AWARDED DFC: 1
CONFLICT/SPACE FLIGHT/EVENT:  GWOT
MODEL:  UH-60 Blackhawk

Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Sergeant Julia A. Bringloe for exceptionally valorous achievement while assigned to Charlie Company, 3d Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, Task Force Phoenix, during Operation Enduring Freedom XI. Her heroic actions as an air ambulance Flight Medic while in support of Operation Hammer Down in Afghanistan's Watahpor Valley from 25 June to 27 June 2011 resulted in the evacuation and treatment of eleven wounded soldiers while under constant enemy fire and contributed to the overwhelming success of the Command's mission. Her bravery is in keeping with the finest traditions of military heroism and reflects distinct credit upon herself, Task Force Phoenix, Task Force Falcon, Combined Joint Task Force-1 and the United States Army.