Rear. Adm. David Throop, commander, Coast Guard 13th District, presents Lt. Kyle Murphy, an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot from Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, with an Air Medal at an awards ceremony held in the sector's helicopter hangar in Warrenton, Ore., Oct. 29, 2018.
Murphy was one of five Sector Columbia River aviators to be presented with the Air Medal, joining distinguished aviation heroes including Buzz Aldrin, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, President George H.W. Bush and Sen. John McCain.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.
Murphy was one of five Sector Columbia River aviators to be presented with the Air Medal, joining distinguished aviation heroes including Buzz Aldrin, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, President George H.W. Bush and Sen. John McCain.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.
Rear Adm. David Throop, commander, Coast Guard 13th District presents the Air Medal to Lt. Tripp Haas, an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot, during an awards ceremony held in Sector Columbia River's helicopter hangar, Oct. 29, 2018.
Haas was one of five Sector Columbia River aviators to receive the medal for heroic actions preformed in rescuing people effected by Hurricane Harvey in August 2017.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.
Haas was one of five Sector Columbia River aviators to receive the medal for heroic actions preformed in rescuing people effected by Hurricane Harvey in August 2017.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.
Wilson, a rescue swimmer, is credited with rescuing 30 people and assisting 59 others, including an evacuation of a 400-pound man from an upstairs bedroom and multiple rooftops rescues.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.
The Air Medal is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces created in 1942 and is awarded for single acts of heroism or meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.