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Capt. Chad Bubanas, the aircraft commander of an AC-130H Spectre gunship that provided close air support to the crew of a downed CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan in May 2007, was named the recipient of the Cheney Award on 6 October. For nearly seven hours, Bubanas and his crew provided direct support to the survivors and also coordinated with approximately fifteen other units, including Army AH-64 Apache helicopters and another Spectre. Bubanas is assigned to the 18th Flight Test Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The US Air Force has presented the Cheney Award every year since 1927 to aviators who demonstrate an act of valor, extreme fortitude, or self-sacrifice in a humanitarian venture.
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