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Tech. Sgt. Matthew Kurpaski, right, receives an Air Force Commendation Medal from Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould in a presentation Feb. 1, 2012. Kurpaski, the NCO in charge of aircrew flight equipment for the 306th Operations Support Squadron, received the medal for taking charge of an accident scene and treating one person who was wounded. Kurpaski is a native of Santa Monica, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)