Shaw heroes

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C.-- Col. James Post, 20th Fighter Wing commander, presents Staff Sgt. Scott Ackeret, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordinance disposal technician, a Bronze Star May 11 in hangar 1200 during a commander's call. The bronze star is awarded to servicemembers who distinguished themself by heroic or meritorious achievement or service. Sergeant Ackeret received the medal for his excellence as an EOD team leader, while deployed to Iraq. He ensured the safety of more than 16,000 coalition forces, multinational contractors and local nationals. He also executed more than 105 combat missions under the threat of insurgent attacks to exploit, render-safe, recover and destroy improvised explosive devices and unexploded ordnance. His team conducted over 25 counter-insurgent IED search and destroy combat missions along critical supply routes. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class William Coleman)

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SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C.-- Col. James Post, 20th Fighter Wing commander, presents Staff Sgt. Joshua Milligan, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordinance disposal technician, a Bronze Star May 11 in hangar 1200 during a commander's call. The bronze star is awarded to servicemembers who distinguished them self by heroic or meritorious achievement or service. Sergeant Milligan received the medal for his excellence as an EOD team leader, while deployed to Iraq. His leadership was critical to the successful implementation of U.S. Central Command’s counter insurgent operations as well as ensured freedom of movement throughout areas of operation. Sergeant Milligan ensured the safety of more than 16,000 coalition forces, multinational contractors and local nationals. He also executed more than 100 combat missions under the threat of insurgent attacks to exploit, render-safe, recover and destroy improvised explosive devices and unexploded ordnance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Matthew Davis)

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SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C.-- Col. James Post, 20th Fighter Wing commander, presents Tech. Sgt. William Sistler, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordinance disposal technician, a Bronze Star on May 11 in hangar 1200 during a commander's call. The bronze star is awarded to servicemembers who distinguished them self by heroic or meritorious achievement or service. Sergeant Sistler received the medal for his leadership of 93 missions while deployed to Iraq. His team performed safe resolution of 67 improvised explosive devices, 11 unexploded ordnance responses and two post blast analyses. The team also destroyed 9,344 ordnance items, 57,743 rounds of small arms ammunition, 192 IED components and 3,800 pounds of homemade explosives, which significantly hindered enemy forces from conducting attacks against coalition forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katherine McDowell)

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Shaw heroes

Published May 15, 2007

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