Presentation
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Stephen Hoog, 9th Air Force commander, presents a Distinguished Flying Cross Medal with valor certificate to Maj. Kirk Adams, 41st Rescue Squadron HH-60 pilot, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Sep. 7, 2011. Adams earned the medal when he suppressed armed enemies and performed a critical casualty evacuation April 4, 2009, near Kajaki, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jamal D. Sutter/Released)