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Patients seen in July -- 9,578Appointment No Shows in July -- 719In July we had an 8.6 percent no-show rate. We needto keep trending downward by keeping the appoint-ments we make, or by canceling in enough time forsomeone else to use the slot...To help patients obtain appointments, the NavalHospital now shows the number of open appointmentslots each day on the hospital Facebook site, check itout. On Facebook, search: Naval Hospital TwentyninePalms.To make an appointment call -- 760-830-2752To cancel an appointment call -- 760-830-2369

Pastor Norval Chilman and wife, Donna (top left), delivered 43layette gift packages for new moms and their babies on Aug. 21.Pastor Chilman, who retired last year, continues, with Donna, tospearhead the effort to help military families, a task they’ve beenperforming since 2009. “We have 10-12 ladies who all contribute bybuying the materials and hand crocheting the layettes,” DonnaChilman said. She estimates they’ve delivered over 300 packages,each containing a layette, diapers, and clothing consisting of socksand hats. Pictured, L-R, standing: Pastor Norval Chilman, DonnaChilman, Julia Rockwood and husband John, NHTP ExecutiveOfficer Capt. Jeffrey Bitterman, Chaplin Ron Cooley. Kneeling:HM3 Thomas Hanson, Cmdr. Michelle French.

New Chief Arrives in China LakeIs she a rescuing knight, thecavalry, a superhero? No, she’sChief Eme Praska, new LeadingChief Petty Officer in ChinaLake; and as they say in themovies, there’s a new sheriff intown. Chief Praska arrives froma three-year stintwith the NavalExpeditionaryMedicalTrainingInstitute, CampPendleton. Sheserved as a pre-ventive medi-cine technicianand assistantNCPO for theAcademicTrainingDepartment.She’s been inthe Navy 21years, enlistingin Orlando, Fla.She grew up in Calbayog Cityon the Philippian island,Samara. She was there in 2012to visit her mother. “Everybodyseemed to have cell phones,”she remarked on the changesshe noticed. “Even when we

went into the mountains, every-one had cell phones. Everyone’sconnected and there are cellphone towers everywhere.”

Chief Praska has a Master’sdegree in Health Sciences from

TridentUniversity and aBachelor ofScience inMedicalTechnology. TheNavy gave her achoice in assign-ments betweenYuma, Ariz. andChina Lake.Having served atNHTP from2004-2007, andwith a home inTwentyninePalms, and ahusband,MCAGCC

Department of Public WorksShop 31 supervisor, DonaldPraska, the choice was easy. “Ilove the desert, but I’ll never getused to the heat,” she said. Forhobbies, she enjoys working outand gardening.,

Chief Eme Praska

Hospitalman First Class Lori Gleasman is piped ashore and intoretirement July 24 with husband, Electronics Technician First ClassJon Gleasman, and baby, Olivia. HM1 Gleasman, NHTP RadiologyDept., plans to be a stay-at-home mom until ET1 Gleasman, NavalBase San Diego, retires in three years.

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A Gunnery Sergeant (unsure ofhis name) stopped by to give theclinic $75 in Starbucks giftcards. He explained that he hadserved with HM1 Darrel Enos,one of the Corpsmen killed inaction in Iraq. Today [Aug. 17]is the anniversary of his deathand in honor of the fallen HM1Enos, the Gunnery Sgt. felt theneed to appreciate us asCorpsmen witha generous gift.

I pulled up thisbio on HM1Enos online: HospitalCorpsman 1stClass Darrel L.Enos: May 24,1976 - August17, 2012, 3dMarine SpecialOperationsBattalion -Farah Province,Afghanistan.

