17th AF awards sergeant Bronze Star

Tech. Sgt. Willie Thompson (right), 17th Air Force, joins 617th Air and Space Operations Center Commander Col. Andy Redmond in displaying his certificate after receiving the Bronze Star.

 Colonel Redmond decorated Sergeant Thompson for exceptional performance and dedication to duty while serving in Iraq from August 2008 to February 2009. During this tour, Sergeant Thompson served as the noncommissioned officer in charge of operations for a task force involved in high-priority combat missions. In the medal citation, Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Votel lauded the NCO’s leadership and organizational skills as playing a “critical role” in mission accomplishment.