Gunship crew awarded 14 medals for joint SOF Afghanistan mission [Image 11 of 16]

HURLBURT FIELD, FL, UNITED STATES

03.02.2020

Photo by Airman 1st Class Hailey Ziegler 

1st Special Operations Wing

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, presents an Air Medal to U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Nicholas Maiolo, an electronic warfare officer with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, during a ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Mar. 2, 2020. The AC-130U “Spooky” Gunship crew, Spooky 41, was recognized for their exemplary performance and battlefield coordination during a nine-hour mass casualty firefight during Operation FREEDOM’S SENTINEL near Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, from April 3-4, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hailey M. Ziegler)

• Date Taken: 03.02.2020
• Date Posted: 03.04.2020 11:03
• Photo ID: 6123658
• VIRIN: 200302-F-FJ003-1087
• Resolution: 6094x4063
• Size: 12.94 MB
• Location: HURLBURT FIELD, FL, US