The Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal is a service medal of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force established on 27 May 2014. From Wikipedia
Jonathan J. Dunn, the lieutenant colonel charged with threatening a flight crew, was previously relieved of command for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine and suspended from a sensitive role at the 603rd Air Operations Center amid judicial proceedings; he is also a former Delta pilot whose authorization to carry a gun on board was revoked.