Distinguished Flying Cross
Col. Vincent Becklund (left), 58th Special Operations Wing commander, pins the Distinguished Flying Cross on Capt. R.J. Donaldson, 58th Training Squadron, during a ceremony March 3 at Kirtland Air Force Base. The captain was recognized for his May 26, 2011, mission as an HH-60G helicopter aircraft commander in Afghanistan to conduct a combat rescue of wounded U.S. Army Soldiers. (Photo by Dennis Carlson)