TORQE 62 memorial day events

Airmen assigned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, gather for the TORQE 62 Memorial Run Oct. 2, 2019. A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, call sign TORQE 62, crashed in Afghanistan during a deployment and caused the deaths of 14 service members, contactors and allied troops. The aircrew onboard were Airmen from the 39th Airlift Squadron: Capt. Jordan Pierson, Capt. Jonathan “JJ” Golden, Staff Sgt. Ryan Hammond and Senior Airman Quinn Johnson-Harris. Along with the aircrew were two defenders from the 66th Security Forces Squadron, Hanscom AFB, Mass.: Senior Airman Nathan Sartain and Airman 1st Class Kcey Ruiz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)

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Airmen assigned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, start off the TORQE 62 Memorial Run Oct. 2, 2019. A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, call sign TORQE 62, crashed in Afghanistan during a deployment and caused the deaths of 14 service members, contactors and allied troops. The aircrew onboard were Airmen from the 39th Airlift Squadron: Capt. Jordan Pierson, Capt. Jonathan “JJ” Golden, Staff Sgt. Ryan Hammond and Senior Airman Quinn Johnson-Harris. Along with the aircrew were two defenders from the 66th Security Forces Squadron, Hanscom AFB, Mass.: Senior Airman Nathan Sartain and Airman 1st Class Kcey Ruiz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)

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Airmen assigned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, participate in the TORQE 62 Memorial Run Oct. 2, 2019. A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, call sign TORQE 62, crashed in Afghanistan during a deployment and caused the deaths of 14 service members, contactors and allied troops. The aircrew onboard were Airmen from the 39th Airlift Squadron: Capt. Jordan Pierson, Capt. Jonathan “JJ” Golden, Staff Sgt. Ryan Hammond and Senior Airman Quinn Johnson-Harris. Along with the aircrew were two defenders from the 66th Security Forces Squadron, Hanscom AFB, Mass.: Senior Airman Nathan Sartain and Airman 1st Class Kcey Ruiz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)

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Airmen assigned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, finish their run in the TORQE 62 Memorial Run Oct. 2, 2019. A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, call sign TORQE 62, crashed in Afghanistan during a deployment and caused the deaths of 14 service members, contactors and allied troops. The aircrew onboard were Airmen from the 39th Airlift Squadron: Capt. Jordan Pierson, Capt. Jonathan “JJ” Golden, Staff Sgt. Ryan Hammond and Senior Airman Quinn Johnson-Harris. Along with the aircrew were two defenders from the 66th Security Forces Squadron, Hanscom AFB, Mass.: Senior Airman Nathan Sartain and Airman 1st Class Kcey Ruiz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)

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Airmen assigned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, stop for water after finishing their run in the TORQE 62 memorial run Oct. 2, 2019. A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, call sign TORQE 62, crashed in Afghanistan during a deployment and caused the deaths of 14 service members, contactors and allied troops. The aircrew onboard were Airmen from the 39th Airlift Squadron: Capt. Jordan Pierson, Capt. Jonathan “JJ” Golden, Staff Sgt. Ryan Hammond and Senior Airman Quinn Johnson-Harris. Along with the aircrew were two defenders from the 66th Security Forces Squadron, Hanscom AFB, Mass.: Senior Airman Nathan Sartain and Airman 1st Class Kcey Ruiz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)

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Maj. John Rollyson, 7th Bomb Wing chaplain, left, prays for the Airmen lost during TORQE 62 in Abilene, Texas, Oct. 2, 2019. A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, call sign TORQE 62, crashed in Afghanistan during a deployment and caused the deaths of 14 service members, contactors and allied troops. The aircrew onboard were Airmen from the 39th Airlift Squadron: Capt. Jordan Pierson, Capt. Jonathan “JJ” Golden, Staff Sgt. Ryan Hammond and Senior Airman Quinn Johnson-Harris. Along with the aircrew were two defenders from the 66th Security Forces Squadron, Hanscom AFB, Mass.: Senior Airman Nathan Sartain and Airman 1st Class Kcey Ruiz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)

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Col. Jeffery Menasco, 317th Airlift Wing commander, speaks to TORQE 62 family members and friends in Abilene, Texas, Oct. 2, 2019. A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, call sign TORQE 62, crashed in Afghanistan during a deployment and caused the deaths of 14 service members, contactors and allied troops. The aircrew onboard were Airmen from the 39th Airlift Squadron: Capt. Jordan Pierson, Capt. Jonathan “JJ” Golden, Staff Sgt. Ryan Hammond and Senior Airman Quinn Johnson-Harris. Along with the aircrew were two defenders from the 66th Security Forces Squadron, Hanscom AFB, Mass.: Senior Airman Nathan Sartain and Airman 1st Class Kcey Ruiz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)

