Air Commandos gather during a remembrance ceremony for Senior Master Sgt. Rick DeMorgan Jr., a flight engineer with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Jan. 31, 2020. While awaiting retirement from active duty, DeMorgan Jr. was killed Jan. 23, 2020, fighting wildfires in Australia in a civilian capacity. (US Air Force video by Aiman First Class David Lynn)
Max, a military working dog with the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, not only survived his surgery, but also opened the eyes of his training staff and the Air Force to answering a new question: How do they reduce the risk of this happening again?
U.S. Air Force Capt. Holly Mapel fulfills her childhood dream of flying as a combat systems officer and operational flight test director with the 18th Flight Test Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida.
