1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:05,770 Secretary Barbara Barrett , the 25th 3 00:00:05,770 --> 00:00:07,992 secretary of the Air Force , arrived at 4 00:00:07,992 --> 00:00:10,214 Selfridge Air National Guard base today 5 00:00:10,214 --> 00:00:12,326 to bestow a one 27th wing airman with 6 00:00:12,326 --> 00:00:14,492 one of the military's highest honors . 7 00:00:14,492 --> 00:00:16,659 Air Force Major Brett Degrees from the 8 00:00:16,659 --> 00:00:18,770 one of Seventh Fighter Squadron , was 9 00:00:18,770 --> 00:00:18,750 awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross 10 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:20,927 for his extraordinary efforts during a 11 00:00:20,927 --> 00:00:23,149 July 2017 training mission , when a gun 12 00:00:23,149 --> 00:00:25,149 misfire resulted in the loss of the 13 00:00:25,149 --> 00:00:27,093 aircraft canopy and landing gear , 14 00:00:27,093 --> 00:00:29,260 forcing major degrees tow land without 15 00:00:29,260 --> 00:00:31,260 either or extraordinary achievement 16 00:00:31,260 --> 00:00:33,650 while participating in aerial flight 17 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:36,950 major degrees . You certainly 18 00:00:36,950 --> 00:00:39,117 demonstrated heroism and extraordinary 19 00:00:39,117 --> 00:00:41,110 achievement in your flight . The 20 00:00:41,110 --> 00:00:42,943 Distinguished Flying Crosses the 21 00:00:42,943 --> 00:00:44,443 nation's highest award for 22 00:00:44,443 --> 00:00:46,666 extraordinary aerial achievement and as 23 00:00:46,666 --> 00:00:48,888 a velour decoration ranks fourth in the 24 00:00:48,888 --> 00:00:51,054 order of precedence . For the one 27th 25 00:00:51,054 --> 00:00:52,670 Wing , I Am staff Sergeant Drew , Human