Col. Mike Schultz, commander of the 442d Fighter Wing, pins the Distinguished Flying Cross on Maj. John Tice, a flight commander with the 303d Fighter Squadron, during a ceremony at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Nov. 2, 2019. Tice, a prior-enlisted Army combat engineer, earned the DFC during a combat mission flown in Afghanistan that resulted in 32 enemy combatants killed in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alex Chase)