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    Special Tactics TACP awarded Silver Star Medal for Afghan ambush [Image 8 of 9]

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    Special Tactics TACP awarded Silver Star Medal for Afghan ambush

    POOLER, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES

    04.09.2019

    Photo by Senior Airman Rachel Williams 

    24th Special Operations Wing   

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cam Kelsch, a Special Tactics Tactical Air Control Party operator with the 17th Special Tactics Squadron, is presented a Silver Star Medal by U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Vincent Becklund, deputy commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, during a ceremony at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, Pooler, Georgia, April 9, 2019. Kelsch is credited with repeatedly exposing himself to enemy fire to save the life of a wounded teammate and controlling precision strike munitions from aircraft to secure the safety of his joint and partner force members while deployed with the U.S. Army Special Operations Command’s 75th Ranger Regiment battalion to Afghanistan in 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Yates)

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    Date Taken: 04.09.2019
    Date Posted: 04.09.2019 14:41
    Photo ID: 5250836
    VIRIN: 190409-F-CR035-1063
    Resolution: 7028x4593
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    Location: POOLER, GEORGIA, US

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