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    Air traffic controller at Kirtland AFB awarded coin for CV-22 save [Image 1 of 4]

    Air traffic controller at Kirtland AFB awarded coin for CV-22 save

    ALBUQUERQUE, NM, UNITED STATES

    01.08.2021

    Photo by John Cochran 

    377th Air Base Wing

    Wendy Smith, an air traffic controller at Kirtland AFB, N.M., received a coin Jan. 8, 2021, from Lt. Col. Brett Cassidy, 71st Special Operations Squadron commander. For her actions Nov. 10, 2020, Smith is credited with preventing a "catastrophic failure" of a CV-22 that could have claimed the lives of the six crew members aboard and possibly destroyed a $90 million aircraft.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 01.08.2021
    Date Posted: 01.08.2021 13:58
    Photo ID: 6476169
    VIRIN: 210108-F-AH330-1004
    Resolution: 3791x2390
    Size: 1.33 MB
    Location: ALBUQUERQUE, NM, US

    Web Views: 14
    Downloads: 3

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