Diamond Sharp: Airmen act fast to aid injured hiker at Cummins Falls

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center’s Noncommissioned Officers Academy Class 26-C were awarded the Diamond Sharp Award, April 14, 2026, at the Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center, I.G. Brown Training and Education Center, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee. Nine Tech. Sgts received recognition from Master Sgt. Amy Threlkeld, I.G. Brown Training and Education Center’s first sergeant, and Master Sgt. Marcus Strait, their instructor and additional duty first sergeant.

PHOTO BY: Master Sgt. Regina Young
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NIKON Z 8

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NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S

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32/10

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1/40

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640

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