Air National Guard SSgt. Michael Bohannon received the Bronze Star for actions during Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he was lead gun truck gunner for convoys. Bohannon served with the Army’s 1st Infantry Division from February to July 2004, when he was injured and sent back stateside.
Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, head of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, warned that Russia would remain an enduring threat to NATO and global security, regardless of the outcome of the war in Ukraine.