Capt. Brian Hinken

As a C-17A airdrop aircraft commander in 2004, Hinken flew 30 combat sorties, led his squadron's delivery of an M-1 Abrams tanks to a dirt landing zone and was first to airdrop a Marine Humvee from the C-17A. He organized a "Pilot-For-A-Day" program with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.