AFSOUTH awards Brazilian FLO Meritorious Service Medal
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. David Mineau, Air Forces Southern commander, left, awards Brazilian Air Force Col. Leonardo Macedo, foreign liaison officer, right, the Meritorious Service Medal at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 4, 2025. The Brazilian foreign liaison officer holds a special role at AFSOUTH as the relationship between Brazil and the United States is the oldest relationship between the U.S. and the Latin American air forces, dating back to combat operations in World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Abbey Rieves)