Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin with Maj. Brady Augustin after presenting him the 2022 Koren Kolligian, Jr. Trophy on Feb. 7, 2024, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. The flight safety award recognized Augustin’s outstanding feat of airmanship for safely performing a gear-up landing in his F-16 Fighting Falcon after losing a wheel during takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)
By Dave Forster Maj. Brady Augustin, already considered one of Air Force’s best aviators, lauded for feat Something went so wrong during takeoff for Air…
