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Wendy Smith, second from right, an air traffic controller at Kirtland AFB, N.M., received a coin Jan. 8, 2021, from Lt. Col. Brett Cassidy, 71st Special Operations Squadron commander, right. For her actions Nov. 10, 2020, Smith is credited with preventing a "catastrophic failure" of a CV-22 that could have claimed the lives of the six crew members aboard and possibly destroyed a $90 million aircraft. Senior Master Sgt. Joshua Moore, 71st SOS superintendent, left, and Lt. Col. William Mendel, 71st SOS operations officer, second from left, also attended the presentation.
| Date Taken: | 01.08.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 01.08.2021 13:58 |
| Photo ID: | 6476172 |
| VIRIN: | 210108-F-AH330-1036 |
| Resolution: | 3413x2211 |
| Size: | 1.41 MB |
| Location: | ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, US |
| Web Views: | 34 |
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Air traffic controller at Kirtland AFB credited with saving CV-22 crew, aircraft
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