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MoH Recipient John Chapman, Remembered at Camp Cunningham

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Personnel from Bagram Airfield and the Special Operations community gathered at the Memorial Courtyard at Camp Cunningham to recognize Medal of Honor recipient, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John A. Chapman. During the Medal of Honor commemoration ceremony, Airman from the 26th Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron (ESTS) remembered the courage and …

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Medal of Honor presented to TSgt John Chapman’s family

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WASHINGTON (AFNS) — On what would have been their 26th wedding anniversary, Tech. Sgt. John Chapman’s widow, Valerie Nessel, accepted his Medal of Honor from President Donald Trump during a ceremony at the White House Aug. 22. “We are gathered together this afternoon to pay tribute to a fallen warrior, a great warrior…and to award him …

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DoD Aerial Footage of CCT John Chapman’s final moments

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Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during a 2002 fight against al-Qaida in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense released a video Aug. 9, 2018, of Chapman’s last stand against an entrenched foe.

John Chapman video details his heroic actions

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Chief mentors Airmen their career field doesn’t define them

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COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, MS, UNITED STATES 06.15.2018 Story by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb 14th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs Chief Master Sgt. Bradley Reilly wasn’t born with a scarlet beret in one hand and a land-to-air communications radio in the other. In fact, being a combat controller wasn’t his idea of a dream job …

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Special Tactics Airman visits Schriever

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A combat controller with the 24th Special Operations Wing visited Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado to educate enlisted and officer Airmen interested in cross-training into special tactics in the First Term Airmen Classroom, May 1. Tech. Sgt. William Johnson, combat controller in charge of cross-training noncommissioned officers with the 24th Special Operations Wing Special Tactics …

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Airman killed at Roberts Ridge to receive Medal of Honor, report says

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FROM STARS & STRIPES By JAMES BOLINGER A combat controller killed in action in Afghanistan in 2002 is set to become the first airman awarded the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War, according to a national security news site. Tech. Sgt. John Chapman will be awarded the medal posthumously later this year, Task & Purpose …

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353rd Special Operations Group wraps up Cobra Gold 2018

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U-TAPAO, THAILAND 02.23.2018 Story by Capt. Jessica Tait 353rd Special Operations Group (DVIDSHUB.NET) The 353rd SOG trained side-by-side with their Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) counterparts throughout the exercise, conducting formation and low-level aviation, military free fall (MFF) operations, assault zone establishment and control, fixed and rotary wing fires, rigging alternate method Zodiac (RAMZ) airdrops, an overwater …

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Training to Strengths & Weaknesses

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The Problem A common mistake guys consistently make when training for selection is how and where they focus their energy while training. Too often, candidates are spending time in the exact opposite manner as they should be to prepare for what could be considered the biggest hurdle of their entire life. Battlefield Airmen selection …

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Silver Star awarded for Mosul offensive

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From the 24 SOW HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. — The steel enforced car bomb barreled relentlessly toward the joint special operations team … it seemingly came from nowhere. A Special Tactics operator, exposed in an open turret hatch, began to fire the Humvee-mounted M2 machinegun into the large pickup truck, as it hurtled closer and closer. …

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MoH Recipient John Chapman, Remembered at Camp Cunningham

Medal of Honor presented to TSgt John Chapman’s family

DoD Aerial Footage of CCT John Chapman’s final moments

John Chapman video details his heroic actions

Chief mentors Airmen their career field doesn’t define them

Special Tactics Airman visits Schriever

Airman killed at Roberts Ridge to receive Medal of Honor, report says

353rd Special Operations Group wraps up Cobra Gold 2018

Training to Strengths & Weaknesses

Silver Star awarded for Mosul offensive

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