Dec 11, 2019

Combat controller, our 2019 Airman of the Year, to receive Silver Star

In a fierce battle with Taliban forces in 2018, the combat controller played a critical role fighting off a massive enemy force of approximately 600 insurgents, battling them back with gunfire, grenades and close quarters air strikes.

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