Lt. Col. Mike D. Mizell, right, Provost Marshal and a Yakima, Wash., native, presents Cpl. Valerie L. Torres, left, a Marine Corps civilian police officer and a Loveland, Colo., native, with a Commendation for Meritorious Civilian Service aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Dec. 14. Torres received the award for the use of emergency life-saving first aid to an unconscious and unresponsive victim while on duty, Sept. 27.