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Robins NCO earns Airman’s Medal for heroic efforts at 2017 Las Vegas shooting

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, presents the Airman’s Medal to Tech. Sgt. Jordan Benson, 402nd Aircraft Maintenance Group aircraft battle damage repair technician with the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, at the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Oct. 2. Benson received the medal for actions he took during the 2017 Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival mass shooting in Las Vegas where he was responsible for saving dozens of spectators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tommie Horton)

PHOTO BY: Tommie Horton
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NIKON D810

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24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

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28/10

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10/1000

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2500

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Robins NCO earns Airman’s Medal for heroic efforts at 2017 Las Vegas shooting

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, presents the Airman’s Medal to Tech. Sgt. Jordan Benson, 402nd Aircraft Maintenance Group aircraft battle damage repair technician with the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, at the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Oct. 2. Benson received the medal for actions he took during the 2017 Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival mass shooting in Las Vegas where he was responsible for saving dozens of spectators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tommie Horton)

PHOTO BY: Tommie Horton
VIRIN: 201002-F-UI543-1586.JPG
FULL SIZE: 3.45 MB
Additional Details

CAMERA

NIKON D810

LENS

24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

10/1000

ISO

2500

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

Read More

This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.

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