Maj. Robb McDonald, air officer with 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, from Yuma, Ariz., speaks to members of the official party before receiving the Silver Star for his efforts against an enemy attack aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan in 2012. Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force pinned the nation’s third highest award on McDonald aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 9. - Maj. Robb McDonald, air officer with 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, from Yuma, Ariz., speaks to members of the official party before receiving the Silver Star for his efforts against an enemy attack aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan in 2012. Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force pinned the nation’s third highest award on McDonald aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 9.