CV-22 crew received Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with Valor

A CV-22 crew from the 20th Special Operations Squadron received the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with Valor on Oct. 6.

Green Hornet crew receives highest aerial honors
U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Matthew Plew

They earned the awards for their heroic actions during a deployment on Dec. 5, 2014.

The CV-22 come to the rescue of a special operations assault force that came under heavy enemy fire. They evacuated the wounded, carried out critical aerial refueling and made the first CV-22 shipboard contingency landing on a U.S. Navy ship.

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