Retired Chief Warrant Officer John Michael Knox was awarded with the Distinguished Flying Cross medal. Knox was a helicopter gunship pilot with the 17th Calvary in South Vietnam in 1968.

SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard presented a Distinguished Flying Cross medal to Lt. Cmdr. Jacob Conrad, whose heroism saved ...

The commander of Air Force Special Operations Command has posthumously presented Distinguished Flying Cross medals to two air commandos 14 years after they were killed in a CV-22 Osprey crash on ...

The awards include some of the most prestigious in the U.S. military, including 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 12 Bronze Star Medals, and one Gallant Unit Citation, Air Mobility Command told ...

For an aviator, Distinguished Flying Cross is like the Holy Grail of recognition. It’s the highest regard because it relates to your ability as a pilot to do really well.

Aviation radioman-gunner Richard E. “Dick” Miralles received a Distinguished Flying Cross and an Air Medal last week decades after World War II. On Thursday at the California State Capitol ...

One of the most prestigious awards in the U.S. military, the Legion of Merit ranks just below the Silver Star and ahead of the Distinguished Flying Cross. It stands alone with the Medal of Honor ...

Sgt. Air Gunner Aubrey Weldon, a 25-year-old Jewish lawyer, of Southport, has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal for an act of “conspicuous bravery and outstanding resource,” the ...

The late Navy Aviation Radioman 3rd Class Peter L. Smith of Colonie has finally received a Distinguished Flying Cross and an Air Medal posthumously for his exemplary performance during 167 ...