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Air Force awards

Moody PJ Gets Silver Star for Heroism Amid Afghan Ambush

Nov. 2, 2020 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
Staff Sgt. Nicholas Brunetto, a pararescueman with the 38th Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., received the Silver Star on Oct. 29 in recognition of heroism displayed during a February 2020 ambush in Afghanistan. “While on a mission, Brunetto and the U.S. Army ...

USAF Wants Promotions to Be More Equitable, Brown Says

Sept. 21, 2020 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
USAF is exploring ways to make promotions less biased based on Air Force Specialty Codes and other demographics, Air Force Chief of Staff Charles Q. Brown Jr. told reporters on Sept. 16. “We started to look at how we bring folks in and open up ...

Combat Controller Receives Silver Star for 2013 Battle

Aug. 17, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
Master Sgt. John Grimesey, the flight chief of the 21st Special Tactics Squadron at Pope Field, N.C., on Aug. 14 received the military's Silver Star medal for his actions during a 2013 firefight in Afghanistan. He saved the life of one Soldier and killed more ...

Almanac: Awards and Decorations

June 1, 2020
Ribbons in order of precedence; devices; specialty berets.

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