Air Force PJ Earns Heroism Award for Treating 7 Teammates After Explosion in Afghanistan
2 May 2021
Military.com | By Oriana Pawlyk
Minutes before a massive explosion at a school the Taliban had been using for a headquarters and weapons cache in an Afghan village, Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Rogers and his teammate had been sitting inside, sifting through a pile of electronics, ammunition and artillery.
Fifty or so pounds of homemade explosives were scattered in piles throughout the room, Rogers recalled in a recent news release about a routine mission that quickly took an alarming turn.
Rogers, a technical rescue specialist, was attached to an Army Special Forces unit and tasked with the recovery of endangered personnel. The team's goal was to safeguard several districts and cities by training the Afghan army to defend those regions.
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