Col. Jim Slife, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, command chief of the 1st SOW, right, present Senior Airman Joe McFadden, a public affairs specialist from the 1st SOW, center, with the Team Hurlburt Airman of the Year award at the 2011 Team Hurlburt Annual Awards Banquet at the Soundside Club at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 24, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo) (Released)

Col. Jim Slife, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, command chief of the 1st SOW, right, present Senior Airman Taylor Gardenour, 1st Special Operations Component Maintenance Squadron, center, with the Team Hurlburt Ceremonial Guardsman of the Year award at the 2011 Team Hurlburt Annual Awards Banquet at the Soundside Club at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 24, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo) (Released)

Col. Jim Slife, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, command chief of the 1st SOW, right, present Senior Master Sgt. Justin Sumerlin, Air Force Special Operations Command, center, with the Team Hurlburt Senior NCO of the Year award at the 2011 Team Hurlburt Annual Awards Banquet at the Soundside Club at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 24, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo) (Released)

Col. Jim Slife, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, command chief of the 1st SOW, right, present Senior Master Sgt. Brian Stone, first sergeant of the 4th Special Operations Squadron, center, with the 1st SOW First Sergeant of the Year award at the 2011 Team Hurlburt Annual Awards Banquet at the Soundside Club at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 24, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo) (Released)

Col. Jim Slife, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, command chief of the 1st SOW, right, present Maj. Joshua Petry, 15th Special Operations Squadron, center, with the 1st SOW Field Grade Officer of the Year award at the 2011 Team Hurlburt Annual Awards Banquet at the Soundside Club at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 24, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo) (Released)

Col. Jim Slife, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, command chief of the 1st SOW, right, present Maj. Patrick Kolesiak, Air Force Special Operations Command, center, with the Team Hurlburt Field Grade Officer of the Year award at the 2011 Team Hurlburt Annual Awards Banquet at the Soundside Club at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 24, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo) (Released)

Col. Jim Slife, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, command chief of the 1st SOW, right, present Jeanne Johnson, 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, center, with the 1st Special Operations Wing GS 1-8 Civilian of the Year award at the 2011 Team Hurlburt Annual Awards Banquet at the Soundside Club at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 24, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo) (Released)

Col. Jim Slife, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, command chief of the 1st SOW, right, present Byron Stubblefield, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, center, with the Team Hurlburt GS 9-12 Civilian of the Year award at the 2011 Team Hurlburt Annual Awards Banquet at the Soundside Club at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 24, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo) (Released)

Col. Jim Slife, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, command chief of the 1st SOW, right, present Bruce Sheffield, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, center, with the 1st Special Operations Wing Wage Grade Civilian of the Year award at the 2011 Team Hurlburt Annual Awards Banquet at the Soundside Club at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 24, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo) (Released)