Military > Pilots risk their lives in daring medical evacuation

Photo by U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alexander Babcock, 4th CAB Public Affairs

[Great article about a risky troop extraction for a medical emergency in Afghanistan on 17FEB2011, that earned two pilots the Distinguished Flying Cross.]

CAMP MARMAL, Afghanistan – Two U.S. Army helicopter pilots earned the rare Distinguished Flying Cross award June 16 for a daring evacuation of two wounded ground troops during the raid of an insurgent compound in February. Full article