Six Wright-Patt Firefighters Decorated for Live-Saving Efforts
(From left) Capt. Richard Tarr, Lt. Chad Engman, Capt. Greg Arnold, District Chief David Warner, Firefighter/Paramedic Jared Spaeth, and Firefighter Jeffrey Hoffman, assigned to the 788th Civil Engineer Squadron, pose for a photograph after an awards ceremony at the fire station, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, May 10, 2023. During the ceremony, Tarr, Engman, Spaeth, and Hoffman received the Command Civilian Award for Valor and Warner the Civilian Achievement Award for their roles in rescuing an unconscious victim during a house fire. Arnold was awarded the Command Civilian Award for Valor for performing a 15-foot free dive to rescue a drowning victim. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Fink)