Bronze Star
SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Col. William Thomas presents a Bronze Star award to Master Sgt. Kurt Black on April 21, 2010. Sergeant Black received this award for exemplary leadership, personal endeavor and devotion to duty from April 23 to October 23, 2009, at Ali Base, Iraq. Col. Thomas is the commander of the 4th Mission Support Group here and a native of Huntington Beach, Calif., Sergeant Black is the 4th Security Forces Squadron NCOIC of operations support here and hails from Bristol, Conn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Whitney Lambert)