(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 Staff Sergeant Courtney Smith, United States Air Force, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 26 August 2021. During the U.S. Armed Forces’ hasty, large-scale withdrawal from Afghanistan, a suicide bomber bombed the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, killing civilians and U.S. forces and injuring many more. Staff Sergeant Smith served as part of the air transport team responsible for caring for patients in critical condition and transporting them to medical care in Germany. Her professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty under all conditions serve as an inspiration to her fellow flyers. Staff Sergeant Smith’s actions reflect the highest credit upon herself and the United States Air Force.