Lt. Gen. Donny Wurster (left), Air Force Special Operations Command commander, presents a Bronze Star with valor to Tech. Sgt. Jason Dryer (right), 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, during a medal ceremony at McChord Air Force Base, Wa., Dec. 18. Sergeant Dryer received the medal for his actions while serving as a joint terminal air controller during a summer 2007 firefight with Taliban forces in Afghanistan. The combat controller also received a Purple Heart and Air Force Combat Action Medal during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)