![]() ![]() ![]() “In basic training we are taught TCCC and how to assess situations,” King said. ![]() King attributed his timely response and confidence in a high-stress scenario to the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course during his time at Basic Military Training. “I don’t think this man had the intention to hurt a family the way he did, but you never know what’s going to happen when you get behind the wheel drunk.” “This situation goes to show how important being responsible on the road is,” King said. The culprit had been driving under the influence. They then sent a K-9 unit after the individual who was found and detained quickly. The police discovered that the driver of the vehicle who struck the SUV had fled the scene. It was at this time that police arrived to the scene. “I ran back to the gas station to get everyone Gatorade and water.” “I was trying to get the girls to calm down,” King said. Shortly after, King helped free the two men in the front seats. King proceeded to pull the girls out, who were trapped between the front and back seats. The father communicated to King to get his daughters out of the vehicle. The front seats were occupied by two men, one of which was the girls’ father. The SUV had its doors torn off and its windows busted out from the impact. “The back seats were pushed up near the front seats and there were two little girls crying in the back.” “It was a big SUV, and it was crushed,” King said. He saw the vehicle that caused the impact had minimal damage, while the vehicle that had been struck, a black SUV, was flipped over into a ditch with its engine smoking. King ran over to the scene of the accident where he assessed the situation. “My first instinct was to make sure everybody was out and to make sure everybody was safe.” “I really wasn’t thinking, my instincts just kicked in,” King said. King quickly parked his car into a gas station parking lot by the intersection and asked his wife to remain in the vehicle. “As we came upon it, we saw a vehicle get T-boned.” “We were probably 45 minutes into the drive when we approached the intersection,” King said. King and his wife were on their way back to MacDill Air Force Base from an all-day rodeo event in Arcadia, Florida, when they witnessed a collision at a three-way intersection. On March 13, 2021, King responded to a traumatic car accident involving a father and his two young daughters. Every year, one member from each of the armed forces is awarded with the Noncommissioned Officers Association Military Vanguard Award which recognizes members who have distinguished themselves through acts of heroism.Īir Mobility Command has selected Airman 1st Class Ricky King, 6th Communications Squadron Radio Frequency Transmission Systems technician, as this year’s award nominee. ![]()
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