15th Airlift Wing commander, Colonel John J. Torres (left), pins a Children's Home Front Hero medal on Leon McCarty (middle) while father, Major Stephen McCarty (right) of PACAF A8, assists during the Dependent Home Front Heroes Medal presentation ceremony at the Airman and Family Readiness Center here, March 28. More than forty children were nominated by their parents and awarded by the 15th Airlift Wing in recognition of the support given to their parents during the deployment of one or both parents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Vanessa M. Perez)