U.S. Army Soldiers from the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) sit during an Air Force Cross Ceremony Dec. 10, 2020, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Barbara Barrett, Secretary of the Air Force, presented the medal to Staff Sgt. Alaxey Germanovich, 26th Special Tactics Squadron combat controller, for his actions during a fierce firefight in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, April 8, 2017. The Army special forces soldiers were with Germanovich during the firefight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Washburn)