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Santa Claus leads a couple of Air Commandos to the finish line during the Jingle Bell 5K Fun Run on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 19, 2014. Many race participants dressed up for the 5K in spirit of the upcoming holidays. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey)
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Lt. Col. Andy Jett, 34th Special Operations Squadron commander, briefs Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, on the daily operations of the 34th SOS at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 11, 2014. Heithold toured Hurlburt, discussed the AFSOC mission and highlighted the importance of family.  (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)
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Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, speaks to 34th Special Operations Squadron Airmen during his tour of Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 11, 2014. Heithold toured Hurlburt, discussed the AFSOC mission and highlighted the importance of family. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)
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Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, speaks to 1st Special Operations Communications Squadron Airmen, during a town hall meeting at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 11, 2014. Heithold toured Hurlburt, discussed the AFSOC mission and highlighted the importance of family.  (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)
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Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, speaks to 1st Special Operations Communications Airmen during his tour of Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 11, 2014. Heithold discussed various subjects such as, the AFSOC mission and the importance of family. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)
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Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, speaks with an Airman while at the 1st Special Operations Medical Group during his tour of Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 11, 2014. Heithold discussed various subjects such as, the AFSOC mission and the importance of family. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)
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Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, coins Senior Airman Marquise Coleman, 1st Special Operations Aerospace Medicine Squadron medical system journeyman, during his tour of the 1st Special Operations Medical Group at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 11, 2014. Heithold discussed various subjects such as, the AFSOC mission and the importance of family.  (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)
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Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, speaks with 1st Special Operations Medical Group Airmen during his tour of Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 11, 2014. Heithold discussed various subjects such as, the AFSOC mission and the importance of family. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)
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Hurlburt Field Honor Guard members stand ready to post the colors during an Air Force Cross ceremony at the Freedom Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 17, 2014. Master Sgt. Ivan Ruiz, a pararescueman from the 56th Rescue Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, is the sixth U.S. military member to be awarded the Air Force Cross since 9/11. All six Airmen who received this medal, including Ruiz, have all been Special Tactics Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jeff Parkinson)
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Air Commandos and members of the community gather in the Freedom Hangar for a ceremony recognizing Master Sgt. Ivan Ruiz, a pararescueman from the 56th Rescue Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, who was awarded the Air Force Cross on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 17, 2014. 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.  The last six Air Force Crosses have all been awarded to AFSOC Special Tactics Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)
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Master Sgt. Ivan Ruiz, a pararescueman from the 56th Rescue Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, displays his Air Force Cross citation with Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James at the Freedom Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec 17, 2014. Ruiz earned the Air Force Cross while deployed with the 22nd Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron, and assigned to the 23rd STS at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The last six Air Force Crosses have all been awarded to AFSOC Special Tactics Airmen.  (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jeff Parkinson)
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Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James congratulates Master Sgt. Ivan Ruiz, a pararescueman from the 56th Rescue Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, on receiving the Air Force Cross at the Freedom Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 17, 2014. Ruiz is the sixth U.S. military member to receive the nation’s second highest military decoration since 9/11. The last six Air Force Crosses have all been awarded to AFSOC Special Tactics Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)
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Master Sgt. Ivan Ruiz, a pararescueman from the 56th Rescue Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, smiles after being presented the Air Force Cross for extraordinary heroism in combat during a ceremony at the Freedom Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 17, 2014. The Air Force Cross is the second highest U.S. military decoration a member of the Air Force can receive. The last six Air Force Crosses have all been awarded to AFSOC Special Tactics Airmen.  (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)
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Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Master Sgt. Ivan Ruiz, a pararescueman from the 56th Rescue Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, listen to the award citation during an Air Force Cross ceremony at the Freedom Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 17, 2014. During a 2013 deployment to Afghanistan, Ruiz protected injured special operations forces with fire support and provided emergency medical care under intense enemy fire in the dark, directly resulting in two U.S. lives saved. The last six Air Force Crosses have all been awarded to AFSOC Special Tactics Airmen.  (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jeff Parkinson)
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Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James pins the Air Force Cross to the uniform of Master Sgt. Ivan Ruiz, a pararescueman from the 56th Rescue Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, during a ceremony at the Freedom Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 17, 2014. 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. The last six Air Force Crosses have all been awarded to AFSOC Special Tactics Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)
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Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, congratulates Maj. Redahlia Person, 352nd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron maintenance operations officer, on becoming the Air Force-level recipient of the 2014 Gen. Lew Allen Jr. Trophy. The trophy is awarded annually to a base-level maintenance officer and senior NCO with outstanding contributions to sortie generation. After being recognized at the base level, nominees continue to compete at the major command and then Air Force level. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katherine Maurer/Released)
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