Nine pilots from the 510th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Aviano Air Base earned Single-Event Air Medals, and two were simultaneously awarded the Distinguished Flying cross, after returning from a deployment to the Central Command area of responsibility. During the deployment, they flew various defensive counter air sorties to protect U.S. Naval assets traveling through the Bab el Mandeb Strait, but they didn't do it alone. (U.S. Air Force video by 2nd Lt Hannah Malone)
At RAF Mildenhall, the maintenance group comprises 25 different sections, totaling 527 mission-essential Airmen who were responsible for achieving a 100% mission readiness rating for the first time in a decade. These Airmen are key to keeping the KC-135 Stratotankers from the 100th Air Refueling Wing up and running.
