Evacuees wait to board a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 30. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with a Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. (Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Victor Mancillal) The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.
By: FEDweek StaffThe Air Force plans to award 96 airmen with Distinguished Flying Cross medals for their roles in the evacuation of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan during Operation Allies Refuge in August 2021.
Of these awards, seven will receive the “V” device for valor. Another 74 recipients will receive the “C” device for combat. Air Mobility Command also will present 12 Bronze Star medals, and the 621st Contingency Response Group will receive a Gallant Unit Citation.
“The world witnessed history during that airlift, borne on the shoulders of mobility heroes,” said Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command. “This recognition is long overdue for what our heroes did during those historic 17 days.”
The Distinguished Service Crosses and Bronze Star medals are among 350 awards distributed to airmen who took part in the operation, considered the largest non-combatant effort of its type in U.S. history.
The medals will be distributed in the near future. Minihan will present the first awardees with theirs at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, in November.
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