U.S. Army Col. Robert Whittle Jr., left, the commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1st Cavalry Division, presents Sgt. Juan Ortega, assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 2nd BCT, a Combat Action Badge, an Army Commendation Medal and an Order of the Spur combat certificate during a redeployment awards ceremony Nov. 15, 2013, at Bagram Airfield, Parwan province, Afghanistan.