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Colonel Robert Shelton, 100th Operations Group commander, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Cesar Flores, 100th OG superintendent, pose for a photo with Flores’ Purple Heart plaque at RAF Mildenhall, England, July 24, 2019. Flores was awarded the Purple Heart and a wounded warrior designation after an armored vehicle he was in was struck by an improvised explosive device while deployed in Iraq in 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brandon Esau)