A multi-engine and instrument flight instructor certified by the Federal Aviation Authority, Brett Matcheck serves as a technical service coordinator of RAS Systems, and a flight operations supervisor of the 2nd Special Operations Squadron. A decorated combat pilot, Brett Alexander Matcheck served the U.S. Air Force in combat missions such as operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, New Dawn, and Inherent Resolve. Brett Matcheck received the Air Force Aerial Achievement Medal (AFAAM) two times during his active service with the U.S. Air Force.
The AFAAM was created by the U.S. Air Force through the Secretary of the Air Force in February 1988. It is awarded to U.S. civilian and military personnel who have performed sustained meritorious achievement while engaged in aerial flight. Such achievements must be beyond what is normally expected of professional air personnel. For military service members, awarding of the AFAAM is delegated to wing commanders, while the Secretary of the Air Force is designated to approve the AFAAM for civilians.
To qualify for the AFAAM, an air service corp member must accumulate 20 flights of a minimum of two hours, with one flight per theater day. For each AFAAM, an enlisted personnel receives three promotion points.
The AFAAM bears a bald American eagle symbolizing the United States, with its wings extended outside the boundaries of the medal, which is an allusion to freedom. Above the eagle are 13 stars representing the 13 original colonies. Beyond the eagle are arcs representing aircraft flight paths. At the feet of the eagle are lightning bolts symbolizing the Air Force.
Brett Matcheck 