AWARDED DFC: 1
CONFLICT/SPACE FLIGHT/EVENT:  Vietnam
MODEL:  RC-135

Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Staff Sergeant Gary H. Hagland for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as an Airborne Electronics Supervisor with the 6990 Security Group on 1 January 1972. On that date, Sergeant Hagland's alertness and immediate response in noting and acting upon a critical situation were extremely significant in the successful accomplishment of the Air Force mission in Southeast Asia. The professional competence, aerial skill, and devotion to duty displayed by Sergeant Hagland reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.