U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Paul Cordes, commanding officer of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 153, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, awards Sgt. Garrett Sloan, a loadmaster with VMGR-153, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, March 5, 2026. Sloan received the award after rescuing two local children who were swept out to sea by a rip current while swimming at Makapu’u beach. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chandler Evans)
| Date Taken: | 03.05.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.26.2026 21:51 |
| Photo ID: | 9586466 |
| VIRIN: | 260305-M-UB848-1061 |
| Resolution: | 2048x1365 |
| Size: | 752.58 KB |
| Location: | KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII, US |
| Hometown: | HUNTINGTON, INDIANA, US |
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