Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Max Biesecker | USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) | 05.23.2025
HAMPTON, Va. (May 23, 2025) – Two Sailors from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) are being credited with saving a man’s life after performing CPR on the side of the road on the evening of Feb. 25....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Max Biesecker | USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) | 10.30.2024
HAMPTON, Va. Oct. 30, 2024 – A Sailor’s quick response and emergency training saved the life of a three-year-old girl who nearly drowned at a pool in Hampton, Virginia, on Aug. 11....
Story by Senior Airman Natalie Doan | 374th Airlift Wing | 09.22.2024
Two 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen were awarded Air & Space Force Commendation Medals for rescuing a kayaker while temporarily stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, during Exercise Red Flag-Alaska 24-2....
Story by Lance Cpl. Logan Beeney and Lance Cpl. Tania Guerrero | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | 03.07.2024
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kayden Cardona, an Arlington, Texas native and aircraft maintenance support equipment technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 24, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, demonstrated remarkable courage when he witnessed a terrifying motor vehicle accident, involving a motorcycle, on January 26, 2024. Cardona instinctively provided......
Story by Capt. Shane Ellis | 315th Airlift Wing | 09.10.2023
Four Airmen from the 81st Aerial Port Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, were awarded Air Force Commendation medals today in a ceremony that underscored the significance of their roles in the U.S. Air Force....
Story by Airman 1st Class Katie McKee | 82nd Training Wing | 02.21.2023
Tech. Sgt. Dylan Jarvis, 365th Training Squadron instructor supervisor, received the Air and Space Commendation Medal for heroism on Jan. 9, 2023, here after preventing a suicide last March....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ian Gray | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 11.29.2022
U.S Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Brian Wereda saved the life of Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick Hunsaker while fishing the Sweetheart Creek in Southeast Alaska on August 21, 2022....
Story by Elizabeth Canfil | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville | 08.09.2022
The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville Divisions’ Dr. Carolyn D. Harris received the Team Award Civilian Service Commendation Medal for outstanding performance and support while conducting the Army Green Belt Class 22-007....
