2018 Jaabara Award presented to Major Marc P. Catalano at the U.S. Air Force Academy

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, UNITED STATES

11.08.2018

Video by Kevin Conroy and Jamar Harden

U.S. Air Force Academy

The U.S. Air Force Academy formally recognized its 2018 Jabara Award for Airmanship recipient Nov. 8.
The Jabara Award for Airmanship is awarded each year to the Academy graduate whose accomplishments demonstrate superior performance in fields directly involving aerospace vehicles.
Maj. Marc Catalano, a 2006 Academy graduate, was chosen for the award for his actions while deployed as an aircraft commander to Iraq in support of Operations Inherent Resolve and Resolute Support.
On the night of Oct. 21, 2016, Catalano and his AC-130U crew of 14 Airmen conducted three distinct operations in which he defended his aircraft against well-aimed anti-aircraft artillery, killed 21 enemy fighters attacking an American outpost and firing suppressive rounds to create a diversion for more than 200 hostages to escape an ISIS kidnapping network.
Ultimately, Catalano and his crew’s actions were critical to Coalition forces recapturing Mosul, Iraq, from ISIS terrorists, and ensuring the survival of U.S. forces.

• Date Taken: 11.08.2018
• Date Posted: 03.04.2019 11:43
• Category: Briefings
• Video ID: 662419
• VIRIN: 181108-O-RM027-798
• Filename: DOD_106492708
• Length: 00:00:45
• Location: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, US