December 2010 (6).qxd - United States Special Operations Command
December 2010 (6).qxd - United States Special Operations Command
December 2010 (6).qxd - United States Special Operations Command
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SEALs hold 25th Annual Muster in<br />
Fort Pierce, Fla. ....................................22<br />
Tip of the Spear<br />
Adm. Eric T. Olson<br />
<strong>Command</strong>er, USSOCOM<br />
Best magazine format in DoD 2007 and 2008<br />
CSM Thomas Smith<br />
<strong>Command</strong> Sergeant Major<br />
Col. Tim Nye<br />
Public Affairs Director<br />
Mike Bottoms<br />
Managing Editor<br />
Tech. Sgt. Larry W. Carpenter, Jr.<br />
NCOIC, <strong>Command</strong> Information<br />
Tech. Sgt. Michael Parks<br />
Staff Photographer<br />
Senior Airman Anna-Marie Wyant<br />
Copy Editor/Staff Photographer<br />
This is a U.S. <strong>Special</strong> <strong>Operations</strong> <strong>Command</strong> publication. Contents are not<br />
necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government,<br />
Department of Defense or USSOCOM. The content is edited, prepared and<br />
provided by the USSOCOM Public Affairs Office, 7701 Tampa Point Blvd.,<br />
MacDill AFB, Fla., 33621, phone (813) 826-4600, DSN 299-4600. An<br />
electronic copy can be found at www.socom.mil. E-mail the editor via<br />
unclassified network at public.affairs@socom.mil. The editor of the Tip of<br />
the Spear reserves the right to edit all copy presented for publication.<br />
(Cover) Members of SEAL Team 18 return to shore after releasing the ashes of fallen SEALs into the ocean during a<br />
ceremony in Fort Pierce, Fla., Nov. 7. (Above) Retired Navy Capt. Rick Woolard (SEAL) plays “Amazing Grace” during the<br />
ceremony. Photos by Senior Airman Anna-Marie Wyant.<br />
Tip of the Spear<br />
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