Airmen awarded for courageous acts

Photo By Senior Airman Robyn Hunsinger | U.S. Air Force Col. Andres Nazario, 17th Training Wing commander, presents Special Agent, Kyle Carter, with The Air Force Commendation Medal on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 9, 2019, for his acts of courage in providing first aid to victims of a stabbing at a local nightclub Sept. 12, 2019. Carter provided immediate first aid to the victims and briefed paramedics of the incident before the victims were transported to a local hospital. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Robyn Hunsinger/Released)  

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, TX, UNITED STATES

10.10.2019

Story by Airman 1st Class Robyn Hunsinger 

17th Training Wing

Two Airmen stationed here were awarded Air Force Commendation Medals Oct. 9, 2019, for their acts of courage in providing first aid to victims of a stabbing at a local nightclub Sept. 12, 2019.

U.S. Air Force Special Agent, Kyle Carter, and Senior Airman Damion Davis, 17th Security Forces Squadron member, provided immediate first aid to the victims before paramedics and law enforcement arrived on the scene. The Airmen proceeded to brief the paramedics of the incident and of the first aid they administered to the victims. Both victims were then transported to a nearby hospital in serious and critical condition where they made their recovery.

The 37-year-old man wanted in connection to the double stabbing was apprehended by the San Angelo Police Department Oct. 4, 2019.

• Date Taken: 10.10.2019
• Date Posted: 11.06.2019 11:24
• Story ID: 350693
• Location: GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, TX, US