U.S. Air Medals awarded to 35 Danish F-16 fighter pilots.

[Kev in Deva]

Hallo Gents, just seen on the web:

U.S. awards Air Medals to 35 Danish pilots in war on terror.

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany ? http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section...p;article=42623

The U.S. Air Force awarded U.S. Air Medals to 35 Danish F-16 fighter pilots who flew in support of the war on terrorism.

Gen. Tom Hobbins, the U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, flew to Skrydstrup, Denmark, to present the medals to the pilots last Tuesday, according to an Air Force press release.

The Danish pilots were part of the 376th Air Expeditionary Operation Group at Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan, according to Lt. Col. Kurt Marisa, the U.S. air attache to Denmark.

The pilots qualified for the medal because they flew at least 15 hours of aerial operations in a hostile combat zone, according to the release.

The pilots flew nearly 900 mission hours over Afghanistan during their deployment.

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Kevin in Deva.