Driven to Be Better and Better: AFSOC Airman Earns 12 OAY Recognition
September 12, 2026
September 12, 2026
HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news:
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Driven to be better and better: AFSOC Airman earns 12 OAY recognition
By U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Natalie Fiorilli
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Thirteen-year-old Alessandro Bianchini moved from Salerno, Italy, to the United States unable to speak a word of English.
Upon arriving in the U.S., Bianchini began the eighth gra . . .
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Driven to be better and better: AFSOC Airman earns 12 OAY recognition
By U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Natalie Fiorilli
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Thirteen-year-old Alessandro Bianchini moved from Salerno, Italy, to the United States unable to speak a word of English.
Upon arriving in the U.S., Bianchini began the eighth gra . . .