Father pins Distinguished Flying Cross on son
by Tech. Sgt. Michael O'Connor
31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs
10/30/2007 - AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (AFPN) -- A pilot from the 510th Fighter Squadron was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross here Oct. 29 for his aerial combat support of friendly forces in the vicinity of An Najaf, Iraq, while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
After returning from a local training mission over the Dolomite Mountains, Capt. George Collings was presented the DFC on the flightline by his father and fellow F-16 pilot Maj. Gen. Michael Collings, the senior U.S. defense representative to Egypt. General Collings flew into Aviano Air Base to present his son with the medal for distinguishing himself by extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as an F-16 pilot with the 510th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron based out of Balad Air Base, Iraq.
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by Tech. Sgt. Michael O'Connor
31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs
10/30/2007 - AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (AFPN) -- A pilot from the 510th Fighter Squadron was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross here Oct. 29 for his aerial combat support of friendly forces in the vicinity of An Najaf, Iraq, while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
After returning from a local training mission over the Dolomite Mountains, Capt. George Collings was presented the DFC on the flightline by his father and fellow F-16 pilot Maj. Gen. Michael Collings, the senior U.S. defense representative to Egypt. General Collings flew into Aviano Air Base to present his son with the medal for distinguishing himself by extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as an F-16 pilot with the 510th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron based out of Balad Air Base, Iraq.
Full story
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123073839