Friday, November 3, 2017

Oregon Air National Guardsman to receive Bronze Star medal

OREGON AIR NATIONAL GUARDSMAN TO RECEIVE BRONZE STAR MEDAL


News Release from Oregon Military Department
Posted on FlashAlert: November 3rd, 2017 1:56 PM
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing will host a ceremony November 4, 2017, at the Portland Air National Guard Base, in Portland, Oregon, to present a Bronze Star medal to honor a Special Tactics Airman.

Master Sgt. Garron Dahle, with the 125th Special Tactics Squadron, is scheduled to be awarded the nation's fourth highest medal before an audience of his family, friends and peers.

Dahle is receiving the Bronze Star for meritorious service as a combat control craftsman while deployed to Afghanistan from September 1, 2015, to November 15, 2015.

Dahle was directly responsible for the de-confliction of complex battle space and the employment of all airborne assets in support of ground schemes of maneuver for his Special Forces team, serving to eliminate insurgent strongholds and helping to restore order to volatile regions of Afghanistan.

The Bronze Star medal was established in 1944 and is the fourth-highest individual military award and the ninth-highest by order of precedence in the U.S. Military. It may be awarded for acts of heroism, acts of merit, or meritorious service in a combat zone.

About the 142nd Fighter Wing
With more than 1,000 officers and Airmen, the 142nd Fighter Wing guards the Pacific Northwest skies from northern California to the Canadian border, on 24-hour Aerospace Control Alert as part of Air Combat Command and the North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) Command. Our mission is to provide unequalled, mission-ready units to sustain combat aerospace superiority and peacetime tasking any time, any place in service to our nation, state and community. The fighting "Redhawks" are proud to serve as a vital part of the Total Force team, defending our nation with the F-15 Eagle. The wing also stands ready to participate in state and federal contingency missions as required.
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on November 03, 2017