessee Guard moves, prepares for C-5s

Air Force officials signed a land-exchange agreement with the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority on Sept. 20 allowing the Tennessee Air National Guard’s 164th Airlift Wing more space to convert from C-141B Starlifters to C-5 Galaxys.Fred Kuhn, deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for

Tennis: Air Force defeats Metro State, Colorado College

The U.S. Air Force Academy men's tennis team improved its record to 3-2 this season with a pair of victories over Metro State, 6-1, and Colorado College, 7-0, Feb. 9 at the Academy.The Falcons beat Metro State in the morning matches and then shut out Colorado College in the afternoon.The Falcons

Tennis: Air Force shuts out Dayton

The U.S. Air Force Academy men's tennis team won its second consecutive match by shutting out the University of Dayton 7-0 March 16 here. The Falcons improved to 9-6 this season with the victory. For the third straight match, the Air Force captured the Nos. 1 and 3 doubles matches. Sophomore Brett

Tennis: Falcons fall to Stetson

U.S. Air Force Academy women's tennis team fall to Stetson March 24 at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center here. The Hatters swept the three doubles matches and won at the top four singles positions to seal the victory and the Falcons record fell to 4-13. Junior Meghan Kiser and freshman Sarah Cassman

Tennis: Falcons fall to TCU

The U.S. Air Force Academy men's tennis team dropped its first Mountain West Conference match of the season falling 7-0 to No. 31 Texas Christian University March 27 at Las Vegas.The Falcons fell to 10-9 as the Air Force failed to win a single match against TCU. At No. 1 doubles, sophomore Brett

Tent teardown

Terminal construction at Bagram

Terrorism officials stress Airmen remain aware

After the attacks on September 11th, many people have become much more concerned with force protection methods, especially anti-terrorism measures. Despite the fact five years have passed, local security forces still receive numerous calls about anything that is seemingly awry. Although their

Terrorism: more than just al-Qaeda may be in your back yard

In the wake of the attacks that took place on Sept. 11, 2001, the Department of Defense implemented new initiatives to thwart future attacks on U.S. soil. These measures were called “threat conditions.” It wasn’t until 2004 that the Defense Department revamped threatcon procedures into what are now

Test acceleration expedites fielding warning system

Engineers here cut the test time for a crucial missile warning system from months to weeks, speeding the operational debut of the system on C-17 Globemaster IIIs.Changes to the system, which warns of an approaching missile and automatically fires flares to confuse the missile’s guidance system, were

Test and evaluation team helps lead effort in KC-135 defense system possibilities

In a combined effort between Air Mobility Command, Air National Guard, the KC-135 Stratotanker System Program Office, Northrop-Grumman officials and other agencies, for the first time a KC-135 Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures-based pod defensive system is becoming a reality. The pod, called

Test cell maintainers keep aircraft engines revving

Straddling an F-16 Fighting Falcon engine that is producing 30,000 pounds of thrust as it furiously roars full blast during testing is not for the faint hearted. The ground shakes as the engine shoots 30-foot flames out the exhaust with a deafening noise, and the strong winds can knock someone to

Test cell upgrades capability, reliability

Another piece of the digital age arrived June 14 at the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron engine-test cell here as the operational test of a C-130 Hercules engine with a new 21D model engine-test cell brought the unit up to par with home station capabilities. The new digital model brought

Test center fuses old, new technology for light attack

Test pilots and engineers here are learning what happens when high-tech systems are combined with low-tech airframes for a new, cost effective, light-attack aircraft.Light attack, a revitalized concept in the Air Force, addresses the need for an airplane that offers surveillance as well as strike

Test center officials link mobility to 'boots on the ground'

In the Southern Arizona desert, three C-130 Hercules aircraft recently rumbled over the saguaros and airdropped training bundles to a waiting combat controller. The historic drop was conducted digitally with a tactical data link known as the Situational Awareness Data Link, or SADL. It was the first

Test flight completed after F-35B modifications

The Ogden Air Logistics Complex completed an F-35B Lightning II functional check flight at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, June 18, after the first depot-level short take off and vertical landing modifications were completed on two F-35Bs for the Marine Corps.

Test helping put the LIDS on decontamination

Airmen from four major commands were here this week to test the effectiveness of a new decontamination system during an exercise that ends Nov. 18. The team is testing the lightweight inflatable decontamination system to see if it can effectively accomplish aircrew and ground crew contamination

Test Integration: three missions, three views, one goal

The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Air Force Test Center, and U.S. Air Force Warfare Center signed a Tri-Center Integrated Test and Evaluation Memorandum of Understanding which focuses on adopting a unified vision for driving integrated test and evaluation.

