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2/1/2007 - CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AFNEWS) -- Seven Charleston AFB Airmen were presented Bronze Stars Jan. 29 here by the Air Mobility Command commander in front of their families, friends and several hundred military members. Gen. Duncan J. McNabb said these individuals embody the heart of the nation. Awarded the Bronze Stars were: -- Capt. John Clagnaz, the 1st Combat Camera Squadron officer in charge of the Combat Operations Flight, for his performance as OIC of the joint camera operations for the Multinational Corps in Baghdad from May 7 to Sept. 10. Captain Clagnaz led 74 Soldiers, Sailors...

/16/2007 - MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho (AFNEWS) -- Four members of the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron earned the U.S. military's fourth-highest award during a ceremony Jan. 8 for their individual bravery and heroism while serving in Iraq. Capt. Stephanie Root, Tech. Sgt. David Fitzgerald, Staff Sgt. Michael Pray and Staff Sgt. Sjon Higgins earned the Bronze Star for their efforts in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant Fitzgerald also received the Army Commendation Medal with Valor for his life-saving actions there last June. The members are assigned to the squadron's explosive ordnance disposal flight and assigned to bases...

The United States wants to give two teams of Canadian snipers the Bronze Star, a decoration for bravery, for their work in rooting out Taliban and al-Qaeda holdouts in eastern Afghanistan, but Canadian defence officials put the medals on hold, the National Post has learned. The five snipers spent 19 days fighting alongside the scout platoon of the United States Army's 187th "Rakkasan" brigade last month, clearing out diehard fighters from the mountains near Gardez in eastern Afghanistan. The Americans were so impressed by the Canadian snipers that they recommended them for medals after the battle. Sources told the Post...