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Capt. Carl Close (right), Bronze Star medal recipient from the 92nd Logistic Readiness Squadron, salutes Col. Robert Thomas, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, at his medal presentation ceremony at Fairchild Monday afternoon. The captain received the medal for his service in Afghanistan April 2007 – April 2008, where he was the Embedded Training Team Senior Fuels Mentor for the Afghan National Army’s Forward Support Depot in Kandahar. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Melissa Barnett)