Staff Sgt. Keaton Thiem, a combat controller and Silver Star Medal recipient with the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, salutes Maj. Gen. Eugene Haase, vice commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, during a Silver Star Medal presentation ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 16, 2016. Thiem used air power to ensure the safety of his 100-plus man SOF element during a 14-hour firefight with no regard for his own personal safety, while deployed with U.S. Army Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)
| Date Taken: | 11.16.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 12.08.2016 15:19 |
| Photo ID: | 3036112 |
| VIRIN: | 161116-F-BH566-007 |
| Resolution: | 4185x2721 |
| Size: | 2.46 MB |
| Location: | MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, WASHINGTON, US |
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