U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, commander of Air

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, presents an Air Medal to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Martinez, an aerial gunner with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, during a ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Mar. 2, 2020. The AC-130U “Spooky” Gunship crew, Spooky 41, was recognized for their exemplary performance and battlefield coordination during a nine-hour mass casualty firefight during Operation FREEDOM’S SENTINEL near Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, from April 3-4, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph P. Leveille)