Airmen form the 305th Air Mobility Wing were awarded the distinguished flying cross with valor by U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander on Joint Base Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov 1. 2022. The Aircrew of Reach 871 was presented this decoration for the actions they took on Aug. 15, 2021, where they successfully enabled the evacuation of 823 civilians from Afghanistan in a single C-17 Globemaster flight from Hamit Karzal International Airport as part of the largest non-combatant evacuation operation Airlift in U.S. history.
Date Taken: | 11.01.2022 |
Date Posted: | 11.01.2022 21:09 |
Category: | B-Roll |
Video ID: | 862797 |
VIRIN: | 221101-F-UH006-537 |
Filename: | DOD_109299377 |
Length: | 00:25:23 |
Location: | US |
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