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SECAF awards Air Force Cross, 10 medals to Air Commandos

Two AC-130U Spooky Gunships perform a flyover during a combined medal ceremony, Oct. 17, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Secretary of the Air Force, Heather Wilson, awarded ten Air Force Special Operations Command Air Commandos valorous medals, including the Air Force Cross, for their combined efforts during a fierce firefight in a village near Kunduz Province, Afghanistan on Nov. 2, 2016. Staff Sgt. Richard Hunter, a combat controller with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, was awarded the Air Force Cross and nine aircrew members on Spooky 43, an AC-130U Gunship with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, received Distinguished Flying Crosses and Air Medals with valor. Their actions on the ground, and in the air, were credited with saving more than 50 lives and eliminating 27 enemy forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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SECAF awards Air Force Cross, 10 medals to Air Commandos

Secretary of the Air Force, Heather Wilson, speaks during a combined medal ceremony, Oct, 17, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The SECAF awarded ten Air Force Special Operations Command Air Commandos valorous medals, including the Air Force Cross, for their combined efforts during a fierce firefight in a village near Kunduz Province, Afghanistan on Nov. 2, 2016. Staff Sgt. Richard Hunter, a combat controller with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, was awarded the Air Force Cross and nine aircrew members on Spooky 43, an AC-130U Gunship with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, received Distinguished Flying Crosses and Air Medals with valor. Their actions on the ground, and in the air, were credited with saving more than 50 lives and eliminating 27 enemy forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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SECAF awards Air Force Cross, 10 medals to Air Commandos

Hundreds of service members, family and friends salute the National Anthem during a combined medal ceremony, Oct. 17, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Secretary of the Air Force, Heather Wilson, awarded ten Air Force Special Operations Command Air Commandos valorous medals, including the Air Force Cross, for their combined efforts during a fierce firefight in a village near Kunduz Province, Afghanistan on Nov. 2, 2016. Staff Sgt. Richard Hunter, a combat controller with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, was awarded the Air Force Cross and nine aircrew members on Spooky 43, an AC-130U Gunship with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, received Distinguished Flying Crosses and Air Medals with valor. Their actions on the ground, and in the air, were credited with saving more than 50 lives and eliminating 27 enemy forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy

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SECAF awards Air Force Cross, 10 medals to Air Commandos

The Secretary of the Air Force, Heather Wilson, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, and Air Force Cross recipient, Staff Sgt. Richard Hunter, salute the colors during a combined medal ceremony, Oct. 17, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The SECAF awarded ten AFSOC Air Commandos valorous medals, including the Air Force Cross, for their combined efforts during a fierce firefight in a village near Kunduz Province, Afghanistan on Nov. 2, 2016. Hunter, a combat controller with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, was awarded the Air Force Cross and nine aircrew members on Spooky 43, an AC-130U Gunship with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, received Distinguished Flying Crosses and Air Medals with valor. Their actions on the ground, and in the air, were credited with saving more than 50 lives and eliminating 27 enemy forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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"Lead from the Front": ST general officer retires

Brig. Gen. Robert Armfield speaks during his retirement ceremony, Sept. 8, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Throughout his 27-year-long career, Armfield commanded at the squadron, group, wing and joint expeditionary levels. His assignments ranged dramatically, from the Aide-de-Camp to the Secretary of the Air Force to being appointed the deputy-commanding general of Special Operations Joint Task Force – Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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"Lead from the front": ST general officer retires

The Hurlburt Field Honor Guard posts the colors during the National Anthem at Brig. Gen. Robert Armfield's retirement ceremony, Sept. 8, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Throughout his career, Armfield commanded at the squadron, group, wing and joint expeditionary levels. His assignments ranged dramatically, from the Aide-de-Camp to the Secretary of the Air Force to being appointed the deputy-commanding general of Special Operations Joint Task Force – Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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"Lead from the front": ST general officer retires

Retired Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, former commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, presents a retirement certificate to Brig. Gen. Robert Armfield, Sept. 8, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Following 27 years of active duty service, Armfield, vice director of plans and programs for U.S. Central Command, retired from the Air Force surrounded by hundreds of teammates, friends and family. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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"Lead from the front": ST general officer retires

Brig. Gen. Robert Armfield, vice director of plans and programs for U.S. Central Command, offers his wife, Catherine, flowers during his retirement ceremony, Sept. 8, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Throughout his career, Armfield commanded at the squadron, group, wing and joint expeditionary levels. His assignments ranged dramatically, from the Aide-de-Camp to the Secretary of the Air Force to being appointed the deputy-commanding general of Special Operations Joint Task Force – Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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"Lead from the front": ST general officer retires

