Combat Controller Staff Sgt. Alaxey Germanovich leads Air Force and Army Special Tactics troops doing memorial pushups after Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett presented Germanovich with the Air Force Cross Dec. 10, 2020. Germanovich was recognized for actions during a fierce firefight in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, April 8, 2017, where the Airman was credited with saving the lives of more than 150 friendly forces by helping to destroy 11 enemy fighting positions. The in-flight refueling operator and pilot aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker track progress as a B-52 Stratofortress tanks up during a multiday Bomber Task Force mission over Southwest Asia Dec. 10, 2020. The short-notice, nonstop mission aimed to validate the task force's ability to rapidly deploy combat power anywhere in the world. The frequency and intensity of Bomber Task Force missions increased in 2020.
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