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.
Amid a high-profile recruiting crisis, Air Force leaders and experts have increasingly noted the challenging long-term trends the service will face in enticing young Americans to sign up—decreasing eligibility to serve, less propensity to do so, and less familiarity with the military. But while those same leaders say there’s no “silver…