U.S. Army Gen Bryan Fenton, left, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, and U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Shane Shorter, right, command senior enlisted leader of U.S. SOCOM, present the Colonel Arthur D. "Bull" Simons Award to U.S. Air Force retired Larry Ropka, Jr., during the 2025 Special Operations Forces Week Annual Award Ceremony in Tampa, Florida, May 8, 2025. U.S. Special Operations Command and the Global Special Operations Forces Foundation annually co-host SOF Week for the international SOF community to share lessons learned across the Department of Defense, the interagency, allies and partners, academia and industry. These relationships demonstrate the power of partnership to ensure our warfighters’ readiness. The SOF Week venue provides the team of teams to gather for collaboration, education and modernization in support of national defense priorities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Marleah Miller)
Date Taken: | 05.08.2025 |
Date Posted: | 05.15.2025 10:51 |
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