Four airmen from the 66th Security Forces Squadron at Hanscom AFB, Mass., recently received medals for their service in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Maj. Michael Gimbrone, MSgt. Jody Laffon, SSgt. Jason Lussier, and SSgt. Theodore Yost II were all honored for their work while deployed to an Army base outside Mosul, Iraq, where they performed base security for a rotated Army unit, reports the Lexington Minuteman. Gimbrone received the Bronze Star; Laffon the Meritorious Service Medal; and Lussier and Yost each received Army Commendation Medals.
Air Force Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost—a trailblazer and one of the first 10 women to reach a four-star rank across the U.S. military—retired and passed control of U.S. Transportation Command to Air Force Gen. Randall Reed on Oct. 4, finishing an eventful tenure at TRANSCOM.