40th AS receives Gallant Unit Citation from 18th AF commander
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles Bolton, left, Eighteenth Air Force commander, pins the Gallant Unit Citation to the 40th Airlift Squadron guidon alongside Lt. Col. Brendan Wier, 40th AS commander, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, July 7, 2026. The award is presented to Air Force active duty, Reserve and Air National Guard units for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy of the United States while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force on or after Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jade M. Caldwell)