Born inPhoenix, Ariz., anative ofColoradoSprings, Colo., and a 1994 grad-uate of Mitchell High School,Hospitalman 1st Class (FleetMarine Force/Combat Aircrew)Darrel L. Enos enlisted in theNavy in January 1995, attendingboot camp in Great Lakes, Ill.He began his career as aCorpsman, attending BasicHospital Corpsman School inSan Diego. He later attendedAviation Medical TechnicianSchool in Pensacola, Fla., inMarch 1996 and then reportedto Carrier Airborne EarlyWarning Squadron (VAW)-112,and then was transferred to 3dMarine Aircraft Wing inSeptember 1998. He was senton temporary additional duty asSenior Corpsman to MarineUnmanned Aerial Vehicle

By HM2(FMF) Dylan Anderson, Adult Medical Care Clinic LPO

Squadron (VMU)-2, deployingwith that unit to Operation IraqiFreedom in January 2003. Hewas assigned to Marine AircraftGroup 26 thereafter and com-pleted two additional tours toIraq. In June 2006, HM1 Enosattended Surface ForceIndependent Duty CorpsmanSchool, San Diego, and thenreported to MARSOC in July

2007, firstwith theMarineSpecialOperationsAdvisorGroup, then to2d MSOB andfinally 3dMSOB, com-pleting threeadditionaldeploymentswith MAR-SOC.

HM1 Enosdeployed insupport ofbothOperationsEnduring

Freedom and Iraqi Freedom,and he was on his seventhdeployment. His personal deco-rations include the Purple Heart,Air Medal with two StrikeFlights, Navy-Marine CorpsCommendation Medal, ArmyCommendation Medal, threeNavy-Marine CorpsAchievement Medals, ArmyAchievement Medal, theCombat Action Ribbon and fourGood Conduct Medals.

While assigned to Team 8313,HM1 Enos was preparing for anAfghan Local Police inaugura-tion ceremony near Kanesk,when an ALP recruit opened fireon the team, killing him andanother team member.

Hospital Corpsman First Class(Fleet Marine Force/Combat

Aircrew) Darrel L. EnosMay 24, 1976 - Aug. 17, 2012

L-R: HM2 Dylan Anderson, HN Christopher Sanchez, HN Jordan Thomas, HN James Bryantshock andHN Janney Cao show the $75 Starbucks gift cards a Gunny Sgt. from MCAGCC gave to the AMCCCorpsmen in memory and in honor of fallen Hospital Corpsman First Class (Fleet MarineForce/Combat Aircrew) Darrel Enos.

Fallen Hero Poster Evokes Gratitude

In a double reenlist-ment ceremony Aug.28, HMC AndrewGonzales and HM2Marc Reyes werereenlisted in theNHTP Pharmacy byReenlisting OfficerLt. Qingyuan Cao.Gonzales reenlistedfor five years andReyes for threeyears.

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Preventive Medicine CornerSubmit Questions/Concerns and Tanya Will Provide Answers

Tanya StuckeyDear Tanya,

I was diagnosed with anxietyseveral years ago. I went tocounseling and was on an anti-anxiety medication for over ayear. I began feeling better andwas able to stop taking the med-ication; and the counselor taughtme how to use deep breathingexercises to calm down. Latelyeven the things she taught mearen’t working. I am startingcollege courses; my husband isalways gone somewhere train-

ing; everyone around me seemsto have their lives figured out.And I feel like no one under-stands. I have tried to talk toothers about it; but all they do iscompare how hard they have itto my situation. They don’tunderstand that making light ofsomething so big for me is nothelping. signed,Anxiously Waiting

Dear Anxious,

Reaching out and asking forhelp can often be the hardeststep. You have shown yourstrength in not only seekingsupport in the past, but continu-ing to maintain a level of aware-ness that helps to recognizewhen it is time for a ‘tune-up.”

There is a commercial that I seeregularly that asks, “What if justone stalk of broccoli could pro-tect you from...?” If this princi-ple applied to all areas of ourlives, we would only have towatch, hear, do something onetime and have the answers to allfuture variations.

