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Retired Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hutchins, 18th Air Support Operations Group joint terminal attack controller, and his family pose for a photo during a ceremony where he received the Silver Star Medal, Nov. 4, 2016, at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina. Hutchins received the Silver Star for attempting to save drowning soldiers in the face of imminent danger during a deployment in 2009 in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Miranda A. Loera)


Silver Star shines bright on Hutchins’ heroic actions

Retired Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hutchins, 18th Air Support Operations Group joint terminal attack controller, and his family pose for a photo during a ceremony where he received the Silver Star Medal, Nov. 4, 2016, at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina. Hutchins received the Silver Star for attempting to save drowning soldiers in the face of imminent danger during a deployment in 2009 in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Miranda A. Loera)

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Maj. Gen. Thomas Deale, Air Combat Command director of operations, presents retired Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hutchins, 18th Air Support Operations Group joint terminal attack controller, with the Silver Star Medal during a ceremony, Nov. 4, 2016 at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina. Hutchins received the medal for his heroic actions during a deployment while assigned to the 504th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Group in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan in 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Miranda A. Loera)
Retired Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hutchins, 18th Air Support Operations Group joint terminal attack controller, and his wife, Heather Hutchins, pose for a photo after a ceremony, Nov. 4, 2016, at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina. Hutchins received the Silver Star Medal for his actions in spite of imminent danger while facing hostile forces during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM in 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Miranda A. Loera)
Retired Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hutchins, 18th Air Support Operations Group joint terminal attack controller, received a Silver Star medal during a ceremony, Nov. 4, 2016, at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina. Hutchins was recognized for his actions in the face of imminent danger while supporting OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM while assigned to the 504th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Group in Afghanistan in 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Miranda A. Loera)
Retired Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hutchins, 18th Air Support Operations Group joint terminal attack controller, addresses the audience during a ceremony where he was presented the Silver Star Medal, Nov. 4, 2016, at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina. Hutchins is one of 15 members of the 18th ASOG who received a Silver Star, which is the U.S. military’s third highest decoration for valor in combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Miranda A. Loera)
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