Fourteen airmen with Air Force Special Tactics to receive medals

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA – Ten medals will be awarded to airmen of the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron by Lt. Gen. Bradley A. Heithold, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, during a ceremony here, Aug. 18, at 11 a.m. The medals are being awarded for combat actions during deployments to Afghanistan.

Tech. Sgt. Matthew McKenna, a combat controller, will be presented the Silver Star Medal, the nation’s third highest decoration for valor, for gallantry he displayed in connection with military operations in Afghanistan, September 2013.

Link to article

Rally Point Management Employment Opportunities

Rally Point Management career opportunities at the following locations:

* Las Cruces, NM - MQ-1/9 Training

* Beale AFB, CA - MC12 Training

* Ft Sill, OK - JFO Course

Careers@RallyPointManagement.com

Two Special Tactics Airmen among Air Force’s 12 OAY for 2014

24th Special Operations Wing

8/5/2014 - HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Two members of the Air Force Special Tactics community were selected as two of the service's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2014, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced July 10.

Master Sgt. Delorean Sheridan, a combat controller assigned to the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Army Airfield, N.C., and Tech Sgt. Doug Matthews, a combat controller assigned to the Air National Guard's 125th Special Tactics Squadron in Portland, Ore., were named in the announcement.

An Air Force selection board at AFPC considered 35 nominees who represented major commands, direct reporting units, field operating agencies and Headquarters Air Force. The board selected 12 Airmen based on superior leadership, job performance and personal achievements.

Link to article: