Newly promoted lieutenant colonel receives Bronze Star
Col. Daniel Zook, 1st Special Operations Wing vice commander, left, presents the citation accompanying the Bronze Star to Maj. Mark Durkin, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron assistant operations officer, at the 1st SOSS at Hurlburt Field Apr. 1. Major Durkin, later promoted to lieutenant colonel during the same ceremony, served as officer-in-charge of a temporary screening facility for a joint task force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from Aug. 20, 2008 to March 10, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joe McFadden)