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The Air Force will award one dozen airmen Distinguished Flying Crosses and four more Bronze Star Medals for their efforts during the chaotic 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, service officials said.
Over 100 of the rare flying awards and dozens of Bronze Stars have been approved for missions flown during the 2021 Kabul airlift.
Sen. Eric Schmitt is blocking the promotion of Col. Benjamin Jonsson out of concern for his stance on the military’s DEI programs.
The awards honor the airmen’s “highest-caliber bravery and tenacity” during the largest evacuation of noncombatants in Air Force history, the service said.
Sen. Eric Schmitt is blocking the promotion of Col. Benjamin Jonsson out of concern for his stance on the military’s DEI programs.