An Air Force master sergeant received the Bronze Star in May for meritorious achievement during a recent deployment to Afghanistan. Master Sgt. James Charles, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron production superintendent, received the award May 22 for his work as Maintenance Training Adviser in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel while at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, from 2017-2018, according to an Air Force news release. Charles, assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, led a team of Afghan maintenance personnel, advising on their aircraft fleets in Kandahar. The installation he worked on sustained 19 indirect-fire rocket attacks and he constantly faced the threat of insider attacks, officials said. Charles’ work helped enable the execution of more than 1,800 combat sorties, over 2,300 casualty evacuations, and the recovery of over 880 human remains. Read more at AF.mil.
Airman Earns Bronze Star on Afghanistan Deployment