Troy Hamilton, a pastor with Rocky Bayou Baptist Church, offers an invocation during Brig. Gen. Robert Armfield's retirement ceremony, Sept. 8, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Armfield, vice director of plans and programs for U.S. Central Command, retired from the Air Force surrounded by hundreds of teammates, friends and family. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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"Lead from the front": ST general officer retires

Catherine Armfield places a retirement pin on her husband, Brig. Gen. Robert Armfield, vice director of plans and programs for U.S. Central Command, Sept. 8, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Following 27 years of active duty service and 13 assignments, Armfield retired before hundreds of family, friends and teammates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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"Lead from the front": ST general officer retires

Retired Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, former commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, presents the Distinguished Service Medal to Brig. Gen. Robert Armfield, Sept. 8, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Following 27 years of active duty service, Armfield, vice director of plans and programs for U.S. Central Command, retired from the Air Force surrounded by hundreds of teammates, friends and family. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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"Lead from the front": ST general officer retires

Retired Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, former commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, speaks during Brig. Gen. Robert Armfield's retirement ceremony, Sept. 8, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Following 27 years of active duty service, Armfield, vice director of plans and programs for U.S. Central Command, retired from the Air Force surrounded by hundreds of teammates, friends and family. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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"Lead from the front": ST general officer retires

Retired Brig. Gen. Robert Armfield, leads "Memorial Pushups" following his retirement ceremony, Sept. 8, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Throughout his career, Armfield commanded at the squadron, group, wing and joint expeditionary levels. His assignments ranged dramatically, from the Aide-de-Camp to the Secretary of the Air Force to being appointed the deputy-commanding general of Special Operations Joint Task Force – Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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"Lead from the front": ST general officer retires

Retired Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, former commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, speaks during Brig. Gen. Robert Armfield's retirement ceremony, Sept. 8, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Following 27 years of active duty service, Armfield, vice director of plans and programs for U.S. Central Command, retired from the Air Force surrounded by hundreds of teammates, friends and family. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Kentucky Air Guardsmen conduct Hurricane Harvey rescue operations in Texas

Kentucky Air National Guardsmen conduct water rescue missions in Port Arthur, Texas, Aug. 30, 2017, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The Airmen, assigned to the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, are patrolling the area in motorboats, looking for people who are trapped in their homes or on rooftops because of the massive flooding. Once the residents are safely in the boats, the Airmen provide any necessary medical care and transport them to the nearest shelter. (U.S. Air National Guard photo)

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Kentucky Air Guardsmen conduct Hurricane Harvey rescue operations in Texas

Master Sgt. Jamie Blevins and Tech. Sgt. Joshua Busch of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron establish and control a helicopter landing zone in the parking lot of a library in Pasadena, Texas, on Aug. 29, 2017, to evacuate patients requiring medical care in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. The unit’s Airman also have been patrolling the Houston area in motorboats, looking for people who are trapped in their homes or on rooftops because of the massive flooding. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo)

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Kentucky Air Guardsmen conduct Hurricane Harvey rescue operations in Texas

Master Sgt. Jamie Blevins and Tech. Sgt. Joshua Busch of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron establish and control a helicopter landing zone in the parking lot of a library in Pasadena, Texas, on Aug. 29, 2017, to evacuate patients requiring medical care in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. The unit’s Airman also have been patrolling the Houston area in motorboats, looking for people who are trapped in their homes or on rooftops because of the massive flooding. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo)

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Kentucky Air Guardsmen conduct Hurricane Harvey rescue operations in Texas

Kentucky Air National Guardsmen conduct water rescue missions in Port Arthur, Texas, Aug. 30, 2017, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The Airmen, assigned to the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, are patrolling the area in motorboats, looking for people who are trapped in their homes or on rooftops because of the massive flooding. Once the residents are safely in the boats, the Airmen provide any necessary medical care and transport them to the nearest shelter. (U.S. Air National Guard photo)

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Anytime, Anywhere: ST enables global access in Estonia

Two combat controllers with the 321st Special Tactics Squadron observe an A-10 Thunderbolt II landing on Jägala-Käravete Highway, Aug. 10, in Jägala, Estonia. A small force of eight combat controllers from the 321st STS surveyed the two-lane highway, deconflicted airspace and exercised command and control on the ground and in the air to land A-10s on the highway. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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Simulating chaos, combat to ensure global security in Estonia

Air Force combat controllers with the 321st Special Tactics Squadron run past village homes during close air support training, Aug. 8, 2017, in Rakvere, Estonia. Throughout the scenario, instructors inundated the CCTs with information and chaos -- constantly moving through the city and coordinating simulated airstrikes with A-10s overhead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

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