by 1st Lt Jerred Moon
24th Special Operations Wing
8/5/2014 - HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Two
members of the Air Force Special Tactics community were selected as two
of the service's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2014, Air Force
Personnel Center officials announced July 10.
Master Sgt. Delorean Sheridan, a combat controller assigned to the 21st
Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Army Airfield, N.C., and Tech Sgt. Doug
Matthews, a combat controller assigned to the Air National Guard's 125th
Special Tactics Squadron in Portland, Ore., were named in the
announcement.
An Air Force selection board at AFPC considered 35 nominees who
represented major commands, direct reporting units, field operating
agencies and Headquarters Air Force. The board selected 12 Airmen based
on superior leadership, job performance and personal achievements.
Both Sheridan and Matthews received Silver Star Medals in 2013 for
exceptional valor they displayed during separate conflicts with the
enemy while deployed to Afghanistan in 2012.
The recipients of the award are authorized to wear the Outstanding
Airman of the Year ribbon with the bronze service star device on the
ribbon. They are also authorized to wear the Outstanding Airman of the
Year badge for one year from the date of formal presentation.
Thirteen Special Tactics Airmen earned this honor since Sept. 11, 2001
and 25 total since the birth of Special Tactics on Dec. 22, 1976.
With six Air Force Crosses and 31 Silver Stars, the Special Tactics
community is the most highly decorated community in the Air Force dating
back to the end of the Vietnam War.
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