On July 1, Maj. Eric L. Geyer, the assistant operations officer with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., and a native of Palm Coast, Fla., received the bronze star from acting MAWTS-1 commanding officer Lt. Col. Todd Miller for his actions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan from November 15, 2009, to June 1, 2009. - On July 1, Maj. Eric L. Geyer, the assistant operations officer with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., and a native of Palm Coast, Fla., received the bronze star from acting MAWTS-1 commanding officer Lt. Col. Todd Miller for his actions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan from November 15, 2009, to June 1, 2009.