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Awards
Two Airmen were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for their part in in a daring, dangerous hostage rescue operation in Africa more than two years ago. Three others on the mission received Air Medals. The awards were presented at a Jan. 11 ceremony at Kirtland Air ...
A Minnesota Air National Guard flight nurse who responded to a deadly suicide bombing in the midst of the Afghanistan evacuation in August 2021 is set to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross on Jan. 7. Maj. Katie Lunning of the 133rd Airlift Wing will be the ...
Four Airmen—two pilots and two loadmasters—received the Distinguished Flying Cross at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on Dec. 20, among the final Mobility Airmen to be so honored for their actions during the noncombatant evacuation out of Kabul, Afghanistan in August 2021.
Two dozen Airmen at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., were officially awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on Dec. 9 for their heroism in the noncombatant evacuation out of Kabul, Afghanistan, including the first ever Critical Care Air Transport Team to receive the prestigious decoration. Maj. Gen. ...
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National Aeronautical Association’s (NAA’s) 2022 Frank G. Brewer Trophy for excellence in Aerospace Education
Air Mobility Command boss Gen. Mike Minihan awarded 51 Distinguished Flying Cross awards at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., on Nov. 21—one of the largest DFC ceremonies in recent history. All of the awards were given to Airmen who participated in Operation Allies Refuge, the noncombatant ...
An Airman who rushed to help in the aftermath of the suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation Allies Refuge received the Distinguished Flying Cross on Nov. 17—with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. presenting the medal. Brown gave the award ...