[pullquote] The Defense Warfare Medal will soon become the fourth ... Recognized as the third highest award stands the Distinguished Flying Cross. Should an award be given to those who never ...

Sgt. Air Gunner Aubrey Weldon, a 25-year-old Jewish lawyer, of Southport, has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal for an act of “conspicuous bravery and outstanding resource,” the ...

finally received the Distinguished Flying Cross Medal for heroic actions in the Middle East last year. During a ceremony on Jan. 23, Maj. Gen. Charles Bolton, 18th Air Force commander, awarded Capt.

And on Tuesday, for the work he did that day, Manson will receive the Distinguished Flying Cross -- the highest aviation medal that can be awarded for non-combat operations. "This case was a great ...

MARIETTA — A Cobb Air Force major was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross medal Saturday for his heroic efforts in a rescue mission during the Afghanistan evacuation in 2021.

Major Katie Lunning is the first Air Guard flight nurse in the country to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross medal. Lunning was among the first members of a transport team to arrive at the ...

The ceremony also marked the first time the rare medal was given to those who don't actually fly a plane or have in-flight jobs. Tech. Sgt. Lee Hiott, a loadmaster, and flight nurse Capt.

Kemp is a true “Master of the Air,” with 35 combat missions to his credit along with the Distinguished Flying Cross, an Air Medal with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and the European African-Middle ...

During the medal ceremony, Biden said that ... a Bronze Star and two Distinguished Flying Crosses. The president noted that, all told, Taylor flew more than 2,000 combat missions — earning ...