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SECAF presents Air Force Cross to Special Tactics Airman

Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett places her hand over her heart while the audience salutes the colors during an Air Force Cross ceremony Dec. 10, 2020, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Barrett 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. Germanovich’s efforts saved more than 150 friendly forces and destroyed 11 separate fighting positions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Drew Cyburt)
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SOW’s

Special Tactics Airmen from the 24th Special Operations Wing jump out of an MC-130H Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 7, 2015. The Airmen were from various special tactics career fields, including special operations weathermen, combat controllers, pararescuemen and tactical air control parties. The 24th SOW’s mission is to provide Special Tactics forces for rapid global employment to enable airpower success. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)
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Go, go, go: Air commandos jump at 10,000

Special Tactics Airmen from the 24th Special Operations Wing jump out of an MC-130H Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 7, 2015. The Airmen were from various special tactics career fields, including special operations weathermen, combat controllers, pararescuemen and tactical air control parties. The 24th SOW’s mission is to provide Special Tactics forces for rapid global employment to enable airpower success. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)
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Air Force Cross ceremony

Master Sgt. Ivan Ruiz, smiles after being presented the Air Force Cross for extraordinary heroism in combat during a ceremony Dec. 17, 2014, on Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Air Force Cross is the second highest U.S. military decoration a member of the Air Force can receive. Ruiz is a pararescueman from the 56th Rescue Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)
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Air Force Cross ceremony

Air Commandos and members of the community gather in the Freedom Hangar for a ceremony recognizing Master Sgt. Ivan Ruiz who was awarded the Air Force Cross Dec. 17, 2014, on Hurlburt Field, Fla. Ruiz was also awarded a Bronze Star with Valor for actions taken and a Bronze Star for his tour during the same deployment to Afghanistan from July 2013 to January 2014 with Army Special Forces. Ruiz is a pararescueman from the 56th Rescue Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)
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Air Force Cross ceremony

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James pins the Air Force Cross to the uniform of Master Sgt. Ivan Ruiz during a ceremony Dec. 17, 2014, on Hurlburt Field, Fla. While deployed to Afghanistan with the 22nd Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron, Ruiz protected his injured special operations forces teammates with fire support and provided emergency medical care under intense enemy fire in the dark, Dec. 10, 2013. Ruiz is a pararescueman from the 56th Rescue Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)
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