(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Technical Sergeant Randy J. Kensey, United States Air Force, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as member of the crew of an MH-53M aircraft, Air Force Special Operations Detachment Kandahar, Joint Special Operations Air Component, Special Operations Command Central, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom near Jalalabad, Afghanistan from 26 May 2002 to 28 May 2002. During this period he was part of a crew tasked with recovering an MH-53M helicopter that had crashed behind enemy lines in territory controlled by elements of the Taliban and Al Qaeda terrorist network. This five-hour mission that spanned the course of three nights required him to fly into hostile territory to the crash site, repair the aircraft and fly back to a coalition base. With the limited repairs completed, the crew flew directly to Bagram Air Base and after a minimum rest, continued the mission to Kandahar. His valiant performance and tremendous awareness under pressure guaranteed success on this, the first battlefield recovery of an aircraft undertaken by the Air Force since the Vietnam War. The professional competence, aerial skill and devotion to duty displayed by Sergeant Nunez reflect great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Air Force.