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SOST members earn Bronze Star Medals

Lt. Col. Eli Mitchell, commander of the 720th Operations Support Squadron, pins the Bronze Star Medal on Maj. Justin Manley, a surgeon with the 720th OSS, during a ceremony at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. 13, 2018. Manley was one of five members of a Special Operations Surgical Team who were awarded the Bronze Star Medal for their actions while deployed in support of Operation INHERHENT RESOLVE. SOSTs are surgical teams highly trained in providing life-saving care any time, any place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

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SOST members earn Bronze Star Medals

Lt. Col. Matthew Uber, a nurse anesthetist with the 720th Operations Support Squadron, is interviewed by local media after receiving a Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony at The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. 13, 2018. Uber was one of five members of a Special Operations Surgical Team to receive a Bronze Star for their actions while deployed in support of Operation INHERHENT RESOLVE. The battlefield surgical capabilities of SOSTs are imperative to mission success and provide confidence to joint and partner forces on the frontlines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

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SOST members earn Bronze Star Medals

Members of a Special Operations Surgical Team were presented five Bronze Star Medals and a Meritorious Service Medal during a ceremony at The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. 13, 2018. The team was recognized for their actions while deployed in support of Operation INHERHENT RESOLVE. SOSTs are surgical teams highly trained in providing life-saving care any time, any place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

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SOST members earn Bronze Star Medals

Members of a Special Operations Surgical Team assigned the 720th Operations Support Squadron are presented the Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. 13, 2018. Five SOST members were awarded the Bronze Star for their actions while deployed in support of Operation INHERHENT RESOLVE. The battlefield surgical capabilities of SOSTs are imperative to mission success and provide confidence to joint and partner forces on the frontlines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

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SOST members earn Bronze Star Medals

Maj. Eric Rausch, a Special Operations Surgical Team member with the 720th Operations Support Squadron, receives a Meritorious Service Medal during a ceremony at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. 13, 2018. Rausch was recognized for his actions while deployed as a SOST member, providing life-saving care to American and partner forces. SOSTs are highly-mobile, tailorable teams of surgical and emergency specialists trained to provide life-saving surgical care and trauma resuscitation on or near the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

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SOST members earn Bronze Star Medals

Lt. Col. Ben Mitchell, an emergency room doctor and Special Operations Surgical Team leader with the 720th Operations Support Squadron, salutes Lt. Col. Eli Mitchell, commander of the 720th OSS, during a ceremony at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. 13, 2018. Five members of a SOST were awarded the Bronze Star Medal for their actions while deployed in support of Operation INHERHENT RESOLVE. SOSTs are highly-mobile, tailorable teams of surgical and emergency specialists trained to provide life-saving surgical care and trauma resuscitation on or near the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

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SOST members earn Bronze Star Medals

Reid Jones, Chief Operating Officer of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System, speaks during a ceremony at UAB, Alabama, Feb. 13, 2018. Five members of a Special Operations Surgical Team were awarded the Bronze Star Medal for their actions while deployed in support of Operation INHERHENT RESOLVE. The university hosts personnel from three SOSTs, whose members rotate between active military deployments and regular shifts at the Level-1 Trauma center at UAB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

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Recon Marines, Special Tactics groom joint ground leaders

A CH-53 Super Stallion extracts students with the Reconnaissance Team Leader Course during a Wet Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction off the coast of Bellows Air Force Base, Hawaii, Nov. 1, 2017. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in November, following two months of rigorous desert, jungle and amphibious training. RTLC is designed to develop junior service members into better team leaders through realistic training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Recon Marines, Special Tactics groom joint ground leaders

A Special Tactics operator enrolled in the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course, performs reconnaissance on a village during a final exercise, Oct. 31, 2017, at Bellows Air Force Base, Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from the RTLC in November, following two months of rigorous desert, jungle and amphibious training. RTLC is designed to develop junior service members into better team leaders through realistic training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Recon Marines, Special Tactics groom joint ground leaders

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines conduct military operations on urban terrain training during the Reconnaissance Team Leader Course final exercise, Nov. 1, 2017, at Bellows Air Force Base, Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from the RTLC in November, following two months of rigorous desert, jungle and amphibious training. Joint-service reconnaissance teams conducted a mission over a training compound to gather critical operational intelligence for 3/3 Marines to conduct raids. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Recon Marines, Special Tactics groom joint ground leaders

A CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter extracts students enrolled in Reconnaissance Team Leaders Course, using a Wet Special Patrol and Insertion Exfiltration off the coast of Bellows Air Force Base, Hawaii, Nov. 1, 2017. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in November, following two months of rigorous desert, jungle and amphibious training. RTLC is designed to develop junior service members into better team leaders through realistic training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Recon Marines, Special Tactics groom joint ground leaders

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, patrol to their objective in support of a joint reconnaissance team during the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course final exercise, Nov. 1, 2017, at Bellows Air Force Base, Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in November, following two months of rigorous desert, jungle and amphibious training. RTLC is designed to develop junior service members into better team leaders through realistic training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Recon Marines, Special Tactics groom joint ground leaders

Opposing forces perform a staged execution during the final exercise of the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course, Nov. 1, 2017, at Bellows Air Force Base, Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in November, following two months of rigorous desert, jungle and amphibious training. RTLC is designed to develop junior service members into better team leaders through realistic training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Recon Marines, Special Tactics groom joint ground leaders

A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines maintains security during the Reconnaissance Team Leader Course's final exercise, Nov. 1, 2017, at Bellows Air Force Base, Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from the Marine's RTLC in November, following two months of rigorous desert, jungle and amphibious training. Joint-service reconnaissance teams gathered critical intelligence on an opposing force training compound for incoming 3/3 Marines to conduct raids. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Recon Marines, Special Tactics groom joint ground leaders

A Special Operations Weather Technician sends intelligence to the Reconnaissance Operations Center during the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course's final exercise, Oct. 31, 2017, at Bellows Air Force Base, Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in November, following two months of rigorous desert, jungle and amphibious training. RTLC is designed to develop junior service members into better team leaders through realistic training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Recon Marines, Special Tactics groom joint ground leaders

Lt. Col. Steven J. Eastin, commander of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, asks questions during the Reconnaissance Team Leader Course student team briefing, Oct. 30, 2017, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in November, following two months of rigorous desert, jungle and amphibious training. RTLC is designed to develop junior service members into better team leaders through realistic training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Recon Marines, Special Tactics groom joint ground leaders

Sgt. Zachary Malik, a student with Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course, gathers intelligence during the final exercise, Oct. 31, 2017, at Bellows Air Force Base, Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in November, following two months of rigorous desert, jungle and amphibious training. RTLC is designed to develop junior service members into better team leaders through realistic training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Recon Marines, Special Tactics groom joint ground leaders

An Air Force Special Tactics operator provides security during a night insertion for the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course's final exercise, Oct. 31, 2017, at Bellows Air Force Base, Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in November, following two months of rigorous desert, jungle and amphibious training. RTLC is designed to develop junior service members into better team leaders through realistic training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Recon Marines, Special Tactics groom joint ground leaders

A student with Reconnaissance Team Leader Course jumps from a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter during a helocasting exercise, Oct. 25, 2017, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in November, following two months of rigorous desert, jungle and amphibious training. RTLC is designed to develop junior service members into better team leaders through realistic training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Recon Marines, Special Tactics groom joint ground leaders

Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course run to the ocean during an open-water fin exercise, Oct. 22, 2017, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in November, following two months of rigorous desert, jungle and amphibious training. RTLC is designed to develop junior service members into better team leaders through realistic training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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