Maj. Jeffrey Magee and Capt. Tom Clerici each received a Bronze Star Medal at separate events in February for their meritorious service in Afghanistan. Magee was recognized Feb. 17 at Lackland AFB, Tex., for his work in assisting the Afghan National Civil Order Police’s chief of logistics, including helping establish the first national vehicle depot outside of Kabul for the Afghan National Army. Clerici, a telecommunications assessments chief at Lackland, received his medal Feb. 9 during a ceremony at Camp Eggers in Kabul, where he served with the NATO Training Mission and Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, advising on matters such as deployment operations, training, soldier retention, and equipment acquisition. (Lackland report on Magee; Lackland report on Clerici)
Boeing received a $2.47 billion Air Force contract Nov. 25 for 15 more KC-46s, bringing to 183 the number of Pegasus tankers on contract to all customers, foreign and domestic. The new contract—for Lot 12 of the initially planned KC-46 buy—is to be completed by 2029.
