▁ 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁V ance , ▁Kevin ▁– ▁For ▁consp ic uous ▁gall antry ▁and ▁int rep id ity ▁in ▁action ▁while ▁serving ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁Air ▁Support ▁Oper ations ▁Squadron ▁and ▁while ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ' s ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion , ▁ 7 5 th ▁R anger ▁Regiment , ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Operation ▁End uring ▁Fre edom ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁during ▁Operation ▁Ana conda ▁on ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Wh alen , ▁Kevin ▁– ▁For ▁gall antry ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁military ▁operations ▁against ▁an ▁armed ▁enemy ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁while ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁T act ical ▁Air ▁Control ▁Party , ▁ 1 1 6 th ▁Air ▁Support ▁Oper ations ▁Squadron , ▁in ▁the ▁Gay an ▁Valley , ▁Afghan istan , ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁T act ical ▁Air ▁Control ▁Party ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁Com bat ▁Control ▁Team ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁AF SO C ▁profile ▁ ▁AF . M IL ▁Career ▁description ▁ ▁Air force . com ▁profile ▁ ▁Air ▁National ▁Guard ▁description ▁ ▁Air ▁Force ▁Reserve ▁description ▁ ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁special isms ▁Category : A ir ▁force ▁special ▁forces ▁units <0x0A> </s> ▁" A EC ▁Tournament " ▁redirects ▁here . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁baseball ▁tournament , ▁see ▁America ▁East ▁Conference ▁Baseball ▁Tournament .