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Brigades advertise many noncombat roles, such as a cook for military intelligence and a digital designer in an assault brigade, and have also promised good equipment and better training than conscripts receive.

Army soldier stationed in Hawaii received the military’s highest noncombat award for heroism Wednesday after he saved a woman from being beaten by a man last year in Wahiawa.

His combat awards include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the highest noncombat award; the Legion of Merit, a Bronze Star with a V for combat valor, and a Purple Heart.

It is in part a nod to the military’s pivotal noncombat role, and indicates that warfighters are often unintended diplomats and ambassadors for their nation’s policy.

Between 2012 and 2021, nearly 300 National Guard helicopters crashed during noncombat flights, according to federal government investigators, who last month recommended that the National Guard reassess its safety protocols.