Test launch demonstrates safe, ready Minuteman III deterrent

The test demonstrates that the United States’ nuclear deterrent is safe, secure, reliable and effective to deter twenty-first century threats and reassure U.S. allies. Test launches are not a response or reaction to world events or regional tensions.

Test parachutists jump to conclusions

It has been said there is no good reason to jump out of a perfectly good airplane.  But a small cadre of Airmen here have a very good reason to do so -- saving lives. They don’t wear the maroon beret of the Air Force pararescue troops.  They are members of the 418th Flight Test Squadron’s test

Test pilot briefs T-6 nation

An F-16 Fighting Falcon’s sustained 9 g-force break turn is no small matter on a normal day. Imagine yourself there. Your head weighs 180 pounds and your arms are pinned to the stick and throttle; let go of your breath the wrong way, and you watch the world fade from gray to black in an instant. Now

Test pilot school adds cyberspace to test and evaluation training

The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School has a long, rich history of educating the best of the best in air and space.  Apollo 13 astronaut, Fred Haise; X-15 pilot, Joe Engle; and the first man to break the sound barrier, Chuck Yeager; are just a few of the notable Test Pilot School alumnae who have

Test Pilot School Ph.D. program accepting applications

The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School is accepting graduate applications through July 31 for the Air Force Institute of Technology in-residence engineering Ph.D. program.

Test Pilot School reaches new heights

The increasing push for a military space force has led Department of Defense officials to expand the Air Force envelope to include space education, with an emphasis on military applications.The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School here has followed suit, answering DOD’s call by creating the first

Test pilot school selection board date set

Air Force officials plan to hold the next test pilot school selection board here Oct. 30 through Nov. 3. The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School trains pilots, navigators and engineers to test and evaluate the newest aircraft and weapons systems. Applicants from all aircraft types and backgrounds must

Test pilot school selection board date set

The Air Force plans to hold its next test pilot school selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center here Nov. 15.The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School trains pilots, navigators and engineers to test and evaluate the newest aircraft and weapons systems.Applicants from all aircraft types and

Test pilot school selection board date set

Air Force officials plan to hold the next test pilot school selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center here Nov. 28 to Dec. 2 for classes beginning in July 2006 and January 2007.The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School trains pilots and navigators as well as civilian and military engineers to

Test Pilot School team proves how 'a dummy' can save money

In an Air Force setting that is locked on being financially-conscious and proactive under the current financial challenges, the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, at the request of the 418th Flight Test Squadron, is working with the squadron through the implementation of the school's Test Management

Test Pilot School updates admission requirements

Pilots, engineers and navigators applying for slots at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School here are finding some of the school's requirements have changed recently.The biggest difference for applicants comes in the easing of experience requirements for pilots and navigators.Beginning with this

Test pilot school wins international award

The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School here received the 2003 Richard G. Cross Award on Nov. 19 in Lihue, Hawaii.Presented by the International Test and Evaluation Association, the award recognized the contributions the school’s short courses made to the training and education of test and evaluation

Test program recruit prepares Airmen at USAF Special Operations School

The challenges of today's dynamic, global environment constantly require the Air Force to be prepared to engage with every region of the world. National security depends on the Air Force accomplishing its mission in each unique regional environment. Senior Airman Pawel Jarosz understands the ability

Test report: AFNet effective, suitable, mission-capable

The effort to manage Air Force web and email operations as one, consolidated enterprise took a giant step forward March 18, with release of a testing report on Air Force Intranet Increment 1, referred to as AFNet Inc 1. The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center's evaluation showed that

Test results show Active Denial System as nonlethal weapon

Air Force Research Laboratory officials here recently completed an extensive bioeffects research program for an invisible, counter personnel, directed-energy weapon known as the Active Denial System.Data showed that millimeter waves do not promote cancer or cause reproductive problems, and

Test satellite to provide warfighters eye in the sky

Fans of the television show "24" often watch fictional counter-terrorist agent Jack Bauer wipe out adversary cells even though he is often severely outnumbered. In his favor, he usually has real-time satellite locations of his enemies sent to his personal digital assistant so that he is always one

Test sets world land speed record

A 192-pound, fully instrumented Missile Defense Agency payload traveled a little more than three miles in 6.04 seconds April 29, validating Holloman's high-speed test track hypersonic upgrades and setting a world land speed record.Air Force Materiel Command experts conducted the test in New Mexico's

