Col. Bradley Downs (left), vice commander of the 492nd Special Operations Wing, pins the Distinguished Flying Cross on Maj. Michael Tolzien, 58th Special Operations Wing during a ceremony July 6 at Kirtland Air Force Base. Tolzien’s Distinguished Flying Cross was awarded “with Valor,” which denotes an act of heroism at grave personal risk far above and beyond while engaged in direct combat with and exposure to an enemy’s hostilities.