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U.S. Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Warner Ross III, Tennessee National Guard adjutant general, left, congratulates recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross during a ceremony at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Knoxville, Tennessee, Dec. 7, 2024. The Distinguished Flying Cross is one of the U.S. military’s most prestigious honors, authorized by Congress in 1926, and is awarded for acts of heroism or extraordinary achievement in aerial flight.