Maj. Todd Andre, an airman who has just completed a year-long deployment to Southwest Asia, last week was presented with a Bronze Star Medal for his service there. KVBC TV News of Las Vegas reported July 6 that Andre received the medal for his work as commander of the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron at an air base in the region. He oversaw more than 400 airmen in this role, according to the news report. The maintenance unit is a component of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing.
An important U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS command and control plane was among the aircraft damaged in a March 27 Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine.