Hercules Crew Receives Air Force Combat Action Medal After RPG Attack
19 May 2020
Military.com | By Oriana Pawlyk
It started as a routine nighttime airdrop mission last fall for five airmen aboard a C-130 Hercules tasked with safely releasing much-needed supplies for Afghan National Army forces below.
As they circled overhead, dropping bundles by parachute, the crew, from the 39th Airlift Squadron out of Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, saw a flash of light in the distance -- a rocket-propelled grenade targeting the aircraft.
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"I noticed a flash of red behind the plane, but it was only for a second or two," said Senior Airman David Doran, 39th Airlift Squadron loadmaster. "At the time, I wasn't scared because I didn't realize it was an RPG, but possibly a flare."
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