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Out of the ‘shadows’: Air Force U-28A crews awarded Distinguished Flying Crosses for the first time

Distinguished Flying Cross medals sit on display during a Distinguished Flying Cross ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, California, Dec. 9, 2022. U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Corey Martin, 18th Air Force commander, recognized 24 Airmen for their heroic actions during Operation Allies Refuge. The Distinguished Flying Cross is awarded to any officer or enlisted person of the U.S. armed forces for heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Nicholas Pilch)

Two U-28A Draco crews were awarded the nation’s highest honor for extraordinary aerial achievement for their efforts in support of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 as the country fell into chaos.

Marine Corps FOIA docs on Sgt. Nicole Gee transfer and burial

Marine Sgt. Nicole Gee cradles an infant during the noncombatant evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, days before her death in an August 2021 suicide bombing. Gee was assigned to the Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. (Isaiah Campbell/U.S. Marine Corps)

Phone calls—and donations—poured in to the nonprofit that flew Marine Sgt. Nicole Gee’s remains to Arlington National Cemetery after a since-discredited Fox News story prompted outrage.

The Pentagon thinks these UFOs filmed from a military range were just airliners

Two objects flying through clouds in a black and white infrared video screenshot

A screenshot from an infrared video taken from a military range in 2021 that shows three unidentified objects that Pentagon investigators assess as commercial airliners.

The truth is out there. Way, way out there. But not THAT far out there…if you believe the Pentagon. The military says an infrared video of three unknown flying objects likely shows distant airliners.

Speedy Airman saves woman from drowning in her car

A photo of people on the shore of a pond with a car half submerged in the inky water.

Tech. Sgt. William Gonzalez, lower left, walks to get water from his truck for Elizabeth Gray Edwards, who crashed her car into a pond in North Carolina on May 4 after experiencing a medical condition that caused her to black out.

An airman’s rapid aid to an unconscious woman in a sinking car likely saved her life and has earned him praise from his command and a local congressman.

“I didn’t think, I just acted.” — Tech. Sgt. William Gonzalez

‘Ignore and Play On’: Navy training documents tell eSports team not to feed the trolls

A photo of a young man with green headphones on sitting at a keyboard and smiling at the camera, while to his right and left people are playing video games at computer stations.

James Cockrill, a Navy recruit, plays "Valorant" against the Navy esports team, Goats & Glory, at an esports event during Kansas City Navy Week, June 29, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Williamson)

Navy documents, obtained under FOIA, reveal the service’s strategy for dealing with users trolling its eSports team on streaming services.

Two Green Berets wounded in 2019 Niger blast

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Nigerien troops in first aid during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger. (Kulani Lakanaria/U.S. Army)

Awards records obtained under FOIA show the American soldiers were wounded in a June 2019 roadside bomb attack near a Nigerien weapons range, though officials initially said no one was harmed.

Revealing a Green Beret’s heroism on a Somali battlefield

U.S. forces practice convoy training with the Danab Brigade and the Kenya Defense Force (KDF) in Somalia, May 22, 2021. Special Operations Command Africa remains engaged with partner forces in Somalia in order to promote safety and stability across the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zoe Russell)

Green Beret William Doyle is an impressive guy, to be sure. This week we got a glimpse of his combat leadership in a little-known battle in Somalia six years ago, thanks to FOIA records.