Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Callaway | 1st Special Operations Wing | 02.29.2012
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Justin Atwood, standardization and evaluation liaison officer for the 34th Special Operations Squadron, hugs Michelle Schmidt, girlfriend of fallen Air Commando 1st Lt. Justin Wilkens from the 34th SOS, at Freedom Hangar at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 28, 2012. Atwood was an escort for a memorial service held in honoring Wilkens and three fellow Airmen who died Feb. 18,......
Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Callaway | 1st Special Operations Wing | 02.28.2012
A memorial wreath and photo honoring 1st Lt. Justin T. Wilkens, a combat systems officer from the 34th Special Operations Squadron, is on display during a memorial service at Freedom Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 28, 2012. Wilkens and three fellow airmen passed away Feb. 18, 2012, when their U-28A was involved in an accident over Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Vanessa Valentine | 1st Special Operations Wing | 02.28.2012
A memorial of tactical gear, a folded flag, and photos of four fallen airmen rest on display during a memorial service at Freedom Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., during a memorial service held Feb. 28, 2012. The memorial honored the service and contributions made by Capt. Ryan P. Hall from the 319th Special Operations Squadron, Capt. Nicholas S. Whitlock and 1st Lt. Justin J. Wilkens from the......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Vanessa Valentine | 1st Special Operations Wing | 02.28.2012
Hundreds from the special operations community gather at a memorial service at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 28, 2012. The ceremony honored the lives of Capt. Ryan P. Hall from the 319th Special Operations Squadron, Capt. Nicholas S. Whitlock and 1st Lt. Justin J. Wilkens from the 34th Special Operations Squadron and Senior Airman Julian S. Scholten from the 25th Intelligence Squadron who all......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Vanessa Valentine | 1st Special Operations Wing | 02.28.2012
Hundreds from the special operations community gather at a memorial service at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 28, 2012. The ceremony honored the lives of Capt. Ryan P. Hall from the 319th Special Operations Squadron, Capt. Nicholas S. Whitlock and 1st Lt. Justin J. Wilkens from the 34th Special Operations Squadron and Senior Airman Julian S. Scholten from the 25th Intelligence Squadron who all......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Vanessa Valentine | 1st Special Operations Wing | 02.28.2012
Yumiko Southard, Senior Airman Julian S. Scholten's mother, is comforted by stepfather Senior Master Sgt. Leon Southard II while Scholten's wife, Diamond and mother-in-law Dorothy Clark look on during a ceremony held at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 28, 2012, honoring Scholten and three other Hurlburt airmen killed in a Feb. 18, 2012, U-28A crash in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt.......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Vanessa Valentine | 1st Special Operations Wing | 02.28.2012
U.S. Air Force Col. Jim Slife, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, gives remarks during a ceremony honoring the service and contributions of four fallen airmen, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 28, 2012. The ceremony honored the lives of Capt. Ryan P. Hall from the 319th Special Operations Squadron, Capt. Nicholas S. Whitlock and 1st Lt. Justin J. Wilkens from the 34th Special Operations......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Vanessa Valentine | 1st Special Operations Wing | 02.28.2012
Members of the Air Force special operations community pay their final respects at a memorial service at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 28, 2012. The ceremony honored the lives of Capt. Ryan P. Hall from the 319th Special Operations Squadron, Capt. Nicholas S. Whitlock and 1st Lt. Justin J. Wilkens from the 34th Special Operations Squadron and Senior Airman Julian S. Scholten from the 25th......
