Army Maj. Gen. James Linder, U.S. Special Operations Command chief of staff, presents a 2018 Special Operations Forces Communicator of the Year award to Greg Jewell, 11th Special Operations Intelligence Squadron, on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 12, 2018. The SCOTY awards recognize enlisted, warrant officer, commissioned officer, and civilian communicators who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, gallantry, integrity, and moral courage, and whose significant contributions have improved SOF communications mission capabilities. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Barry Loo)
Army Maj. Gen. James Linder, U.S. Special Operations Command chief of staff, presents a 2018 Special Operations Forces Communicator of the Year award to Petty Officer 1st Class John Albin, Navy Special Warfare Command, on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 12, 2018. The SCOTY awards recognize enlisted, warrant officer, commissioned officer, and civilian communicators who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, gallantry, integrity, and moral courage, and whose significant contributions have improved SOF communications mission capabilities. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Barry Loo)
Army Maj. Gen. James Linder, U.S. Special Operations Command chief of staff, presents a 2018 Special Operations Forces Communicator of the Year award to Chief Petty Officer Richard Williams, Navy Special Warfare Command, on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 12, 2018. The SCOTY awards recognize enlisted, warrant officer, commissioned officer, and civilian communicators who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, gallantry, integrity, and moral courage, and whose significant contributions have improved SOF communications mission capabilities. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Barry Loo)
Army Maj. Gen. James Linder, U.S. Special Operations Command chief of staff, presents a 2018 Special Operations Forces Communicator of the Year award to Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Robert Braun, Joint Special Operations Command, on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 12, 2018. The SCOTY awards recognize enlisted, warrant officer, commissioned officer, and civilian communicators who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, gallantry, integrity, and moral courage, and whose significant contributions have improved SOF communications mission capabilities. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Barry Loo)
Army Maj. Gen. James Linder, U.S. Special Operations Command chief of staff, presents a 2018 Special Operations Forces Communicator of the Year award to Marine Corps Maj. Jeffery Patterson, Joint Special Operations Command, on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 12, 2018. The SCOTY awards recognize enlisted, warrant officer, commissioned officer, and civilian communicators who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, gallantry, integrity, and moral courage, and whose significant contributions have improved SOF communications mission capabilities. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Barry Loo)
Maj. Gen. James Linder, U.S. Special Operations Command chief of staff, and Sergeant Maj. Daniel Lopez, USSOCOM J6 senior enlisted advisor, present 2018 Special Operations Forces Communicator of the Year awards on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 12, 2018. The SCOTY awards recognize enlisted, warrant officer, commissioned officer, and civilian communicators who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, gallantry, integrity, and moral courage, and whose significant contributions have improved SOF communications mission capabilities. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Barry Loo)
Maj. Gen. James Linder, U.S. Special Operations Command chief of staff, speaks to a warrant officer working group during the Chief of Information Operations Conference on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 12, 2018. The conference served as an executive level advisory body to synchronize activities and establish strategic direction for the USSOCOM information environment. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Barry Loo)