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512th RQS Airman receives Flying Cross medal

Family and friends applaud during the Distinguished Flying Cross medal ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Jan. 13. The medal was awarded to MSgt. Gregory Gibbs, 512th Rescue Squadron operations superintendent, whose split decision making skills during a 2011 rescue mission in Afghanistan saved not only the three soldiers trapped, but the crew flying Pedro 55. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nigel Sandridge)
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512th RQS Airman receives Flying Cross medal

Master Sgt. Gregory Gibbs, 512th Rescue Squadron operations superintendent, interviews with local media outlets during the Distinguished Flying Cross medal ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Jan. 13. Gibbs received the medal for his quick decision making that saved the lives of nine personnel during a 2011 tour of Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nigel Sandridge)
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512th RQS Airman receives Flying Cross medal

Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, (left) Air Education and Training Command commander, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, presents Master Sgt. Gregory Gibbs, 512th Rescue Squadron operations superintendent, with the Distinguished Flying Cross medal at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Jan. 13. Ranked as the highest military aviation award, Gibbs received the medal for distinguishing himself as a HH-60 Pave Hawk, aerial gunner in a high risk rescue mission in Afghanistan on May 26, 2011. Gibbs' split-second decision-making skills saved the lives of nine military members.
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512th RQS Airman receives Flying Cross medal

Master Sgt. Gregory Gibbs, 512th Rescue Squadron operations superintendent, addresses the audience during the Distinguished Flying Cross medal presentation at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Jan. 13. Gibbs and his team rescued three soldiers from an active minefield at the Pakistani border. Gibbs attributed the success of the mission to basic fundamentals that he learned while in training on Kirtland.
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512th RQS Airman receives Flying Cross medal

Master Sgt. Gregory Gibbs, 512th Rescue Squadron operations superintendent, right, and Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, Air Education and Training Command commander, from Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, stand in front of an HH-60 Pave Hawk following the Distinguished Flying Cross medal ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Jan. 13. Ranked as the highest military aviation award, Gibbs received the medal for distinguishing himself as a HH-60 Pave Hawk aerial gunner in a high-risk rescue mission in Afghanistan on May 26, 2011.
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