Air Force honors heroic Special Tactics officer Captain Matthew Roland
Stavros Atlamazoglou | May 17, 2021
In May, Air Commandos gathered to honor the late Captain Matthew Roland, a Special Tactics Officer, whose leadership saved a lot of lives during an insider attack in Afghanistan.
In a ceremony, the 24th Special Operations Wing dedicated one of its Special Tactics Training Squadron facilities to Cpt. Roland’s memory. The facility is used in the assessment and training of new Special Tactics officers.
Special Tactics Airmen along with friends and family do memorial push-ups after a dedication ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 6, 2021 in honor of U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Roland, a fallen special tactics officer. Roland was killed in action protecting his teammates during an ambush at an Afghan-led security checkpoint near Camp Antonik, Afghanistan, Aug. 26, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miranda Mahoney)
“Today I have the privilege of dedicating the Roland Field Leadership Training Complex,” said U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew Allen, commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, in a press release.
“It’s particularly meaningful to dedicate this training site to Matt as he spent years of his life honing his leadership expertise. At his core, [Matthew] was concerned with loving and protecting his family, being a leader in our Air Force and living out his warrior ethos. If there was a hardship, he’d endure it. If there was a burden, he’d help lift it. If there was a challenge…he’d meet it.”
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