Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley presented an American Air Force Bronze Star medal to RAF Wing Commander Red Thompson. Currently serving as an exchange officer at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Thompson worked with Moseley during the planning and initial execution of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Air Force Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich assumed command of U.S. European Command on July 1, taking over the key assignment as the U.S. and its allies contend with a resurgent Russia and a grinding war in Ukraine.
