Modern-Day Minuteman Makes History: First Air National Guard Flight Nurse Receives Distinguished Flying Cross Medal
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, Director of the Air National Guard, fastens the Distinguished Flying Cross onto Maj. Katie Lunning’s uniform St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 7, 2023. Loh’s visit was in honor of Lunning’s extraordinary actions during the evacuation of Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 26, 2021 which earned Lunning the Distinguished Flying Cross decoration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy Lovgren)
