U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, left, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, U.S. Air Force Col. Matt Allen, center, commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Grove, a Special Tactics combat controller assigned as the 720th Special Tactics Group superintendent, face the crowd during a Silver Star Medal presentation ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Nov. 15, 2019. Grove was awarded the nation’s third highest medal against an armed enemy of the United States in combat for his actions while deployed to Afghanistan in November 2007. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Williams)