- ,..., (Courtesy photoAir Force Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol, Wakefield native deployed to Karshi-Khanabad Air Base. Uzbekistan stops for a photo with Uzbek children during a humanitarian assistance visit to an orphanage in Karshi Uzbekistan, that included Air Force and Army servicemembers. The visit was coordinated by the U.S. Army.About Scott Sturkol:Name: Air Force Technical Sergeant Scott T. SturkolDeployed unit: 416th Air Expeditionary Group Public AffairsDeployed base. Karshi-Khanabad Air Base. UzbekistanHometown: Wakefield. Graduated Wakefield High School in 1987 and Gogebic Community College in 1989.Years in service: 13Military awards and decorations: Among them are the Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters. Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal with star device and the Air Force Expeditionary Ribbon.