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Special tactics airman who fell from a C-130 was dedicated to ‘God, our freedoms, peace, and his family’
Condiff was a special tactics combat controller assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, 24th Special Operations Wing. He went missing no Nov. 5 after landing in the water about four miles ...
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Special tactics airman at Hurlburt dies in off-base incident
Staff Sgt. Jorge A. Hernandez, 26, a special tactics combat controller with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, died in an off-duty incident in Nashville, Tennessee, Jan. 1. (Senior Airman Joseph ...
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‘He made us all better.’ Family, Special Tactics airmen bid farewell to fallen combat controller
The Dyess Air Force Base Honor Guard perform a three-volley salute during the military funeral honors of Staff Sgt. Cole Condiff, a special tactics combat controller, at the Church of Jesus Christ ...
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Wounded Warrior Makes Final Jump
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- One by one, Airmen from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron lined up at the back of a C-130 Hercules, paused, then stepped off the aircraft Oct. 16, completing their free ...
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'This is a tragic loss': Missing Hurlburt airman identified as recovery efforts continue
Cole Condiff, 29, was a special tactics combat controller with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, 24th Special Operations Wing, Air Force Special Operations Command, according to news release from ...
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An Airman Died After His Chute Opened While He Was Still in the Plane, Says New Report
Cole Condiff, a Special Tactics combat controller with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, part of the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The Nov. 5 accident led to a 17-day ...
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Missing airman who fell out of plane into Gulf of Mexico identified as 29-year-old Special Tactics combat controller
U.S. Air Force The Dallas native was with the Air Force's 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, 24th Special Operations Wing and "was specially trained and equipped for immediate deployment into combat ...
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Hurlburt airman awarded Silver Star Medal for service in Iraq
Staff Sgt. Christopher Lewis is a special tactics operator stationed with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron. A 27-year-old Hurlburt airman received a Silver Star Medal — the third-highest ...
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UNSUNG HEROES: The Airman Who Gave His Life To Warn Others Of Insider Attack
On Aug. 26, 2015, Capt. Matthew Roland of the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron was leading a special operations forces convoy back to Camp Antonik in Helmand province, Afghanistan, when the bus he ...
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MILITARY DEATHS
He was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Sean D. Diamond, 41, of Dublin, Calif.; staff sergeant, Army. Diamond died Feb. 15 in As Salam, Iraq, when an ...
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Kansas State University
Prior to joining K-State, Burris spent nearly a year as the Athletic Trainer Program Manager at the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron in Hurlburt Field, Florida. With the Special Tactics Squadron, the ...