The Air Force has awarded SrA. Sean Murphy, with the Air Force Office of Special Investigation at Ramstein AB, Germany, a Bronze Star for his work while deployed to Kirkuk AB, Iraq. He credited his team for their success in gathering information about insurgents for US Army operational planning. His team also helped plan and carry out the capture of an insurgent cell hiding near the base.
The 301st Fighter Wing in Fort Worth, Texas, became the first standalone Reserve unit in the Air Force to get its own F-35s, welcoming the first fighter Nov. 5.