The Air Force has awarded a Bronze Star Medal to SMSgt. Peter Casiano, assigned to the American Forces Network at Yokota AB, Japan, for his work while deployed to Afghanistan in 2006. Casiano worked with a Provisional Reconstruction Team, serving as a media advisor to local Afghani officials to help them communicate effectively with the local populace, developing radio programs for two provincial governors. During his tour he also helped secure a convoy under attack and escorted a medic to help recover wounded troops.
In a show force over the Pacific, the U.S. conducted separate bilateral exercises with South Korea and Japan in response to North Korea’s May 24 ballistic missile test. The North’s test reportedly included an intercontinental ballistic missile, launched while President Joe Biden flew home from the region. Also on May…