SFS Airman receives CGOC award

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U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Austin Romano, the 509th Security Forces Sqaudron commander's support staff section officer in charge, right, receives a Whiteman Company Grade Officer Council (CGOC) Bars and Stars award for the month of September from Col. Mark Ely, the 509th Bomb Wing vice commander, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Dec. 13, 2017. As a junior officer, Romano was placed in the role of caring for 85 Airmen when one of their wingmen passed away. He led his team through recovery while still accomplishing the mission.