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    Special Tactics TACP awarded Silver Star Medal for Afghan ambush [Image 3 of 9]

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    The image shows an official United States military Silver Star award certificate alongside the Silver Star medal. The certificate is issued by the President of the United States and is awarded for gallantry in action. The medal, featuring a gold star design with a red, white, and blue ribbon, rests on top of the certificate.

    POOLER, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES

    04.09.2019

    Photo by Senior Airman Rachel Williams 

    Air Force Special Tactics   

    The first Silver Star Medal awarded to a Tactical Air Control Party operator for actions over the last seven years lays on a table before a presentation ceremony at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, Pooler, Georgia, April 9, 2019. The SSM is the third-highest medal awarded for gallantry against an armed enemy of the U.S. in combat and was awarded to U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cam Kelsch, a Special Tactics Tactical Air Control Party operator with the 17th Special Tactics Squadron. Kelsch is credited with repeatedly exposing himself to enemy fire to save the life of a wounded teammate and controlling precision strike munitions from aircraft to secure the safety of his joint and partner force members while deployed with the U.S. Army Special Operations Command’s 75th Ranger Regiment battalion to Afghanistan in 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Yates)

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    Date Taken: 04.09.2019
    Date Posted: 04.09.2019 14:42
    Photo ID: 5250796
    VIRIN: 190409-F-CR035-1021
    Resolution: 8256x5006
    Size: 675.39 KB
    Location: POOLER, GEORGIA, US
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    Downloads: 24

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    A military ceremony is taking place at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force. Two U.S. Air Force personnel in dress blue uniforms stand at attention while an officer speaks at a podium, with a civilian woman observing from the right. The setting features aviation artwork on the walls and American and Air Force flags in the background.
    The image shows an official United States military Silver Star award certificate alongside the Silver Star medal. The certificate is issued by the President of the United States and is awarded for gallantry in action. The medal, featuring a gold star design with a red, white, and blue ribbon, rests on top of the certificate.
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