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The Distinguished Flying Cross was established to recognize any member of our armed services who distinguished themselves by “heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight.” Colonels Kim and Scott Campbell are both Air Force fighter pilots, both fly A-10 aircraft, they are married and..they both have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. On April 7, 2003, then Captain Kim Campbell was flying a combat air support mission over Baghdad.  While exiting the area, her aircraft was hit [...]

McGurk in Afghanistan The discussion about women in combat my not have ended with the decision by Defense Secretary Ashton Carter in December. Today’s guest has written “The debate on women in combat is an emotional one, filled with anger and vitriol across both sides of the aisle.”  Marshall McGurk is a WestPoint graduate who has also earned the coveted Ranger Tab and served as a Special Forces Detachment Commander in Afghanistan. The nature of today’s warfare means [...]

Michael Golembesky is a veteran of MARSOC and author or the best-selling book Level Zero Heroes. He joins American Warrior Radio a few days before release of his second book “Dagger 22”. A self-described “long hair hippy with a peace tattoo”, Michael enlisted in the Marines shortly after the September 11 bombings.  His career led him into the newly formed Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) serving as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller. The role of a JTAC is [...]