Bronze star
Brig. Gen. Allen Jamerson, U.S. Air Force Headquarters director of security forces, congratulates Master Sgt. Kenneth Vassar, 741st Missile Security Forces Squadron superintendent of mobile fire teams, with a hand shake after presenting him with a Bronze Star medal May 7. Vassar received the medal for his service while deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom during which he transformed the wing’s security forces squadron into a self-sustaining combat unit, mentored 363 Airmen, organized and led more than 150 hours of partnered ground combat patrols over a range of 650 square kilometers, and much more. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Turner)