Aug. 22, 2024 172nd Airlift Wing flight nurse awarded Bronze Star Medal Lt. Col. Jayde Sharp received the Bronze Star Medal for his exceptional medical skills, courage under fire, dedication and personal sacrifice to save lives during the U.S. armed forces withdrawal from Kabul, Afghanistan, August 2021.
Dec. 8, 2023 Angels of the Battlefield honor medical personnel who went above call of duty Six medical professionals from across the armed services recently earned honors as Angels of the Battlefield, a title bestowed upon them by the Armed Services-YMCA in honor of military medical personnel and first responders.
April 3, 2023 Echoes of Vietnam: An Air Force family legacy Maj. Gen. Sharon Bannister accompanied Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall to The Wall at the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial to pay respects and conduct a commemorative paper rubbing of the engraving of her father’s name, as well as other names.
Jan. 14, 2021 DAF Senior leaders address the recent events at the Capitol The senior leaders reminded Airmen and Guardians to be guided by service core values while they continue to safeguard American ideals.
Oct. 26, 2017 15th Medical Group Physician takes national level award The 15th Medical Group’s Chief of Medical Staff, Lt. Col. Katie Crowder, was named the 2017 Association of Military Surgeons of Uniformed Services Physician of the Year.
Sept. 12, 2017 Air Force Medical Service general honored by alma mater Brig. Gen. James “Jay” Burks is a member of the inaugural Hall of Fame class at his alma mater, Irmo High School, in his home town of Irmo, S.C.