6/27/2006 - POPE AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. (AFPN) -- A tactical air controller was recognized by the secretary of the Air Force with the presentation of a Silver Star in a ceremony June 26 for heroic duties while deployed to Southwest Asia in support of the war on terrorism. Tech. Sgt. Travis Crosby, a terminal attack control-qualified TACP assigned to the 15th Air Support Squadron at Fort Stewart, Ga., was lauded for his handling of close-air support missions and innovative tactics employed to gain control over a hostile situation during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 4, 2003. While under fire,...