Air Commandos earn medal for saving SEALs

Air Force Special Ops members earn Distinguished Flying Cross for saving Navy SEALs in trouble.

The Distinguished Flying Cross is a medal awarded to any officer or enlisted member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself or herself in support of operations by "heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight, subsequent to November 11, 1918." The decoration may also be given for an act performed prior to that date when the individual has been recommended for, but has not received the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, Air Force Cross or Distinguished Service Medal.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Air
• Commando
• Navy
• SEALS
• Force
• Special
• Operations

[creoleDJ]

To me, it really doesn't matter what branch you're in: Special Ops is Special Ops, the baddest of the badasses, the elites, and come to the aid of one another. I'm sure those SEALs, the Army SPECOPS guys in Somalia, the F-14 pilot shot down in Desert Storm, or the countless number of Green Berets in 'Nam cared if it was "the do-nothing Air Farce" (I'm an Air Force vet, & heard that bullshit more times than I can count!) that saved them..disagree? Asked the soldier"s families & see what THEY say!

[nvhswrestler22]

I wonder who was directing the fire support for the SEALs on the ground.

[creoleDJ]

@nvhswrestler22 Probably an Air Force Combat Controller (CCT); Predator drone; or, maybe a SEAL trained in the same way a CCT member is (directing air strikes, etc.).....

[creoleDJ]

This same squadron (known as the 4th Air Commando Squadron back then) used the AC-47 Spookys to successfully defend over 500 special forces camps & hamlets throughout Vietnam. In fact, no allied installation was ever overrun by the Viet Cong when a spooky was called in for help.

[nikkolei]

it is not a ordinary c-130 it is a AC-130 gunship... those man assist the seals

[JONESYofUC]

They got to stay alive

[seancul55]

@drgonhero Nope, these guys are legit. BUD/S classes 131 and 247 respectively

[drgonhero]

@seancul55 chances of them being real SEALs are slim becuase there are 2500 active seals and 300 million american citizins, but if they are thats awesome and i hope they won because their suurpose to be elite and able to kill people 250 different ways with their hands lol

[baekalfen]

but how many did they kill saving 8 people? I'm glad they are alive, but war is not an option to solve problems...

[GUMMYBEAYUH]

BZ Airmen!

[alejandro1870]

I want to become the Commander Pilot of the Ac-130U Spectre GUnship....

[seancul55]

@fierwall5 I know... those poor 18 year-old kids dressed up like Marines! Lol jk jk

[fierwall5]

@DynastyLang this is Sparta!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!