Airman's Medal Presentation

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Thomas Savage, left, awards U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Michael Murieen, right, The Airman’s Medal at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 30, 2024. Chief Master Sgt. Murieen is awarded the medal for voluntarily risking his life to save young villagers from a sinking motorboat near Weboro Lagoon, Okavango Delta, Republic of Botswana on October 15, 2020. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Tan)

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Airman's Medal Presentation

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Michael Murieen gives a speech at an Airman’s Medal presentation at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 30, 2024. Prior to his current position as the Senior Enlisted Leader of the 820th Red Horse Squadron, Murieen served in a highly selective joint billet on the African continent with the Defense Intelligence Agency as the operations coordinator of the U.S. Defense Attache Office, Embassy of the United States of America, Gaborone, Republic of Botswana. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Tan)

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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Thomas Savage conducts an opening speech at an Airman’s Medal presentation at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 30, 2024. The medal is awarded to any member of the U.S. Armed Forces or allied nation who has distinguished themselves by a heroic act, usually at the voluntary risk or their life. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Tan)

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U.S. Air Force Col. Joshua DeMotts, center, listens to a speech given by the awardee at an Airman’s Medal presentation at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 30, 2024. The medal is awarded to any member of the U.S. Armed Forces or allied nation who has distinguished themselves by a heroic act, usually at the voluntary risk or their life. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Tan)

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Airman's Medal Presentation

Published June 4, 2024
By Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Tan
57th Wing Public Affairs

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada -- U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Thomas Savage, left, awards U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Michael Murieen, right, The Airman’s Medal at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 30, 2024. Chief Master Sgt. Murieen is awarded the medal for voluntarily risking his life to save young villagers from a sinking motorboat near Weboro Lagoon, Okavango Delta, Republic of Botswana on October 15, 2020. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Tan)

Airman's Medal Presentation

Airman's Medal Presentation

Airman's Medal Presentation

Airman's Medal Presentation

Airman's Medal Presentation

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