A Special Tactics combat controller with the 24th Special
A Special Tactics combat controller with the 24th Special Operations Wing speaks with the parents of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin during a memorial service in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6, 2018... More
Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations
Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing lead hundreds of Airmen, trainees, and supporters during the initial five-mile starting leg of the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 22, 2019, at L... More
A Special Tactics Airman with the 24th Special Operations
A Special Tactics Airman with the 24th Special Operations Wing looks on as family members and supporters cheer for him during the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 23, 2019, near Weimar, Texas. The march, con... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Shane Story, a communication
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Shane Story, a communication journeyman with the 720th Special Tactics Group, fills up a water bottle during a team swap at the 2019 Special Tactics Memorial March, Feb. 24, 2019, n... More
U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen, along with support
U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen, along with support personnel including medics, documenters, and logistics personnel with the 24th Special Operations Wing, march in honor of fallen operators during the Sp... More
An independent duty medical technician with the 24th
An independent duty medical technician with the 24th Special Operations Wing bandages a Special Tactics Airman’s foot during the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb 26, 2019, near Eunice, Louisiana. This is the ... More
Airmen and volunteers light fires and line the a street
Airmen and volunteers light fires and line the a street with flags in a show of support for a team of Special Tactics Airmen ruck marching through Biloxi, Mississippi March 1, 2019. Twenty Special Tactics Airme... More
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein marches
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein marches alongside Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing during the Special Tactics Memorial March at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 4, 2018... More
Ron Bogolea, grandfather of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt.
Ron Bogolea, grandfather of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin, gives remarks during a memorial service in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6, 2018. Elchin was killed alongside two U.S. Army Special Forces... More
Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations
Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing lead hundreds of Airmen, trainees, and supporters during the initial five-mile starting leg of the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 22, 2019, at L... More
Air Force Special Operations Command Special Tactics
Air Force Special Operations Command Special Tactics Airmen ruck during the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 23, 2019, near Weimar, Texas. The memorial ruck march honors Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin, U.S. Air For... More
Air Force Special Operations Command Special Tactics
Air Force Special Operations Command Special Tactics Airmen ruck in honor of fallen ST brethren during the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 24, 2019, near Houston, Texas. Special Tactics Airmen begin their t... More
A support truck leads the way for U.S. Air Force Special
A support truck leads the way for U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen and other ruckers during the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 25, 2019, in Kountze, Texas. This is the 5th Special Tactics Memorial Mar... More
A Special Operations Surgical Team member with the
A Special Operations Surgical Team member with the 24th Special Operations Wing bandages a Special Tactics Airman’s foot during the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb 27, 2019, in Louisiana. Twenty Special Tact... More
Airmen from the 352nd Battlefield Airmen Training Squadron
Airmen from the 352nd Battlefield Airmen Training Squadron Detachment 1, Second Air Force and 81st Training Wing leadership join a team of Special Tactics Airmen ruck marching through Biloxi, Mississippi March ... More
A Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations
A Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing salutes during the presentation of colors during the Special Tactics Ruck March Memorial Ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 4, 2019. Twenty... More
A memorial for U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin,
A memorial for U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin, a Special Tactics combat controller with the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, is displayed during a service in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6, 2018. Elc... More
Hundreds of Special Tactics Airmen, trainees, and supporters
Hundreds of Special Tactics Airmen, trainees, and supporters perform memorial pushups to kick off the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 22, 2019, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Twenty Special Tactics Airm... More
Air Force Special Operations Command Air Commandos
Air Force Special Operations Command Air Commandos march in honor of fallen brethren Feb. 24, 2019, near Houston, Texas. This is the fifth Special Tactics Memorial March since 2009, which honors 20 Special Tact... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nate Wright, right, a Special
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nate Wright, right, a Special Tactics combat controller with the 24th Special Operations Wing, rucks during the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 24, 2019, near Columbus, Texas. Spec... More
A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator with the
A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator with the 24th Special Operations Wing smiles during the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 25, 2019, in Kountze, Texas. The ruck marchers are composed of 10 teams of t... More
A Special Operations Surgical Team member with the
A Special Operations Surgical Team member with the 24th Special Operations Wing bandages a Special Tactics Airman’s foot during the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb 27, 2019, in Louisiana. Twenty Special Tact... More
Airmen from the 352nd Battlefield Airmen Training Squadron,
Airmen from the 352nd Battlefield Airmen Training Squadron, Second Air Force and 81st Training Wing leadership join a team of Special Tactics Airmen ruck marching through Biloxi, Mississippi March 1, 2019. Twen... More
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein gives
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein gives remarks during the Special Tactics Ruck March Memorial Ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 4, 2019. Twenty Special Tactics Airmen rucked from Medina ... More
Members of a U.S. Air Force Base Honor Guard team present
Members of a U.S. Air Force Base Honor Guard team present the colors during a memorial service in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6, 2018. Hundreds of family, friends and teammates gathered to remember U.S. A... More
Hundreds of Special Tactics Airmen, trainees, and supporters
Hundreds of Special Tactics Airmen, trainees, and supporters perform memorial pushups to kick off the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 22, 2019, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Twenty Special Tactics Airm... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nate Wright, right, a Special
