RLTW - Technical Sgt John Chapman, killed in Action in Afghanistan in 2002 during the Battle of Takur Ghar, 24th STS (JSOC) Combat Controller. Air Force Cross awardee, soon to be (posthumously)
![On a Snow-Covered Mountain in Afghanistan, John Chapman Made a Heroic One-Man Stand | Air & Space Magazine| Smithsonian Magazine On a Snow-Covered Mountain in Afghanistan, John Chapman Made a Heroic One-Man Stand | Air & Space Magazine| Smithsonian Magazine](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/bgfdhonvWMjStDgWXKU6vuLUHCs=/1000x750/filters:no_upscale():focal(647x196:648x197)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/76/45/76457a2c-1b93-4d9d-9e21-012268a789de/23b_sep2019_leadbookcover_live.jpg)
On a Snow-Covered Mountain in Afghanistan, John Chapman Made a Heroic One-Man Stand | Air & Space Magazine| Smithsonian Magazine
![Air Commandos from Hurlburt Field render a salute as a motorcade escorting the family of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, a special tactics combat controller, passes the base in Mary Air Commandos from Hurlburt Field render a salute as a motorcade escorting the family of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, a special tactics combat controller, passes the base in Mary](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PG9BJX/air-commandos-from-hurlburt-field-render-a-salute-as-a-motorcade-escorting-the-family-of-us-air-force-tech-sgt-john-chapman-a-special-tactics-combat-controller-passes-the-base-in-mary-esther-florida-aug-20-2018-president-donald-trump-will-posthumously-award-the-medal-of-honor-to-chapmans-family-at-a-ceremony-on-august-22-for-his-extraordinary-heroism-in-march-2002-while-deployed-to-afghanistan-this-marks-the-first-medal-of-honor-to-be-awarded-to-a-special-tactics-airman-us-air-force-photo-by-senior-airman-joseph-pick-PG9BJX.jpg)
Air Commandos from Hurlburt Field render a salute as a motorcade escorting the family of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, a special tactics combat controller, passes the base in Mary
![Air Force combat controller's posthumous Medal of Honor caps massive effort to upgrade award | Stars and Stripes Air Force combat controller's posthumous Medal of Honor caps massive effort to upgrade award | Stars and Stripes](https://www.stripes.com/news/539884.jpg/alternates/LANDSCAPE_910/Tech.%20Sgt.%20John%20A.%20Chapman%20shown%20at%20the%20rank%20of%20S)
Air Force combat controller's posthumous Medal of Honor caps massive effort to upgrade award | Stars and Stripes
The Heroism of Tech. Sgt John A. Chapman on Roberts Ridge | On March 4, 2002, U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant John A. Chapman was killed in action on Takur Ghar, now
![Special tactics community 'fortunate' to have an airman up for Medal of Honor, Air Force Cross recipient says Special tactics community 'fortunate' to have an airman up for Medal of Honor, Air Force Cross recipient says](https://www.airforcetimes.com/resizer/rnKKck2l9c08r5sYTxruYcAHtWk=/arc-photo-archetype/arc3-prod/public/QBNG5GZVFJE3NOEGY2KLH22VOU.png)
Special tactics community 'fortunate' to have an airman up for Medal of Honor, Air Force Cross recipient says
![Air Force Unveils Statue at Pope Posthumously Honoring MSgt. John Chapman | Air & Space Forces Magazine Air Force Unveils Statue at Pope Posthumously Honoring MSgt. John Chapman | Air & Space Forces Magazine](https://www.airandspaceforces.com/Image/Features/PublishingImages/2019/June%202019/06032019%20Chapman.jpg)
Air Force Unveils Statue at Pope Posthumously Honoring MSgt. John Chapman | Air & Space Forces Magazine
![U.S. Air Force Col. Mason Dula, Special Warfare Training Wing commander, speaks during the Master Sgt. John Chapman Medal of Honor plaque unveiling ceremony at Airmen's Heritage Park at Joint Base San U.S. Air Force Col. Mason Dula, Special Warfare Training Wing commander, speaks during the Master Sgt. John Chapman Medal of Honor plaque unveiling ceremony at Airmen's Heritage Park at Joint Base San](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GKBEB5/us-air-force-col-mason-dula-special-warfare-training-wing-commander-speaks-during-the-master-sgt-john-chapman-medal-of-honor-plaque-unveiling-ceremony-at-airmens-heritage-park-at-joint-base-san-antonio-randolph-march-4-2021-chapman-was-a-combat-controller-who-was-posthumously-awarded-the-medal-of-honor-aug-22-2018-for-his-actions-in-the-battle-of-takur-ghar-during-the-war-in-afghanistan-he-is-the-first-airman-to-receive-the-medal-of-honor-since-the-vietnam-war-2GKBEB5.jpg)