Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., left, presents Maj. Philip Bryant with the Silver Star medal at the 19th Air Force's inactivation ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, July 12, 2012. The third-highest military decoration was presented to Bryant for his participation in a recovery mission of two U.S. Army pilots who were downed in the Allasay Valley, an enemy controlled area east of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 23, 2011. Rice is the commander of Air Education Training Command and Bryant is a combat search and rescue pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rich McFadden)