Tinker technical sergeant receives Bronze Star
Col. Paul Filcek, 72nd Air Base Wing commander, salutes Tech. Sgt. Joe Lopez Jr., 72nd Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, after awarding him the Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Jan. 13, 2021. Lopez received the Bronze Star for his service in Syria and Iraq from Oct. 10, 2019 to March 31, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)