Members of the special operations community join U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper, Valerie Chapman and her family on the gangplank of the U.S. Navy ship MV Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman in Sunny Point, N.C., April 8, 2005, after the renaming of the ship. The ship was named for Chapman, an Air Force combat controller who gave his life for his team in Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle M. Butzgy



U.S. Air Force Gen. John W. Handy greets the family of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman at the naming of a U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command vessel in Chapman’s honor, in Sunny Point, N.C., April 8, 2005. Handy is Air Mobility Command and Transportation Command commander. The ship was named for Chapman, an Air Force combat controller who gave his life for his team in Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Lisa Terry McKeown



U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John Jumper stands with Brianna Chapman, 6, during the posting of the colors at the ship-naming ceremony in honor of Brianna's father, Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, in Sunny Point, N.C., April 8, 2005. The ship was named for Chapman, an Air Force combat controller who gave his life for his team in Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Becky J. LaRaia



Valerie Chapman (left) and Mickey Handy christen the U.S. Navy ship MV Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman on the ship’s railing, in Sunny Point, N.C., April 8, 2005. The women co-sponsored the ceremony. Mrs. Chapman is Chapman’s widow and Mrs. Handy is married to U.S. Air Force Gen. John W. Handy, Air Mobility Command and Transportation Command commander. U.S. Air Force photo by Lisa Terry McKeown



Four F-15 Eagles from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., fly over the newly christened U.S. Navy ship MV Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman, in Sunny Point, N.C., April 8, 2005. The ship was renamed for Chapman, an Air Force combat controller who gave his life for his team in Afghanistan on March 4, 2002. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Becky J. LaRaia



The newly renamed U.S. Navy ship MV Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman. The ship was named for Chapman, an Air Force combat controller who gave his life for his team in Afghanistan. The ship is 670-feet long and can move at speeds of as fast as 16 knots. U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle M. Butzgy

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