Special Tactics Airmen earn Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Combat Action Medal

Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, pins a Bronze Star on Staff Sgt. Stephen Merlics at the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 14, 2014. Sgt. Merlics distinguished himself by coordinating medical evacuation while taking enemy fire on a mission while deployed in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Victoria Sneed)

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