A quick visit to your primarycare provider, counselor orchaplain may be just what youneed to create a plan of actionfor this stage of your life. Thereare new stressors that you areadjusting to and partnering upwith someone who has theknowledge, skills and resourceswithout the personal bias cangive you the edge you are look-ing for to take control and makethis situation work for you!

The beauty in all of this is thatyou have the power to decidewhat path is best for you. Keeppracticing the strategies youlearned from your counselor andknow that your medical hometeam is there to support you andprovide services and informa-tion that will help you reachyour goals.

P.S. You are doing the best youcan with what you have rightnow. Don’t let anyone fool you,no one has it all figured out :)

--Tanya

Suicide Prevention is on Everyone’s Watch

Since September is SuicidePrevention Month, I want to dis-cuss suicide awareness and pre-vention. How can you tellwhether or not someone is actu-ally going to commit suicide?Truthfully, there is not a reliableway to predict who will ulti-mately commit suicide. That wecannot predict an individual’ssuicide probability does notmean we stand idle.

The majority of psychiatricpatients have multiple suiciderisk factors; however, the major-ity of psychiatric patients do notcommit suicide. This same phi-losophy applies to individualswho don’t have a mental healthhistory. Stable chronic risk fac-tors are usually not a reason forpsychiatric hospital admission.Acute stressors must be consid-ered in the context of an indi-vidual’s presentation to deter-mine the appropriate treatment.

Therefore, risk factors should beconsidered in the context of the

entire evaluation of the individ-ual and in the context of theirspecific circumstances.

So what are the risk factors? Asindicated by the NationalSuicide Prevention Lifeline, riskfactors can often become con-fused with the warning signs ofsuicide. It is important to bemindful that factors identified asincreasing risk are not factorsthat cause or predict suicide.

Furthermore, risk factors can beconceptualized as characteristicsthat may increase the probabili-

ty of an individual’s considera-tion of suicide. Some risk fac-tors for suicide include, but arenot limited to, mental disorders(particularly mood disorders,schizophrenia, anxiety disordersand certain personality disor-ders), alcohol and other sub-stance-use disorders, hopeless-ness, impulsive and/or aggres-sive tendencies, history of trau-ma or abuse, major physical ill-nesses, previous suicideattempt, family history of sui-cide, job or financial loss, lossof relationship, easy access tolethal means, lack of social sup-port and sense of isolation, stig-ma associated with asking forhelp, lack of health care (espe-cially mental health and sub-stance abuse treatment), culturaland religious beliefs (such asthe belief that suicide is a nobleresolution of a personal dilem-ma), and exposure to otherswho have died by suicide.

Protective factors are character-istics that make it less likelythat individuals will considersuicide. They may include, butare not limited to, receiving

By Lt. Nnamdi G. OhaeriNHTP Suicide PreventionCoordinator

effective clinical care for men-tal, physical and substance-usedisorders, having easy access toa variety of clinical interven-tions, restricted access to highlylethal means of suicide, strongconnections to family and com-munity support, support throughon-going medical and mentalhealthcare relationships, skillsin problem solving, conflict res-olution and handling problemsin a non-violentway, if feasiblethe removal of anindividual from astress-inducingenvironment,and/or culturaland religiousbeliefs that dis-courage suicideand support self-preservation.

So how do theseconcepts apply tous at NHTP or anypersonnel workingon the largestMarine Corps base in theworld? We can all, at times,acknowledge that working with-in the military environment canbe stressful.

With the stressful nature of ourwork environment in mind, it isour duty and responsibility to bemore mindful of our positionalauthority and rank, and howthose variables can be perceivedwhen one is struggling. Some ofour shipmates may be strug-gling occupationally or interper-sonally, but because of externalthings like FITREPS, highertenure, the potential threat ofdiscipline, not wanting to beperceived as unreliable, deter-mining whether or not one isdoing more than what’s asked oftheir rate or job--it is difficultfor some to advocate for them-selves. We can begin to feel

overwhelmed. All it may take isa sudden rush of negative emo-tion or an act of impulse forone’s stress to evolve into suici-dal ideation, and at times, anactual suicide attempt.

