The Air Force has awarded a Bronze Star medal to TSgt. Lorenzo Zapata for meritorious conduct while deployed to Southwest Asia, where he served as a convoy commander for eight months. Deployed from Ramstein’s 435th Vehicle Readiness Squadron, Zapata typically led 50 personnel, operating more than 40 vehicles for each mission, during which they delivered supplies to forward operating locations in Iraq. (Ramstein report)
The nominee to lead U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency touted the value of the organizations’ dual-hat command structure and urged caution toward creating a dedicated cyber military service in written testimony to Congress released Jan. 15.
