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West Virginia Guard Airman Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
August 5, 2025
U.S. Air National Guard Master Sgt. Keith McGraw, Phoenix Raven, poses after receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross with “C” Device assigned to the 130th Airlift Wing, Charleston, West Virginia, Aug. 3, 2025. McGraw was awarded the DFC for his distinctive heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight on August 30, 2021 in and over Kabul, Afghanistan in support of Operation Allies Refuge. Operation Allies Refuge was the largest non-combatant evacuation operation in American history where more than 120,000 Afghan citizens were assisted by Airmen. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Alancea Grant)
Tennessee Guard Airmen Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
December 9, 2024
Eleven Airmen from the 134th Air Refueling Wing receive the Distinguished Flying Cross on Dec. 7, 2024, at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Knoxville, Tennessee, for helping defend Israel from a massive missile and drone attack from Iran.
Air Guard Flight Nurse Receives Distinguished Flying Cross
January 9, 2023
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director of the Air National Guard, pins the Distinguished Flying Cross onto Maj. Katie Lunning’s uniform in St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 7, 2023. Lunning received the medal for her extraordinary actions during the evacuation of Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 26, 2021.
Land at Your own Risk: Air Guardsmen Honored for Valor During Operation Allies Refuge
June 4, 2022
New York National Guard Airmen with the 105th Airlift Wing were recognized with the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with valor at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, June 4, 2022. Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, and Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Loh, director of the Air National Guard, praised the Airmen for their heroic actions flying a C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft into Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, as Taliban forces took the capital city in August 2021.
Oklahoma Air Guard pilot receives Distinguished Flying Cross
December 9, 2021
Retired Lt. Gen. Harry Wyatt III, former director of the Air National Guard, presents Lt. Col. Mike Coloney, 125th Fighter Squadron director of operations, the Distinguished Flying Cross Dec. 5, 2021, for his actions in Afghanistan on April 30, 2018.
Michigan Air Guard pilot awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
November 9, 2020
Capt. Brett DeVries, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot of the 107th Fighter Squadron from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, next to the aircraft he safely landed after a malfunction forced him to make an emergency landing July 20, 2017, at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center. For his efforts, DeVries was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross Nov. 6, 2020.