The Air Force has awarded Special Agent Gregory Carmack the Bronze Star medal for valor 36 seconds of action that stopped a suicide car bomber in Iraq, reports the Honolulu Star Bulletin. Carmack, who now is assigned to the Office of Special Investigation at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, opened fire on a pickup truck that had run over an Iraqi policeman and was trying to intercept the convoy Carmack was leading. He fired 10 rounds; seven hit the truck, killing the driver.
KC-135 Crashes In Iraq While Supporting Iran Ops
March 12, 2026
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker supporting Operation Epic Fury against Iran crashed during an incident involving two aircraft over Iraq March 12, U.S. Central Command announced. The aircraft were not shot down, CENTCOM added.