Col. Tom Palenske, left, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, and Senior Airman Justin Barabash, an air traffic controller with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, stand as the national anthem is sang during the beginning of an award ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 2, 2016. Barabash was awarded the Airman’s Medal for putting his life at risk to save a woman from her burning vehicle after an accident, Aug. 20, 2014. The Airman’s Medal is the highest award an individual can receive for voluntarily putting his or her life at risk in a non-combat environment. ( Air For


Col. Tom Palenske, left, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, and Senior Airman Justin Barabash, an air traffic controller with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, stand as the national anthem is sang during the beginning of an award ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 2, 2016. Barabash was awarded the Airman’s Medal for putting his life at risk to save a woman from her burning vehicle after an accident, Aug. 20, 2014. The Airman’s Medal is the highest award an individual can receive for voluntarily putting his or her life at risk in a non-combat environment. ( Air Force photo by Airman Dennis Spain)


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