Test squadron demonstrates Sniper pod capability

Members of the 419th Flight Test Squadron here recently completed its initial developmental testing of the Sniper pod installed on a B-1B Lancer, designed to increase the aircraft's self-targeting capability. The Sniper pod, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, is an advanced targeting pod with

Test team aims at new machine gun for Pave Hawk

Arriving in the rain, an HH-60G Pave Hawk landed Jan. 5 at Edwards Air Force Base to begin testing the ballistic dispersion of a GAU-21 .50-caliber machine gun. The Pave Hawk will be at Edwards AFB until Jan. 22 where the 412th Test Wing and 418th Flight Test Squadron are providing the facilities,

Test team looks at new parachute for ACES II ejection seat

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) -- Members of the 418th Flight Test Squadron are testing a new parachute canopy for the Advanced Concept Ejection Seat II. Testers are collecting data on the GR7000 parachute, which has been proposed to replace the current C-9 canopy used in the ACES II ejection

Test track takes levitation to new speeds

While Holloman Air Force Base's High Speed Test Track is best known for its record breaking speed capabilities, it's also known for its innovation when it comes to new and improved technology. The 846th Test Squadron, home of the HHSTT, conducted their fifth magnetic

Test Trifecta: Orange, Emerald, Black Flag combine to enhance large-scale test

For the first time, the three independently executed large force test events collaborated in real-time for simultaneous execution focusing on securing electronic data sharing across geographically-separated battlespaces to enable long-range kill chains.

Test uniforms hit the streets

Airmen at two bases will get a first-hand look at the proposed new utility uniform Feb. 9 when the tiger-striped blue-, green- and gray-patterned ensemble begins its wear-test phase.Officials will deliver the distinctive uniforms to testers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and Langley AFB,

Test uniforms soon arriving at Elmendorf

In early 2002, the Air Force chief of staff and the U.S. Air Force Uniform Board put together a uniform that met distinct criteria. It had to be better fitting, less expensive and easier to maintain, and specific to the Air Force.Elmendorf is one of the nine testing sites for this proposed utility

Test wing shadows test-firing of Tomahawk cruise missile

Using both of Eglin Air Force Base’s water and land test ranges, a Navy Tomahawk cruise missile was launched in February from the USS Boise, a Los Angeles-class submarine under way in the Gulf of Mexico. Seconds after launch, the Tomahawk transitioned to cruise flight. It flew a fully guided

Test, evaluation squadron receives first Guardian Angel Air-Droppable Rescue Vehicles

The 88th Test and Evaluations Squadron received the first set of Guardian Angel Air-Deployable Rescue Vehicles in the Air Force's inventory Nov. 12.

Tester, Kendall, DAF senior leaders visit Malmstrom AFB

Senator Jon Tester, SecAF Frank Kendall and other DAF senior leaders visited Malmstrom AFB to engage with Airmen and receive updates on the ongoing missile community cancer study from DAF leadership.

Testers at Edwards meet with Auto GCAS survivor

Test pilots and engineers from the 416th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, California, had the chance to meet with one of the squadron’s success stories Aug. 25.

Testers set sights on joint strike fighter

Allowing a pilot to turn in any direction but still have access to information on the heads-up display at the front of the cockpit is the aim of testing here. Members of the 412th Test Wing completed a project June 20 to help evaluate a helmet-mounted display system for the F-35 joint strike

Testimony details Pentagon, VA plans for wounded warriors

The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are working together to address the needs of wounded warriors, defense officials told the House Armed Services Committee April 29. Gail H. McGinn, acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, charted what she called the "lines of

Testimony shows congressmen science, technology highlights

Air Force leaders showcased new technologies to members of the House Armed Services Committee at the Air Force Museum here July 19. The technologies would continue to be funded by $2.2 billion in fiscal 2004.Gen. Lester Lyles, the Air Force Materiel Command commander, and Maj. Gen. Paul Nielsen,

Testing center opens at Camp Bucca

Air Force security forces members here will now be able to redeploy home with their career development courses completed as base officials opened a new testing center.With many Airmen arriving for duty in the middle of upgrade training, Air Force leadership at Camp Bucca decided a testing center was

Testing joint capabilities

Testing readiness at Kunsan

Testing samples

Testing the tele lines

Testing the tower

Testing their skills

Testing under fire

Testing, one, two, three

Tech. Sgt. Alexander Kokovidis, a laboratory technician assigned to the 819/219 Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron's materials testing lab, tests an asphalt sample Dec. 17 at a forward-deployed location in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Kokovidis is conducting a specific gravity test by

Testing, tactics, training: Training squadron sets the bar

The 505th Test Squadron provides testing, tactics development and training for the United States military and coalition forces. Their focus is on providing advanced air operations center training and AOC testing and tactics development at the operational level of war.

