“Awards like this — Medals ... at a Distinguished Service Cross presentation ceremony in his honor at the Pentagon, Wahington D.C., March 18, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman ...

With that award, Hester is the first woman in the Air Force to receive ... four Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Bronze Stars, seven Air and Space Commendation Medals, and seven Air and Space ...