{"id":78154,"date":"2018-03-09T12:25:34","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T17:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=78154"},"modified":"2018-03-09T12:25:34","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T17:25:34","slug":"maj-tyler-schultz-and-capt-samantha-harvey-awarded-dfcs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=78154","title":{"rendered":"Maj. Tyler Schultz and Capt. Samantha Harvey awarded DFCs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Military Times<\/a> reports that A-10 Thunderbolt (Warthog) pilots Major Tyler Schultz and Captain Samantha Harvey of the 354th Fighter Squadron were awarded Distinguished Flying Crosses for their actions over al-Shaddadi, Syria last May 2d as they provided close air support for American troops engaged in firefights with ISIS fighters;<\/p>\n

The call first came from an American joint terminal attack controller, who reported that his team was surrounded and under direct fire from ISIS fighters.<\/p>\n

Schultz and Harvey then executed multiple \u201cgun runs\u201d against an enemy force that had pinned down the American ground team.<\/p>\n

First, the two pilots located the friendly forces and began to assess the enemy\u2019s coordinated attack.<\/p>\n

\u201cTalking with the JTAC \u2014 I learned what fear sounds like,\u201d Harvey said. \u201cAll that mattered was he needed us at that moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Schultz executed four strafe runs against the enemy fighters, Harvey descended in order to conduct a show of force maneuver to deter further attacks.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was dark, but I had a job to do,\u201d Harvey said. \u201cI thought to myself, this is the moment that I\u2019ve been training for.\u201d<\/p>\n

The team\u2019s coordination and quick response under pressure was credited with saving more than 50 Americans.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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