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In the early morning hours of Dec. 21, 2013, 8th Special Operations Squadron crews departed in three CV-22 Ospreys to evacuate American citizens from the remote city of Bor, South Sudan.
Osprey crewmembers earned the 2013 Mackay Trophy for the most meritorious flight of the year.
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