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ARLINGTON, Va. -- The sun rises above the Air Force Memorial during the Air Force Combat Action Medal ceremony June 12. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley presented six Airmen with the medal, created to recognize Air Force members who were engaged in air or ground combat "outside the wire." The Airmen were the first in history to receive the new medal. Among the recipients was Master Sgt. Charlie Peterson, a Reservist with the 927th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. Tom Galpin, grandson of World War I veteran Brig. Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell, also attended the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)


Air Force Memorial morning

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The sun rises above the Air Force Memorial during the Air Force Combat Action Medal ceremony June 12. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley presented six Airmen with the medal, created to recognize Air Force members who were engaged in air or ground combat "outside the wire." The Airmen were the first in history to receive the new medal. Among the recipients was Master Sgt. Charlie Peterson, a Reservist with the 927th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. Tom Galpin, grandson of World War I veteran Brig. Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell, also attended the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amaani Lyle)

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JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Melvin Maldonado,10, tries on F-16 pilot gear from the 113th Wing during Team Andrew's Pilot for a Day program here Dec. 7, 2012. The Pilot for a Day program is coordinated through the Air Force Reserve Command's 459th Air Refueling Wing and the District of Columbia Air National Guard's 113th WG. Pilot for a Day or
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JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Col. William H. Mason, 459th Air Refueling Wing commander, provides a pilot's scarf to Melvin Maldonado, 10, during Team Andrew's Pilot for a Day program here Dec. 7, 2012. The Pilot for a Day program is coordinated through the Air Force Reserve Command's 459th ARW and the District of Columbia Air National Guard's 113th Wing. Pilot for a Day or
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