F-16 Pilot Becomes First Air Guardsman to Win Prestigious Shine Award

Air Force F-16 pilot Lt. Col. Eric R. Emerson, who commanded a small quick reaction force of fighters responding to Iranian-backed militia groups in 2024, became the first Air National Guardsman presented with the Anthony C. Shine Award on Feb. 10. The post F-16 Pilot Becomes First Air Guardsman to Win Prestigious Shine Award appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine.