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73rd Special Operations Squadron Gunship Crews Awarded MacKay Trophy for 'Most Meritorious Flight' of 2021
December 16, 2022
HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news:

By Airman 1st Class Natalie Fiorilli, 1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

Chaos.

In one word, that's how the U.S. Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider gunship crews of Shadow 77 and Shadow 78 described the scene of Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2021.

"There were just cars and people everywhere trying to get on to the airfield," said 1st Lt. William Ba . . .

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