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User:Dainomite/sandbox/List of post-Vietnam Air Force Cross recipients

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Name Rank AFSC Place of action Date of action Unit Notes
William F. Andrews (POW) Captain F-16 Pilot Basra, Iraq February 27, 1991 10th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Christopher Baradat Staff Sergeant Combat Controller Sono Valley, Sheltan District, Kunar Province, Afghanistan April 6, 2013 21st Special Tactics Squadron Directed lethal engagements from A-10 and AC-130 aircraft onto 13 enemy fighting positions consisting of over 100 fighters over the course of three hours.
Barry F. Crawford, Jr. Captain Special Tactics Officer Laghman Province, Afghanistan May 4, 2010 21st Special Tactics Squadron
Jason D. Cunningham  Senior Airman Pararescue Marzak village, Paktia Province, Afghanistan March 2, 2002 38th Rescue Squadron
Robert Gutierrez Staff Sergeant Combat Controller Herat Province, Afghanistan October 5, 2009 21st Special Tactics Squadron
Richard B. Hunter Staff Sergeant Combat Controller Kunduz Province, Afghanistan November 2, 2016 23rd Special Tactics Squadron
Paul T. Johnson Captain A-10 Pilot Iraq January 21, 1991 354th Tactical Fighter Wing
Daniel P. Keller Tech Sergeant Combat Controller Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan August 16, 2017 123rd Special Tactics Squadron
Keary J. Miller Tech Sergeant Pararescue Marzak, Patkia Province, Afghanistan March 4, 2002 123rd Special Tactics Squadron
Zachary Rhyner Senior Airman Combat Controller Nuristan Province, Afghanistan April 6, 2008 21st Special Tactics Squadron Battle of Shok Valley
Ivan M. Ruiz Master Sergeant Pararescue Kandahar Province, Afghanistan December 10, 2013 22nd Special Tactics Squadron
Dustin H. Temple Senior Airman Combat Controller Helmand Province, Afghanistan September 27, 2014 21st Special Tactics Squadron
Timothy A. Wilkinson MasterSergeant Pararescue Mogadishu, Somalia October 3, 1993 24th Special Tactics Squadron Battle of Mogadishu
Name Redacted Unknown Combat Controller Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria February 7, 2018 24th Special Tactics Squadron Battle of Khasham.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Hadley, Greg. "Airman Earned an Air Force Cross. His Name Remains Secret". Air and Space Forces Magazine. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. ^ Slayton, Nicholas. "A combat controller earned a secret Air Force Cross for battle with Russian mercenaries". Task & Purpose. Task & Purpose. Retrieved 5 October 2024.