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nate Wright, right, a Special Tactics combat controller with the 24th Special Operations Wing, and teammate ruck on a Texas highway during the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 23, 2... More
Air Force Special Operation Command’s Special Tactics
Air Force Special Operation Command’s Special Tactics Airmen ruck in honor of fallen brethren during the 830-mile Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 24, 2019, near Houston, Texas. Batons detailing the names of... More
Hurlburt Field base honor guard members present the
Hurlburt Field base honor guard members present the colors during the Special Tactics Ruck March Memorial Ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 4, 2019. Twenty Special Tactics Airmen rucked from Medina Ann... More
Dawna Duez, mother of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan
Dawna Duez, mother of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin, a Special Tactics combat controller with the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, is presented a gift by a Veterans of Foreign Wars member during a memori... More
A 50-pound rucksack is staged in preparation of the
A 50-pound rucksack is staged in preparation of the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 22, 2019, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Twenty Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing are rucki... More
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Guilmain,
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Guilmain, command chief with the 24th Special Operations Wing, speaks to local media about the Special Tactics Memorial March, Feb. 23, 2019, at Columbus, Texas. Guilmai... More
Air Commandos assigned to the 24th Special Operations
Air Commandos assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing load coolers of water and supplies onto trucks for the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 24, 2014, near Houston, Texas. The memorial ruck march honor... More
A Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations
A Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing salutes a baton carrying the name of a fallen brethren during the Special Tactics Ruck March Memorial Ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 4,... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Scanlan, the mobilization
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Scanlan, the mobilization assistant to the commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, gives remarks during a memorial service in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6, 2018. E... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Griffie drives a truck
U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Griffie drives a truck during the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 24, 2014, near Houston, Texas. Airmen from various career fields including medical, logistics, and communicatio... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nate Wright, right, a Special
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nate Wright, right, a Special Tactics combat controller with the 24th Special Operations Wing, and a teammate ruck on a Texas highway during the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 23,... More
Twenty Special Tactics Airmen rucked from Medina Annex
Twenty Special Tactics Airmen rucked from Medina Annex at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas to Hurlburt Field, to pay tribute to Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin who was killed in Afghanistan on Nov. 27, 2018, and in ho... More
U.S. Air Force Col. Claude Tudor, Jr., commander of
U.S. Air Force Col. Claude Tudor, Jr., commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, gives remarks during a memorial service in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6, 2018. Elchin, a Special Tactics combat contr... More
Air Force Special Operation Command’s Special Tactics
Air Force Special Operation Command’s Special Tactics Airmen hug during a handoff of batons during the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 24, 2019, near Houston, Texas. The names of 20 Special Tactics Airmen a... More
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, left,
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, left, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, center, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Claude K. Tudor, Jr., commander... More
Airmen and family members perform memorial pushups
Airmen and family members perform memorial pushups in honor of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin, a Special Tactics combat controller with the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, during a memorial service in Mo... More
A Special Tactics Airman with the 24th Special Operations
A Special Tactics Airman with the 24th Special Operations Wing straps a baton carrying the name of a fallen brethren to his rucksack in preparation for the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 24, 2019, near Hou... More
Special Tactics senior leaders with the 24th Special
Special Tactics senior leaders with the 24th Special Operations Wing lead hundreds of Air Commandos, teammates and family in performing memorial push-ups following the Special Tactics Ruck March Memorial Ceremo... More
Air Commandos assigned to the 24th Special Operations
Air Commandos assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing load coolers of water and supplies onto trucks for the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 24, 2014, near Houston, Texas. The memorial ruck march honor... More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, gives remarks during the Special Tactics Ruck March Memorial Ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 4, 2018. Special Tac... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Doyle, a Special
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Doyle, a Special Tactics combat controller with the 24th Special Operations Wing, carries a flag while rucking to honor the fallen during the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb... More
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein gives
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein gives remarks during the Special Tactics Ruck March Memorial Ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 4, 2019. Twenty Special Tactics Airmen rucked from Medina ... More
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Claude K. Tudor, Jr., commander
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Claude K. Tudor, Jr., commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, gives remarks during the Special Tactics Ruck March Memorial Ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 4, 2019. Tw... More
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein gives
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein gives remarks during the Special Tactics Ruck March Memorial Ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 4, 2019. Twenty Special Tactics Airmen rucked from Medina ... More
A Special Tactics Airman with the 24th Special Operations
A Special Tactics Airman with the 24th Special Operations Wing salutes a baton carrying the name of a fallen brethren during the Special Tactics Ruck March Memorial Ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 4,... More
Special Tactics senior leaders with the 24th Special
Special Tactics senior leaders with the 24th Special Operations Wing lead hundreds of Air Commandos, teammates and family in performing memorial push-ups following the Special Tactics Ruck March Memorial Ceremo... More