The Air Force has just released the names of the winners of the 2005 SSgt. Henry E. “Red” Erwin Award, which honors the top enlisted aircrew members in the service. Erwin was a World War II radio operator/gunner who received the Medal of Honor. The latest award winners are: MSgt. Christopher Cooper, Pope AFB, N.C.; TSgt. Erik Thompson, Hurlburt Field, Fla.; and SrA. Lisa Reagan, also at Hurlburt.
The U.S. began extensive air and artillery strikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria on Dec. 19 in retaliation for the killing of three Americans on Dec. 13 by a gunman affiliated with ISIS, U.S. officials said.
