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    17th STS dedicates building to late TACP operator [Image 3 of 6]

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    A dedication ceremony is taking place outside a military building being named the 'MSgt Joshua GC Gavulic Human Performance Training Center' for the United States Air Force 17th Special Tactics Squadron. Two individuals in civilian athletic wear are removing a blue tarp covering what appears to be a newly unveiled sign or display, while a uniformed soldier stands to the left observing. A person in the foreground watches the unveiling from behind.

    FORT BENNING, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES

    02.23.2019

    Photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick 

    Air Force Special Tactics   

    More than 60 friends, teammates and family gathered at the newly renamed Master Sgt. Joshua M. Gavulic Human Performance Center at Fort Benning, Ga., Feb. 23, 2019. On Feb 21, 2014, Gavulic, a ST TACP operator with the 17th Special Tactics Squadron, was killed in a parachute accident while conducting a military free-fall proficiency training mission in Eloy, Arizona. Special Tactics operators with the 17th STS, 24th Special Operations Wing, Air Force Special Operations Command, deploy with special operations forces to provide joint terminal attack control and maximize the impacts of air power by controlling and directing precise strikes to destroy enemy terrain, positions and resources. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)

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    Date Taken: 02.23.2019
    Date Posted: 02.24.2019 10:38
    Photo ID: 5127552
    VIRIN: 190223-F-UQ958-1052
    Resolution: 7630x4292
    Size: 15.55 MB
    Location: FORT BENNING, GEORGIA, US
    Web Views: 112
    Downloads: 6

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    A group of people are gathered in what appears to be a military fitness facility or gym for a formal ceremony or presentation. A person in military uniform is visible at the front near a podium with an official seal, while attendees stand facing the front. A commemorative display board with a portrait and text is visible on the left side of the image.
    A group of people are gathered in what appears to be an office hallway or corridor, with a bald bearded man photographing a large military painting on the wall. The painting depicts a soldier in full combat gear sitting in a snowy landscape holding a rifle. Two office doors are visible in the background, one with a yellow ribbon attached.
    A dedication ceremony is taking place outside a military building being named the 'MSgt Joshua GC Gavulic Human Performance Training Center' for the United States Air Force 17th Special Tactics Squadron. Two individuals in civilian athletic wear are removing a blue tarp covering what appears to be a newly unveiled sign or display, while a uniformed soldier stands to the left observing. A person in the foreground watches the unveiling from behind.
    A large group of individuals in athletic/military-style clothing are performing push-ups in a paved outdoor area in front of a beige metal building numbered 2860. The scene appears to be a physical training session, likely at a military installation or training facility, with observers watching from the right side. Various fitness equipment including a pull-up rig, plyo boxes, resistance bands, and large tires are visible in the area.
    The image shows a memorial plaque and dedication sign for MSgt Joshua 'GC' Gavulic at Fort Benning, Georgia. The Human Performance Training Center of the United States Air Force 17th Special Tactics Squadron (Building 2860) has been named in his honor. The bronze memorial plaque on a granite base commemorates MSgt Joshua M. Gavulic, who lived from August 5, 1979 to February 21, 2014.
    A group of approximately 11 people, including adults and children, pose together in front of a dedication sign for the 'MSgt Joshua GC Gavulic Human Performance Training Center' at the United States Air Force 17th Special Tactics Squadron, Building 2860. Several individuals are wearing memorial t-shirts reading 'Joshua M. Gavulic Memorial Ride 2015,' suggesting this is a family or memorial gathering. A stone monument with an engraved biblical quote ('Whom Shall I Send? And Who Will Go For Us? And I Said, Here Am I, Send Me!') is visible to the left.

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