Law enforcement members honored during Police Week Published May 23, 2011 By Staff Sgt. Chad Thompson 51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Silence falls upon a group of law enforcement professionals standing at attention in a formation, a hand-held radio is keyed and the ceremony begins: Control, raise Senior Airman Nicholas Alden. Senior Airman Nicholas Alden, control...Senior Airman Nicholas Alden, control...Senior Airman Nicholas Alden, control. Ma'am, there is no response from Senior Airman Nicholas Alden. Control, can I get a time check please? Ma'am, the time is 1646 and the date is May 19, 2011. Senior Airman Nicholas Alden, from your Defender family, our thanks for a job well done. Control, remove Senior Airman Nicholas Alden from accountability for the last time. All personnel stand by unless you have an emergency -- Attention all police -- All units be advised, on March 2, 2011, the security forces squadron has retired Senior Airman Nicholas Alden for the final time. Members of security forces, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and the South Korean air force honored two law enforcement Airmen by ceremonially retiring them and removing them from duty May 19. The ceremony was part of National Police Week, which ran from May 15 to 21, and honored law enforcement members who died in the line of duty. "Over the past year, both the Office of Special Investigations and security forces have suffered tragic losses of outstanding Airmen," said Maj. Traci Wallace, 5th Field Investigations Squadron. "We are gathered here today to honor the service and mourn the loss of Master Sgt. Tarra Jacobs Brown from the Office of Special Investigations and Senior Airman Nicholas Alden from security forces." "Today we join together to comfort each other, grieve our lost colleagues and publically declare that each one has brought honor to our Air Force and our nation," said Lt. Col. Shan Nuckols, 5th FIS commander. "They demonstrated the true meaning of heroism and together we respectfully pledge that their courage and service will not be forgotten." "We celebrate the sacrifice and professionalism of you every day, and your civilian counterparts in the U.S.," said Lt. Col. James Damato, 51st Security Forces Squadron commander. "But tragically we have to have events like this to memorialize the dead and wounded, which unfortunately are too numerous over the years." To end the ceremony, base honor guard members folded a flag in remembrance of the fallen Airmen and a recording of "Taps" was played to pay final respects. The names of other fallen security forces members and OSI agents are: Master Sgt. Tara R. Brown Special Agent Ryan Balmer Special Agent Thomas Crowell Special Agent Daniel Kuhlmeier Special Agent Nathan Schuldheiss Special Agent Rick A. Ulbright Special Agent David Wieger Special Agent Raymond Round Special Agent Mathew J. Kuglics Special Agent Lee C. Hitchcock Senior Airman Nicholas J. Alden Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Jacobson Tech. Sgt. Jason L. Norton Staff Sgt. James R. Day Airman 1st Class Charles V. Campbell Jr. Sgt. Stacy Edward Levay Security Policeman Sean Elms Staff Sgt. John Self Airman 1st Class Erin Fraiser Security Policeman Robert R. Dover Security Policeman Robert Scott Gray Security Policeman Roy Lee Hursey Staff Sgt. Travis L. Griffin Airman 1st Class Steven Faust Airman 1st Class Charles J. Fedorka 1st Lt. Joseph D. Helton Staff Sgt. Brian S. McElroy Airman 1st Class Leebernard E. Chavis Staff Sgt. Michael Watts Tech. Sgt. Charles Simons Airman 1st Class David R. Schroeder Jr. Tech. Sgt. Robert Bruce Butler Security Policeman William C. Herrington Security Policeman Thomas L. Campbell Tech. Sgt. Isiah Roberts Capt. Reginald V. Maisey Senior Airman Jason D. Nathan Airman 1st Class Aaron Davis Jr. Cpl. Joseph R. Morin