U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jake Heathcott, 73rd Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron Shadow 71 special missions aviator, receives the Distinguished Flying Cross from U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, during a ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 22, 2021. Shadow 71 was an AC-130J Ghostrider flight that directly supported American and Afghan forces during an ambush and subsequent firefight, repeatedly engaging multiple enemy positions while simultaneously coordinating a multitude of other support functions in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)