The Air Force has awarded a Bronze Star medal to Capt. Dana Metzger, operations officer for the 437th Security Forces Squadron at Charleston AFB, S.C, for his actions while deployed to Iraq. SSgt. Jennifer Arredondo reports that Metzger led the Iraqi Corrections Officer Training Academy and helped establish a training regimen that produced more than 1,000 certified Iraqi corrections officers.
Two F-15EX Eagle II fighters arrived for training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 12 as the base gears up to receive a permanent fleet of the jets.