New Hampshire Air National Guard Col. Mark Ustaszewski, 157th Operations Group, right, pins the U.S. Air Force Bronze Star Medal on Lt. Col. Charles Smith, 260th Air Traffic Control Squadron commander, during a ceremony at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., Feb. 9, 2020. Smith was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his meritorious achievement as Commander, 44rd Air Expeditionary Squadron, Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, while engaged in operations against an opposing armed force from 2 April 2019 through 6 October 2019. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Vezeau)