Gen. CQ Brown Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, presents the Silver Star Medal certificate to Staff Sgt. Daniel Swensen, 58th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, in a ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 13, 2019. Swensen was awarded the Silver Star Medal for gallantry in action against enemies of the United States while embedded with Army Special Forces Operational Detachment-Alpha 1215 in Afghanistan, Sept. 13-14, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan Guthrie)