Story by Capt. Shamari Pratt | Department of War Southern Border | 03.03.2026
SAN ANTONIO — U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB) rescued an elderly driver from an overturned vehicle on Highway 83 in Rio Grande City, Texas, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026....
Story by Airman 1st Class Charlee Guillaume | AFN Aviano | 02.12.2026
The 31st Fighter Wing held a ceremony on Jan. 26, 2026 , recognizing two Italian nationals for providing aid to five U.S. Airmen involved in a vehicle accident....
Story by Staff Sgt. Joshua Hastings | 509th Bomb Wing | 09.17.2025
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jada McMillan and Mrs. Darci Curtis, both assigned to the 509th Medical Group at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, rescue a young woman from a burning vehicle in transit to home from work on July 9, 2025. The healthcare professionals were honored with the key to the city in Sedalia, Missouri on Sept. 2, 2025 for their heroism....
Story by Timothy Reeves | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center | 08.01.2025
Tanner Jernigan has spent much of his life around the water – hunting, fishing and even competitive swimming. In March, the former high school state champion swimmer turned engineer was supporting an ongoing research project on Tybee Island, Georgia, when he leaned into all that experience to save the lives of three children....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class James Connor | U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes | 08.01.2025
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — A Coast Guardsman assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Katmai Bay (WTGB 101), rescued a 97-year-old man during Coast Guard Festival at the Grand Haven Pier in Michigan on July 29, 2025. The man fell over six feet into the Grand River after losing his balance while resting on his walker. Seaman Joseph Turk, a crew member aboard the Katmai Bay, immediately jumped in to the......
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Lauofo | U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes | 07.31.2025
Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City rescue swimmers responded to a nearby shop explosion in Traverse City, Michigan, on July 31, 2025....
Story by Senior Airman Clare Werner | 92nd Air Refueling Wing | 07.03.2025
On a windy Saturday afternoon, June 21, a call for help pierced through the air. A teenage boy had fallen down a steep cliff near Riverview Bible Camp in Cusick, Washington. The terrain was brutal, strewn with rocks and imposing pine trees, and every second counted. A 36th Rescue Squadron crew was prepared to respond, and without any hesitation they navigated a UH-1N Huey through the dense......
Story by Senior Airman Devlin Bishop | 355th Wing | 06.18.2025
The 58th Rescue Squadron held an inactivation ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 18, 2025, commemorating more than two decades of personnel recovery and combat rescue operations worldwide....
