U.S. Air Force Col. Matt Allen, commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, gives remarks during a Silver Star Medal presentation ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Nov. 15, 2019. The nation’s third highest medal against an armed enemy of the United States in combat was awarded to U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Chris Grove, a Special Tactics combat controller assigned as the 720th Special Tactics Group superintendent, for his actions while deployed to Afghanistan in November 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Williams)