With suicide risk factors inmind, we should be looking atthings like: whether someone

who is nor-mally squaredaway losestheir militarybearing orlooksdisheveled;social with-drawal andisolation,inability tomake dead-lines or forma-tions on time;depressivebody lan-guage; declinein work per-

formance.

As leaders, subordinates andpeers, it’s important to be awareof changes in your shipmates.Yes, the military can be tough,but we should not take forgranted the pressures that comewith our work. Individual stressthresholds need to be kept inmind and shipmates who seekhelp and guidance should bedirected to available support.

We may not ultimately beresponsible for another’sactions, but we are all responsi-ble for assuring that a shipmatewith obvious signs of troublegets the help he or she needs.As the Commanding Officer hasproclaimed, Ship, Shipmate,Self--not just for SuicidePrevention Month--but forevery day, every week, everymonth.

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“...because I am involved withmankind, and therefore neversend to know for whom the belltolls; it tolls for thee.” --JohnDonne

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Super Stars...

Lt. Brent Edwards is awarded the Navyand Marine Corps Commendation Medal“for meritorious service in the superiorperformance of his duties while serving asstaff nurse, Multi-Service Ward, NHTP,from May 2013 to July 2015. As theNursing Education Lead, he oversawtraining of 76 nurses and corpsmen in theproper operation of newly purchased high-volume infusion pumps. He was instru-mental in the Ambulatory Infusion andWound-Care Clinics being reopened,which provided care to 1,016 patients witha cost savings of over $752,000. He assist-ed in the establishment and implementa-tion of a Partnership for Patients Initiativethat decreased readmissions by 43 percent.Lt. Edwards’ exceptional professionalism,perseverance and devotion to duty reflectgreat credit upon himself and are in keep-ing with the highest traditions of theUnited States Naval Service.”

HN Faith Arrant, NHTPEmergency Dept.

Lt. Hannah Hooten is awarded the Navy andMarine Corps Commendation Medal “for meri-torious service in the superior performance ofher duties while serving as Staff PhysicalTherapist, Physical Therapy Dept., NHTP, fromSept. 2012 to Aug. 2015. Lt. Hooten stood up theTwentynine Palms Medical Service Corps

Hospital Corpsman Third Class Vince Lois awarded a Flag Letter ofCommendation “for outstanding perform-ance of duties while serving as a linecompany corpsman, Adult Medical CareClinic, NHTP, from April 2015 to June2015. Petty Officer Lo consistently per-formed his duties in an exemplary andhighly professional manner, culminatingin his selection as Naval HospitalTwentynine Palms’ Junior Sailor of theQuarter for the Third Quarter, FY 2015.He achieved this distinction by demon-strating exceptional leadership, initiativeand dedication to duty. This prestigiousrecognition sets him apart as a true pro-fessional and personifies the enlisted com-munity’s reputation of high standards ofperformance and conduct. His enthusi-asm and contributions epitomize the NavyMedical Department’s motto, “World classcare... anytime, anywhere.” Petty OfficerLo’s exceptional professional ability andloyal devotion to duty reflect great creditupon himself and are in keeping with thehighest traditions of the United StatesNaval Service. I take great pleasure incommending him for a job ‘well done.’” [signed]B. L. Gillingham, Rear AdmiralMedical Corps, United States Navy

Ms. Vonda Stanley, HealthBenefits Advisor, Referral

Management Dept.