Tests to compare CCAF, civilian degrees

Education offices at 60 Air Force and Air National Guard bases around the world will test Community College of the Air Force graduates to determine how they compare to counterparts in civilian institutions.The testing begins Oct. 14 and runs through Nov. 15.First-time CCAF degree recipients who have

Texas Air Guard prepares security forces Airmen for deployment

On the desert ranges of Fort Bliss, Texas, there is a lot of open space for Soldiers to train and prepare for combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Army operations are well-known here, but active-duty, guard and Reserve security forces Airmen are on the range too.Texas Air National Guard members trained

Texas ANG delivers water, aid after winter storm

From Feb. 14-20, Winter Storm Uri ー the worst polar vortex to hit Texas since 1989 ー spread cataclysmic damage and sent temperatures plummeting into the teens and single digits for more than four million Texans.

Texas ANG unit recognized for top family readiness program

Texas and Wisconsin National Guard units were among several from the reserve components recognized Friday at the 2012 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Awards ceremony here at the Pentagon.The 136th Airlift Wing, a part of the Texas National Guard, represented the Air National Guard.

Texas Guard prepares for season's first hurricane

About 2,500 members of the Texas National Guard are on standby in anticipation of Tropical Storm Alex, which is expected to become a hurricane and hit the lower Texas coast late July 1 or early July 2.The deployment of troops and the locations where they will go depends on future weather predictions

Texas Guard team wins first NGB innovation competition

The Texas Guard team, whose entry focused on development of 3D printer technology, beat out 110 submissions nationwide. Competitors pitched their ideas in rounds at the unit, state and regional levels. The winners advanced to the final round, held June 12.

Texas guardsmen provide back-to-back hurricane assistance

Texas Air National Guardsmen returning home from Hurricane Katrina duty had just enough time to catch up on sleep before receiving the order to repack their bags.Now they are preparing to deal with the aftermath of another hurricane, but this time it will hit closer to home. Hurricane Rita is

Texas military forces ready for Hurricane Dolly landfall

An approximately 500-member-strong joint task force is ready and waiting to help civil authorities save lives and support any evacuations for the Category 2 Hurricane Dolly hitting southern Texas July 23.Texas military forces -- a team made up of Texas Army and Air National Guard units  -- have set

Texas National Guard evacuates citizens for Hurricane Ike

Nine Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft from three states configured for medical air evacuation began transporting special-needs patients from the Corpus Christi, Texas, area the morning of Sept. 10 in preparation for Hurricane Ike's expected landfall Sept. 13. The mission falls under Texas

Texas National Guard ready for Hurricane Dean strike

About 4,700 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, most of them from Texas, are making final preparations Aug. 20 for a rapid response should Hurricane Dean strike the Texas coast the end of August. Another 5,000 Texas Soldiers and Airmen are poised for activation should Texas Gov. Rick Perry deem it

Texas National Guard relief efforts move to rural areas

As power is restored to smaller cities, Texas National Guardsmen are moving further into rural areas of Texas to assist Federal Emergency Management Agent officials with distribution of food, water and ice to Hurricane Rita victims. Task Force-Seguin, which comprises 300 Army and Air National

Texas National Guard relief mission begins drawing down

With power coming on throughout the area, Texas National Guardsmen with Task Force-Seguin transferred food and water distribution duties to other task forces and local authorities Oct. 4. The team returned to their home units and families Oct. 5. “There are still a few rural areas requiring

Texas National Guard team responds to bird deaths

In a scene reminiscent of emergency measures seen in cities across the country after 9/11, downtown Austin, Texas, was temporarily blocked to people and traffic so authorities could investigate the unexplained deaths of more than 60 birds Jan. 8. Together with local, state and federal responders,

Texas ROTC cadet is top in nation

The Air Force Association named Cadet Dylan J. Meador of Angelo State University's Air Force ROTC Detachment 847 the Outstanding ROTC Cadet of the Year for 2014.

