A-10 pilot awarded Distinguished Flying Cross

Air Force Link ^ | Airman Mindy Bloem

[SandRat]

Col. Kenneth Todorov pins the Distinguished Flying Cross on Maj. Keith Wolak during an award ceremony at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., July 27. Major Wolak is an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot with the 23rd Fighter Group at Pope AFB. Colonel Todorov is the 23rd Wing commander at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Murchison)

[SandRat]

FR WAR NEWS!

WAR News at Home and Abroad You'll Hear Nowhere Else!

All the News the MSM refuses to use!

Or if they do report it, without the anti-War Agenda Spin!

[rljv]

Hurray for the Warthogs!!!

[stephenjohnbanker]

DFC

BUMP

[sarasmom]

I propose a new rule.
Any mention of A10s on a thread require a photo of an A10.
;^)

[LibKill]

Wonderful. I salute him.

[null and void]

Works for me!

[LasVegasMac]

he cleared a helicopter landing zone while suppressing the enemy's attacks. The mission was to rescue a U.S. Navy SEAL on the ground.

That is one Navy dude that is glad the USAF decided to keep (forced to) the A-10 around for a few more years!

Good on Maj. Wolak!

[null and void]

Here's our Mayor's daughter with hers:

[mdittmar]

Sad we don't see stories of Heroes like Major Wolak in the old media.

It was different not so long ago.

[lormand]

I salute him too. Great job!

I wonder why I don't hear of any AC-130 usage out there.

That's a bird that really warms my heart.

[HighWheeler]

Congratulations, Hog Driver!

[bt_dooftlook]

Congratulations to the Major for a job well done, but the airman who wrote this needs to go back to school - what the heck is a “surfaced air threat”? (Surface-to-air threat seems what was intended...)

[mad_as_he$$]

Spectre only comes out at night. They have until recently been left on the ground in Iraq. They are quite active in Afcrapistan. Several crews have received commendations and many of the deaths of Towelaban scumbags were the result of Spectre or Spooky.

My favorite AC-130 is Azrael. She is now retired and at the AF Museum at Wright Pat. Her crew did the major share of damage to the enemy on the Highway of Death in DS1. The F-16's got most of the glory but Azrael did most of the work. BTW Azrael is the Muslim Angel of Death.

Hogs rule!!! Thank you Major !!

[PA Engineer]

God Bless the Major.

[cubreporter]

Good for him. God bless him.

[DAC22]

The day we put the Warthog down, is the day we should check our insurance policy's.

Long live the Warthog!

[DAC22]

Wow!, she is a hottie, and this time I’m not talking about the plane.

[null and void]

We’re rather proud of her.

[Islander7]

She’s an ugly beast, but very effective. I do not understand why the Marine Corp doesn’t pick this baby up from the USAF since they are planning on retiring it. It would be a logical choice for the Corp to provide air support for the boots on the ground.