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'A tribute to persistence:' SecAF presents Air Force Cross to special tactics Airman


Germanovich was awarded the medal, second only to the Medal of Honor, for his actions April 8, 2017, during combat operations against enemy forces in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.
“This Air Force Cross is a tribute to your persistence (Staff Sgt. Germanovich),” Barrett said. “You risked your life and weathered blistering enemy fire to save the lives of others.”
In attendance were
Col. Matthew Allen, 24th Special Operations Wing commander, the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) team Germanovich was attached to during the combat operations, and Germanovich’s family and friends.
Following the ceremony, Germanovich led those in attendance in memorial pushups to commemorate the event, the firefight and the ultimate sacrifice paid during the clash by Army Staff Sgt. Mark De Alencar, a special forces Soldier assigned to 7th SFG (A) and a member of the team Germanovich was assigned to. ....

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Special Tactics airman with 26th STST at Hurlburt earns Air Force Cross


24th Special Operations Wing
HURLBURT FIELD An airman with the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, part of the Hurlburt Field-headquartered 24th Special Operations Wing, received the Air Force Cross the Air Force medal second only to the Medal of Honor in a Thursday ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico.
Staff Sgt. Alaxey Germanovich, an ST combat controller with the Air Force Special Operations Command, was awarded the nation’s second highest medal for gallantry against an armed enemy in combat.
On April 8, 2017, Germanovich was attached to a team of Army Special Forces and Afghan commandos on a mission to clear a well-fortified valley in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Freedom s Sentinel. During an enemy ambush, Germanovich repeatedly exposed himself to sniper and machine gun fire while directing numerous danger-close airstrikes from an AFSOC AC-130U Spooky gunship within 35 meters of his position. ....

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