FORT BRAGG, North Carolina — A 16th Military Police Brigade Soldier is being credited by the U.S. Army with helping save a civilian who arrived at a Fort Bragg access control point while experiencing a heart attack.

According to a U.S. Army report by Sgt. Brandon Hocson, Pvt. 1st Class Katie Ramon, assigned to the 108th Military Police Company (Airborne/Air Assault), “Double Stack,” 503rd Military Police Battalion, was serving as the chase vehicle operator at Fort Bragg’s All American Access Control Point on May 13, 2026.

The Army said Ramon responded when a civilian arrived at the gate experiencing a heart attack. Drawing on recently completed medical training, she began lifesaving measures and rotated CPR duties with a gate guard for about seven minutes until emergency medical services arrived. The individual survived, according to the Army.

“I joined the Army as an MP because I wanted a life of purpose,” Ramon said in the Army report. “Protecting people isn’t just a job. It’s a responsibility. If I can make someone’s worst day a little better, then I’ve done what I set out to do.”

Training that mattered in the moment

Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Veith, a platoon sergeant with the 108th Military Police Company, told the Army that Ramon had received updated medical training that included how to properly perform chest compressions.

“It also shows MPs that training isn’t just there to check a box,” Veith said in the Army report. “It’s there for a reason. It affects people’s lives.”

Veith said Ramon’s response affected not only the person she helped, but also that person’s family, friends and community.

“Ramon’s actions saved a life,” Veith said, according to the Army. “Not only did they affect that person, they affected that person’s family, friends and the community. Her willingness to act without being told had a ripple effect on everyone involved.”

After emergency medical personnel transported the civilian, Ramon returned to her duties, notified her supervisor, gathered information from those involved and completed required reports, the Army said.

For Support Law Enforcement readers, the story is a reminder that military police and gate guards can move from routine security work to lifesaving medical response in seconds — and that CPR training can matter long before an ambulance reaches the scene.

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