It was Scott Ruskan's first official mission as a rescue swimmer for the U.S. Coast Guard Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025. He has previously been published by Just ...
A US Coast Guard rescuer has been hailed as an “American hero” by the Trump administration after he saved 165 people from extreme floods in Texas. Scott Ruskan, 26, a helicopter rescue swimmer from ...
Scott Ruskan had never been on a rescue mission when he boarded a helicopter to find a crowd of about 200 campers stranded by deadly flooding on July 4, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. But the ...
Four U.S. Coast Guard aircrew members received military medals for their heroism during catastrophic flash flooding at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, on July 4. Secretary Kristi Noem presented the medals ...
The five Officer Candidate Schools are Army Officer Candidate School (Army OCS), Navy Officer Candidate School (Navy OCS), Marine Corps Officer Candidate School (Marine Corps OCS), Air Force Officer ...