2006 Colonel James Jabara Award

[BAM'n'IVM]

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123018857

Here's the part that probably won him the award:

During one sortie, he and his wingman discovered a convoy under attack. Captain Vargas flew directly over the suspected enemy locations at high speed and low altitude while expending flares. This caused the enemy to stop engaging and allowed the convoy to move to safety.

Can you imagine the chaos that two F-16's at low level would cause - and add to that a few burning magnesium flares bouncing through the crowd... <_< Definitely a creative solution to the problem he was faced with...