Retired Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hutchins, 18th Air Support Operations Group joint terminal attack controller, addresses the audience during a ceremony where he was presented the Silver Star Medal, Nov. 4, 2016, at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina. Hutchins is one of 15 members of the 18th ASOG who received a Silver Star, which is the military’s third highest decoration for valor in combat.

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