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Capt. Travis Thornton, 39th Airlift Squadron pilot, speaks to TORQE 62 family members and friends in Abilene, Texas, Oct. 2, 2019. A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, call sign TORQE 62, crashed in Afghanistan during a deployment and caused the deaths of 14 service members, contactors and allied troops. The aircrew onboard were Airmen from the 39th Airlift Squadron: Capt. Jordan Pierson, Capt. Jonathan “JJ” Golden, Staff Sgt. Ryan Hammond and Senior Airman Quinn Johnson-Harris. Along with the aircrew were two defenders from the 66th Security Forces Squadron, Hanscom AFB, Mass.: Senior Airman Nathan Sartain and Airman 1st Class Kcey Ruiz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)

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Airmen assigned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, bow their heads during a moment of silence for the fallen during the TORQE 62 Memorial Ceremony in Abilene, Texas, Oct. 2, 2019. A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, call sign TORQE 62, crashed in Afghanistan during a deployment and caused the deaths of 14 service members, contactors and allied troops. The aircrew onboard were Airmen from the 39th Airlift Squadron: Capt. Jordan Pierson, Capt. Jonathan “JJ” Golden, Staff Sgt. Ryan Hammond and Senior Airman Quinn Johnson-Harris. Along with the aircrew were two defenders from the 66th Security Forces Squadron, Hanscom AFB, Mass.: Senior Airman Nathan Sartain and Airman 1st Class Kcey Ruiz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)

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Col. Jeffery Menasco, 317th Airlift Wing commander, middle, and Shawn Martin, 317th Airlift Wing honorary commander, place a wreath next to the TORQE 62 Memorial in Abilene, Texas, Oct. 2, 2019. A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, call sign TORQE 62, crashed in Afghanistan during a deployment and caused the deaths of 14 service members, contactors and allied troops. The aircrew onboard were Airmen from the 39th Airlift Squadron: Capt. Jordan Pierson, Capt. Jonathan “JJ” Golden, Staff Sgt. Ryan Hammond and Senior Airman Quinn Johnson-Harris. Along with the aircrew were two defenders from the 66th Security Forces Squadron, Hanscom AFB, Mass.: Senior Airman Nathan Sartain and Airman 1st Class Kcey Ruiz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)

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Family members of fallen Airmen from TORQE 62 take photos of a memorial in Abilene, Texas, Oct. 2, 2019. A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, call sign TORQE 62, crashed in Afghanistan during a deployment and caused the deaths of 14 service members, contactors and allied troops. The aircrew onboard were Airmen from the 39th Airlift Squadron: Capt. Jordan Pierson, Capt. Jonathan “JJ” Golden, Staff Sgt. Ryan Hammond and Senior Airman Quinn Johnson-Harris. Along with the aircrew were two defenders from the 66th Security Forces Squadron, Hanscom AFB, Mass.: Senior Airman Nathan Sartain and Airman 1st Class Kcey Ruiz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)

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Family members and friends of fallen Airmen from TORQE 62 give a moment of silence at a memorial ceremony in Abilene, Texas, Oct. 2, 2019. A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, call sign TORQE 62, crashed in Afghanistan during a deployment and caused the deaths of 14 service members, contactors and allied troops. The aircrew onboard were Airmen from the 39th Airlift Squadron: Capt. Jordan Pierson, Capt. Jonathan “JJ” Golden, Staff Sgt. Ryan Hammond and Senior Airman Quinn Johnson-Harris. Along with the aircrew were two defenders from the 66th Security Forces Squadron, Hanscom AFB, Mass.: Senior Airman Nathan Sartain and Airman 1st Class Kcey Ruiz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)

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TORQE 62 memorial day events

Published Oct. 3, 2019
By Senior Airman Mercedes Porter
7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Airmen assigned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, gather for the TORQE 62 Memorial Run Oct. 2, 2019. A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, call sign TORQE 62, crashed in Afghanistan during a deployment and caused the deaths of 14 service members, contactors and allied troops. The aircrew onboard were Airmen from the 39th Airlift Squadron: Capt. Jordan Pierson, Capt. Jonathan “JJ” Golden, Staff Sgt. Ryan Hammond and Senior Airman Quinn Johnson-Harris. Along with the aircrew were two defenders from the 66th Security Forces Squadron, Hanscom AFB, Mass.: Senior Airman Nathan Sartain and Airman 1st Class Kcey Ruiz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)