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F-16 Viper pilot’s DFC: Houthi missile threat & evasion tactics

The skies over Yemen are among the most dangerous in the world right now — and one American F-16 pilot’s Distinguished Flying ...
Military Times on MSN

F-16 pilot awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery in Saudi Arabia deployment

Capt. Nathanial "Icarus" Welch received the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor for his actions during a 2025 Operation ...
Yahoo

Coast Guardsman to Receive Distinguished Flying Cross for Daring Vessel Boarding and Rescue

The mariners aboard the 79-foot schooner Barlovento were in trouble on June 19, 2021. The yacht was nearly 80 miles off the California-Oregon coast, disabled and taking on water in 20-foot seas. In ...
Homeland Security Today

San Francisco-Based Helicopter Pilot Presented With Distinguished Flying Cross

From left, retired Coast Guard aviation survival technician 1st class Micheal Romano, Lt. Cmdr. Jacob Conrad, Lt. Thomas Smith, pose for a group photo at Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco, Dec. 12 ...
Air Force Times

Airmen killed in 2010 Osprey crash receive Distinguished Flying Cross

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, presents the Distinguished Flying Cross to the family of U.S. Air Force Maj. Randell Voas, a CV-22B Osprey ...