Maj. Gen. Eugene Haase, the vice commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, speaks during the Ratchet 33 Memorial Ceremony at the air park, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 16, 2017. Ratchet 33 was a U-28A intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance aircraft crewed by four Air Commandos that crashed in Djibouti, Africa, Feb. 18, 2012. The aircrew was comprised of Capt. Ryan Hall, Capt. Nicholas Whitlock, 1st Lt. Justin Wilkens and Senior Airman Julian Scholten.

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