U.S. Marines Corps Maj. Gen. Niel E. Nelson, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa awards Sgt. Matthew A. Sprankle the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, aboard Morón Air Base, Spain, Jan. 26, 2016, after saving a Senegalese man from drowning last August. The award is the highest non-combative decoration for heroism awarded by the U.S. Department of the Navy.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kassie L. McDole/Released)