Texas schools send Valentines to Southwest Asia Airmen

Texas students get taste of Air Force science, engineering

Air Force Personnel Center officials here hope to whet the appetites of young science, math and engineering students, so they might later seek "blue chip" career paths, hopefully Air Force blue. Toward this end, AFPC's science and engineering career field management team have partnered with the

Texas team teaches expeditionary medical techniques in Hawaii

The Republic of Moku is a fictitious Pacific island chain, but during exercise Pacific Lifeline it is home to real-world training as more than 90 medical Airmen assigned to Pacific Air Forces practice how to deploy and provide critical services following a natural disaster. Assisting them is a

Texas, Washington Air National Guard participate in Brazilian-led international exercise

Brazil held its multinational air combat exercise CRUZEX VII Nov. 18-30, with participation from the U.S. and six other partner nations.Guardsmen from the Texas and Washington Air National Guard joined the two-week long exercise and lent support by providing fighter and tanker aircraft as well as

Texas-based Airman's family takes steps to help tornado victims

Efforts to help people who were injured or lost their homes began almost immediately after a deadly tornado struck Moore, Okla., May 20.One of those willing to help was Tech. Sgt. Shane Buss, the 47th Flying Training Wing's equal opportunity NCO-in-charge, along with his wife and four children."I

TF33 jet engine shop up and running at Tinker

The Air Force's lone TF33 Jet Engine Intermediate Maintenance shop here achieved full operational capability status in October. "This marks a shift of engine workload from field units to the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, enabling the warfighter to focus more on expeditionary capabilities and

TFSC-SA, AFPC Web applications unavailable for system maintenance

The Total Force Service Center-San Antonio, A1 Service Desk and Air Force Personnel Center Web applications will be unavailable from 6 p.m. Feb. 23 to 8 a.m. Feb. 24 CDT for system maintenance. The major personnel applications and systems affected by this maintenance event include all of AFPC's

TFSC-SA, myPers website unavailable during scheduled maintenance

The Total Force Service Center-San Antonio, A1 Service Desk and myPers website will be unavailable from 6 p.m. Oct. 5 to 6 a.m. Oct. 8 CST for scheduled maintenance. AFPC's public website at http://www.afpc.af.mil will be online for general personnel news. The major personnel applications and

Thai air chief visit fosters strategic relationship

The Royal Thai Air Force commander-in-chief met with his Pacific Air Forces counterpart during a visit here Sept. 7 through 10. Air Chief Marshal Itthaporn Subhawong and Gen. Gary North, the PACAF commander, spent time together strengthening the long-standing relationship and paving the way for

Thai students visit air force base

Royal Thai Air Force members opened their gates to the public for the first time March 10 for an open house featuring U.S. Air Force aircraft and people, here.Approximately 50 students from Ban Phaknam School, located about one hour away from the base, visited with Airmen participating in Cope Tiger

Thais, Americans join forces for Exercise Teak Torch training

About 130 Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group from Kadena Air Base, Japan, traveled to Udon Thani AB, to join forces with the Royal Thai air force for Exercise Teak Torch. "The joint combined exercise training events are designed to enhance U.S. military training and are conducted in many

Thanking those who saluted America

The U.S. Air Force performed this year’s “Salute to America” with a series of military flyovers at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, South Dakota, July 3, and Washington, D.C., July 4, to celebrate Independence Day – the nation’s 244th birthday.

Thanksgiving at home away from home

The streets were lined with hundreds of expatriates cheering, holding up welcome signs and even saluting as buses arrived. Based on the crowd's reaction it may have appeared the buses contained celebrities, but in fact, they carried hundreds of service members from various military installations

That looks like it hurts

That new car smell

The 48th Fighter Wing here received the first two of 10 new F-15E Strike Eagles bought under contract from the Boeing Co. They are the first new F-15s the wing has received since 1996. The E-model has two Pratt and Whitney F100-P&W-229 engines, each generating 29,000 pounds of thrust. The

'That others may live' Air Force hero remembered

April 11 was an important anniversary for all Airmen as it marked 41 years since Airman 1st Class William Pitsenbarger, pararescue crewmember, distinguished himself by extreme valor near Cam My, Republic of Vietnam. The slogan 'that others may live' is the foundation of everything Air Force

That others may live: Silver Star medal for fallen Airman, son

Capt. Matthew Roland, of the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, posthumously received the Silver Star on June 1 for actions taken during an ambush Aug. 26, 2015, in Afghanistan. Roland's family accepted the decoration on behalf of the fallen special tactics officer.