The Army has presented Army Commendation Medals to nine airmen from the 435th Vehicle Readiness Squadron at Ramstein AB, Germany, for their work on convoy duty supplying Army units in Iraq. The nine are: SSgt. Kimberly LeMaire, SSgt. Paula Newman, SSgt. David Reyes, SSgt. Rueben Rangel, SrA. Clay Jennings, SrA. Kevin LeMaire, A1C Joshua Soiney, and A1C Keith Diaz.
All 12 American bombers deployed in Britain rapidly returned to the U.S. on Oct. 4 following security concerns about a potential Iranian threat to their base in the U.K.