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Air Force Commendation Medal
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The Air Force Commendation Medal may be awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States below the grade of Brigadier General who, while serving in any capacity with the Air Force, distinguish themselves by heroism, outstanding achievement, or by meritorious service not of a sufficient nature to justify a higher award.
The Air Force Commendation Medal was established by Secretary of the Air Force James H. Douglas, Jr. and promulgated in Air Force General Orders Number 16 of March 28, 1958. The Air Force Commendation Medal was designed and sculpted by Thomas Hudson Jones (1892-1969) of the Army's Institute of Heraldry.
http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/afcm.shtml
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Tom Kimball
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He holds a certificate of Journalism from the Defense Information School, in 1980, and served as a Public Affairs Specialist for the U.S. Air Forces in Europe from 1979-83 while stationed with the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, England. Tom still actively serves in the Air Force Reserve as a public affairs craftsman in the rank of technical sergeant. He is assigned as an individual mobilization augmentee (IMA) to the noncommissioned officer-in-charge with the 460th Air Base Wing at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado.
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