Photo by Senior Airman Sterling Sutton | 6th Air Refueling Wing | 01.23.2025
Distinguished Flying Cross recipients from the 6th Air Refueling Wing pose for a photo following a ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 23, 2025. The aircrew obeyed an order to change their flight path and flew the KC-135 tanker towards an escalated situation on the ground. The pilots executed a precise orbit pattern over the fighter jets engaged in an air-to-ground strike,......
Photo by Senior Airman Sterling Sutton | 6th Air Refueling Wing | 01.23.2025
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alex Fiscus, a boom operator assigned to the 50th Air Refueling Squadron, poses for a photo following the Distinguished Flying Cross ceremony held at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 23, 2025. The Distinguished Flying Cross medal was instituted on July 2, 1926, and is awarded to service members who display heroism or extraordinary achievement during aerial......
Photo by Senior Airman Sterling Sutton | 6th Air Refueling Wing | 01.23.2025
U.S. Air Force Capt. John Squatrito, a pilot assigned to the 50th Air Refueling Squadron, poses for a photo following the Distinguished Flying Cross ceremony held at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 23, 2025. The Distinguished Flying Cross medal was instituted on July 2, 1926, and is awarded to service members who display heroism or extraordinary achievement during aerial flight. (U.S.......
Photo by Senior Airman Sterling Sutton | 6th Air Refueling Wing | 01.23.2025
U.S. Air Force Capt. Anthony Carella, a pilot assigned to the 91st Air Refueling Squadron, poses for a photo following the Distinguished Flying Cross ceremony held at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 23, 2025. The Distinguished Flying Cross medal was instituted on July 2, 1926, and is awarded to service members who display heroism or extraordinary achievement during aerial flight. (U.S.......
Photo by Senior Airman Sterling Sutton | 6th Air Refueling Wing | 01.23.2025
U.S. Air Force Maj. Alex Grayson, a pilot assigned to the 50th Air Refueling Squadron, poses for a photo following the Distinguished Flying Cross ceremony held at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 23, 2025. The Distinguished Flying Cross medal was instituted on July 2, 1926, and is awarded to service members who display heroism or extraordinary achievement during aerial flight. (U.S. Air......
Photo by Senior Airman Sterling Sutton | 6th Air Refueling Wing | 01.23.2025
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles Bolton, 18th Air Force commander, highlights the accomplishments of service members awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross to news outlets following a ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 23, 2025. The 6th Air Refueling Wing aircrew received the Distinguished Flying Cross Medal for their heroic achievements while deployed to the U.S. Central......
Photo by Senior Airman Sterling Sutton | 6th Air Refueling Wing | 01.23.2025
The Distinguished Flying Cross is awarded to an Airman assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, during a ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 23, 2025. The Distinguished Flying Cross is awarded to members of the U.S. Armed Forces who distinguished themselves by heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman......
Photo by Senior Airman Sterling Sutton | 6th Air Refueling Wing | 01.23.2025
Distinguished Flying Cross recipients from the 6th Air Refueling Wing listen to remarks during the ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 23, 2025. The aircrew obeyed an order to change their flight path and flew the KC-135 tanker towards an escalated situation on the ground. The pilots executed a precise orbit pattern over the fighter jets engaged in an air-to-ground strike,......