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- Lt. Col. William Parks of the U.S. Air Force was awarded the Silver Star Medal for valor on a March 27 mission in the Middle East.
- He survived 15 minutes of enemy missile fire while leading 21 strike aircraft against Houthi rebels.
- Parks used high-G maneuvers to evade missiles and coordinated an emergency fuel rendezvous.
- His squadron logged 108 enemy drone and missile interceptions during an eight-month deployment.
