Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor (MOV)

Special Agents David Bailey and Crystal Griner (United States Capitol Police) and officers Nicole Battaglia, Kevin Jobe, and Alexander Jensen (Alexandria, Virginia, Police Department) exhibited extraordinary valor on June 14, 2017, in confronting and neutralizing a heavily-armed assailant, and in so doing, likely prevented a massacre from taking place in Alexandria, Virginia.

On the morning of June 14, 2017, at approximately 0709 hours e.s.t., Special...

On February 1, 2021, much of the Northeast was dealing with the effects of a classic nor'easter snowstorm. The snow and wind had begun in the very early morning and had been steadily increasing throughout the day. During the height of the storm, the Stamford Communications Center dispatched Truck 1, Engine 2, and Unit 4 to Cummings Park at the marina for a vehicle in...

On December 22, 2019, the East Wayne Fire District received a call that two young boys had fallen through ice in a pond. Several apparatuses were dispatched to the scene, but Assistant Chief Ryan Sprunger, who had been on his way home at the time, was first to arrive. Equipped with only a rescue throw rope, he began to attempt a rescue.

Chief Kyle Nussbaum...

On September 29, 2020, Ladder Company 23 responded to a reported fire at a six-story, non-fireproof, multifamily dwelling. Upon arrival, members saw heavy fire coming out of two fifth-floor windows at the front of the building. The fire was venting onto the front fire escape, completely cutting off the secondary means of egress for the occupants. Firefighter Abraham Miller, assigned the roof position in Ladder...

On August 12, 2019, California Highway Patrol Officer Robert Paul III was assisting Officer Andre Moye with an enforcement stop and vehicle impound in the City of Riverside. Without warning, the operator of the vehicle retrieved a rifle and opened fire. Officer Moye was struck and critically wounded. The assailant then began firing on Officer Paul, who immediately returned fire. During the engagement, Officer Paul...

On May 9, 2021, Pensacola Police Officer Anthony Giorgio was off duty and enjoying a holiday at Johnson Beach with his family. As he was leaving, his mother alerted him to screaming and what appeared to be people in distress in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. In response, Officer Giorgio immediately dropped his belongings and sprinted into the water.

At this time, the...

On December 16, 2020, Officer Kyle Baker responded to a vehicle accident in a busy retail and dining corridor of the city. He located an unoccupied vehicle that had crashed into a guardrail. Officer Kaleb Robinson and a special agent from North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement arrived on the scene before leaving to patrol the area to try to locate the missing driver.

Moments later...

On February 14, 2021, the Perry County Sheriff's Office received a phone call regarding a possible drowning at Tecumseh Lake. Deputy Dalton Rushing was dispatched to the scene, and upon arrival he learned that one person had fallen through the ice and was still in the water, struggling to survive.

Deputy Rushing quickly realized he was the lightest person at the location to attempt a...

On March 23, 2021, a fire erupted in the Evergreen Adult Assisted Living Facility in the village of Spring Valley. The structure of the Evergreen facility was a mostly wood building and had quickly become engulfed in flames. At the time of the event, there were approximately 112 elderly residents living onsite, some of whom were non-ambulatory. Because of the nature of the crisis, nearly...

To help recognize the courage and disregard for personal safety that law enforcement and other first responders have when faced with dangerous situations, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) oversees the Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery and the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor. Additionally, through the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program, BJA provides benefits to first responders and their families. Learn more about these...