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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.

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Members of the 551st Special Operations Squadron stand together for a group photo after a fini flight at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 29, 2021. The 551 SOS will be standing down June 15, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vernon R. Walter III)

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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 Col. Matthew Allen, the commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, and U.S. Air Force, retired, Col. Mark Roland, father of U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Roland, walk to unveil a sign during a building dedication ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 6, 2021.

A Special Tactics Training Squadron facility is renamed after U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Roland, a special tactics officer who died in combat near Camp Antonik, Afghanistan, Aug. 26, 2015, at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 6, 2021.

Special Tactics Airmen along with friends and family do memorial push-ups after a dedication ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 6, 2021 i

Members of the Hurlburt Field Honor Guard present the colors during a dedication ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 6, 2021.

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Female Airman hold decorative pallet board with photos of her children attached.

Members of the 551st Special Operations Squadron stand together for a group photo after a fini flight at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 29, 2021. The 551 SOS will be standing down June 15, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vernon R. Walter III)

Capt. Tyler Davenport, 551st Special Operations chief of safety, gets sprayed after a fini flight at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 29, 2021. The flight was flown to commemorate the phasing out of the 551 SOS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vernon R. Walter III)

Lt. Col. John Lyford, 551st Special Operations director of operations, comes off an AC-130W aircraft after a fini flight at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 29, 2021. After the 551 SOS stands down, the intent is to move gunship training to Hurlburt Field, Florida, and potentially Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vernon R. Walter III)

Lt. Col. Kris Airkens, 551st Special Operations Squadron commander, and Senior Master Sgt. Aaron Drain, 551 SOS senior enlisted leader, salute an AC-130W aircraft as it pulls in after a flight at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 29, 2021. The squadron, a tenant unit of the 492nd Special Operations Wing, has been at Cannon since July 24, 2009, after its reactivation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vernon R. Walter III)

An AC-130W aircraft, piloted by members of the 551st Special Operations Squadron, pulls in after their fini flight at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 29, 2021. The squadron will be officially made inactive June 15, 2021, but the flight marked the end of training at the 551 SOS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vernon R. Walter III)

An AC-130W aircraft, piloted by members of the 551st Special Operations Squadron, flies over Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 29, 2021. The flight was flown to commemorate the last training flight of the 551 SOS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vernon R. Walter III)

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