Highly regarded and rarely awarded, the Army gives the Broken Wing Award to aircrew who have minimized or prevented loss of life and aircraft through outstanding airmanship during inflight emergencies. Gordon's award marked the first time the Army presented the Broken Wing outside the service. Col. John Jones, Commanding Officer of the Army's Redstone Test Center (RTC) in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, presented the award to Gordon, a former naval lieutenant commander, who recovered the UH-60L Black Hawk while training a test pilot under instruction Oct. 5, 2016.
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