A US Navy pilot earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for the service's first air-to-air kill in decades — the downing of a Syrian fighter last year
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- Navy pilot Lt. Cmdr. Mike Tremel was honored this past weekend for shooting down a Syrian fighter jet last year, the service's first air-to-air kill since the end of the Cold War.
- For his heroism, which involved eliminating an aircraft that was bombing friendly forces, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
A Navy pilot who took out a Syrian attack jet that was dropping bombs on friendly forces last year — the service’s first air-to-air kill since the end of the Cold War — was recognized for his heroism this weekend.
Lt. Cmdr. Mike "MOB" Tremel, an F/A-18E Super Hornet pilot with the Strike Fighter Squadron 87, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on Saturday during the Tailhook Association’s annual conference. The medal is awarded for heroism or extraordinary achievement during aerial flights.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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