Apache aircrew awarded Distinguished Flying Cross

A AH-64 aircrew from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross at Fort Campbell on Jun. 1

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Photo: U.S. Army

The pair – a woman captain and a male chief warrant officer 2 – had risked their lives during a firefight in Afghanistan on Dec. 5, 2015 by placing their Apache in the line of fire to draw the attention of the enemy while Rangers were being extracted.