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Two Special Operations Airmen receive Silver Star decoration

Tech Sgt. Ismael Villegas with the 24th Special Operations Wing, laughs as his nephew Izzy Rivas jokes for the cameras after Villegas was awarded a Silver Star during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on Monday July 22, 2013. Air Force Special Operations Command Lt. General Eric Fiel presented the commendations. (Photo By Helen L. Montoya/San Antonio Express-News)
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Two Special Operations Airmen receive Silver Star decoration

Lt. Gen. Eric E. Fiel, Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, poses with Tech. Sgt. Ismael Villegas, 24th Special Operations Wing combat control recruit liaison, and Staff Sgt. Dale Young, 342nd Training Squadron combat control instructor, after presenting them each with a Silver Star, July 22, 2013. Villegas and Young were awarded Silver Stars for their actions against enemy forces in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr./Released)
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Wounded Combat Controller's Final Jump

Staff Sgt. Johnnie Yellock Jr., a 23rd Special Tactics Squadron combat controller, removes his flippers after completing his final free fall jump before being medically retired Oct. 16, 2013, Hurlburt Field, Fla. Yellock endured 28 surgeries and two years of intense physical therapy to be able to walk again after his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device during a 2011 deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. John Bainter)
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Wounded Combat Controller's Final Jump

Staff Sgt. Johnnie Yellock Jr., a 23rd Special Tactics Squadron combat controller, swims after completing his final free fall jump before being medically retired Oct. 16, 2013, Hurlburt Field, Fla. Yellock endured 28 surgeries and two years of intense physical therapy to be able to walk again after his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device during a 2011 deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. John Bainter)
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Wounded Combat Controller's Final Jump

Staff Sgt. Johnnie Yellock Jr., a 23rd Special Tactics Squadron combat controller, parachutes down after completing his final free fall jump before being medically retired Oct. 16, 2013, Hurlburt Field, Fla. Yellock endured 28 surgeries and two years of intense physical therapy to be able to walk again after his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device during a 2011 deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. John Bainter)
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Wounded Combat Controller's Final Jump

Staff Sgt. Johnnie Yellock Jr., a 23rd Special Tactics Squadron combat controller, prepares for his final jump before being medically retired Oct. 16, 2013, Hurlburt Field, Fla. Yellock endured 28 surgeries and two years of intense physical therapy to be able to walk again after his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device during a 2011 deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. John Bainter)
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