PJ’s extraordinary heroism earns Air Force Cross
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James congratulates Master Sgt. Ivan Ruiz, a pararescueman from the 56th Rescue Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, on receiving the Air Force Cross at the Freedom Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 17, 2014. Ruiz is the sixth U.S. military member to receive the nation’s second highest military decoration since 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)