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Kyle has received the following military honors and awards:
Kyle has received the following military honors and awards:


*Navy Cross
*Navy Cross
*Naval Astronaut Badge
*Naval Astronaut Badge
*Distinguished Flying Cross
*Distinguished Flying Cross
*Navy and Marine Corps Medal
*National Defense Service Medal
*National Defense Service Medal
*Armed Forces Service Medal (2 stars)
*Armed Forces Service Medal (2 stars)
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*Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
*Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
*Presidential Unit Commendation
*Presidential Unit Commendation
*Soldier's Medal
*Global War On Terrorism Service Medal
*Global War On Terrorism Service Medal
*Purple Heart(2 stars)
*Purple Heart(2 stars)
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As a Marine aviator, Kyle flew F/A-18 combat aircraft for 18 months aboard the USS Emancipator (as a member of VMFA(AW)-387, also known as ‘the Black Sabers’). He has retained his current flight status; according to his file, he is currently qualified in the [[F/A-18 Hornet]], [[AV-8B Harrier II]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EA-6B_Prowler EA-6B Prowler], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CH-53E_Super_Stallion CH-53E Super Stallion] (due to his POGO duties). During his time in POGO, Kyle trained on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sr-71 SR-71] (several were kept from retirement for special covert recon activities); during a flight to test a SR-71 variant using twin [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse_detonation_engine pulse detonation engines] for propulsion, he took the SR-71 to a height of more than 100 kilometers, and was subsequently awarded astronaut wings. (The mission was officially classified as a failed test, but because of his 'handling of the situation and ability to recover the craft under extreme circumstances that a lesser pilot could not have effectively dealt with', he was awarded the wings and the Distinguished Flying Cross.)
As a Marine aviator, Kyle flew F/A-18 combat aircraft for 18 months aboard the USS Emancipator (as a member of VMFA(AW)-387, also known as ‘the Black Sabers’). He has retained his current flight status; according to his file, he is currently qualified in the [[F/A-18 Hornet]], [[AV-8B Harrier II]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EA-6B_Prowler EA-6B Prowler], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CH-53E_Super_Stallion CH-53E Super Stallion] (due to his POGO duties). During his time in POGO, Kyle trained on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sr-71 SR-71] (several were kept from retirement for special covert recon activities); during a flight to test a SR-71 variant using twin [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse_detonation_engine pulse detonation engines] for propulsion, he took the SR-71 to a height of more than 100 kilometers, and was subsequently awarded astronaut wings. (The mission was officially classified as a failed test, but because of his 'handling of the situation and ability to recover the craft under extreme circumstances that a lesser pilot could not have effectively dealt with', he was awarded the wings and the Distinguished Flying Cross.)



Due to his POGO training and activities, Kyle is an expert at survival in many environments, and has been trained to resist interrogation and psionic attack.
Due to his POGO training and activities, Kyle is an expert at survival in many environments, and has been trained to resist interrogation and psionic attack.
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