Lt. Cmdr. Jonathan Locke, is awarded theNavy and Marine Corps CommendationMedal “for meritorious service in thesuperior performance of his duties whileserving as Department Head ofDeployment Health, NHTP, from Aug.2012 to Aug. 2015. Lt. Cmdr. Locke assist-ed military medicine with the developmentof a new clinical informatics system andpromoted video telemedicine services toremote locations throughout NavyMedicine West. As Department Head, heled 16 staff through restructuring andbudget reductions to deliver $3,405,600

Hospital Corpsman First Class DavidWhittington receives a Flag Letter ofCommendation “for outstanding performance ofduties while serving as Leading Petty Officer,Public Health Dept., Directorate for PublicHealth, NHTP, from April 2015 to June 2015.Petty Officer Whittington consistently performedhis duties in an exemplary and highly profes-sional manner culminating in his selection asNHTP’s Senior Sailor of the Quarter for theThird Quarter, FY 2015. He achieved this dis-tinction by demonstrating exceptional leadership,initiative and dedication to duty. His enthusiasmand contributions epitomize the Navy MedicalDepartment’s motto, “World class care... any-time, anywhere” and provides tangible evidenceof the vital role the enlisted community plays intoday’s Navy. Petty Officer Whittington’s excep-tional professional ability and loyal devotion toduty reflect great credit upon himself and are inkeeping with the highest traditions of the UnitedStates Naval Service. I take great pleasure incommending him for a job ‘well done.’” [signed]B. L. GillinghamRear Admiral, Medical Corps United States Navy

HM2 Aaron SheppardOrthopedics Department

worth of services and reduced contract cost by$300,000. Lt. Cmdr. Locke’s exceptional profes-sionalism, perseverance and devotion to dutyreflect great credit upon himself and are in keep-ing with the highest traditions of the UnitedStates Naval Service.”

Association. As president, she organizedfundraising events, coordinated two socialevents, and facilitated three educationalbriefs to promote career development for62 officers. As Medical Staff QualityCommittee chair, she audited 340provider files and improved JointCommission readiness by 55 percent. Lt.Hooten’s exceptional professionalism,perseverance and devotion to duty reflectgreat credit upon herself and are in keep-ing with the highest traditions of theUnited States Naval Service.”

Sea-Star AwardRecipients

The Sea-Star Award honorsemployees (military, civilian,contractor) who make a differ-ence with exceptional customercare. The certificate tells thestory of a little girl who is try-ing to save sea stars on thebeach by throwing them backinto the sea. “There are toomany,” a man tells the littlegirl. “How could you possiblymake a difference?” The littlegirl looks at the sea star in herhand and replies, “It makes adifference to this one.” When you see a sea star on a

hospital badge, you’ll knowyou’re in good hands. The fol-lowing personnel were awardedwith gold sea stars:

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Ms. Mary Ellen Hogan, NHTPQuality Management, receivesa Federal Length of ServiceAward from NHTPCommanding Officer, Capt.J.A. Lamberton, for 10 years offaithful service to the federalgovernment.

Ms. Wendy McCollum, MedicalHome Port Gold Team, receivesa a Federal Length of ServiceAward from NHTPCommanding Officer, Capt.J.A. Lamberton, for five yearsof faithful service to the federalgovernment.

Mr. Jason UlanerChiropractor

Lt. Cmdr. Michael VanmanenGeneral Surgery/Orthopedics

Sea-Star Award Recipients

Dr. Steven Glaser presents a $1,000 Elko Navy League scholarship to HM2 Xavier Jimenez on Aug. 10in Lamoille. Also pictured L-R: Chief Elliott Martinez, HM2 Racquel Petticrew, HN Jesse Gilner, HNCaleb Young. (Photo by Cynthia Delaney with permission from the Elko Daily Free Press)

LAMOILLE -- Members of the Elko Chapter of the Navy League gathered to perform one of their favoriteservices. At their annual summer picnic the league honored two servicemen with academic scholarships.The civic club raises money each year through raffles, auctions and donations.“One of the pleasures of being president is awarding these scholarships,” said Betty Griggs, standing beforethe attending civilians and servicemen and women.Hospitalman Second Class Xavier Jimenez and Corey Prater were chosen as this year’s recipients. Jimenezis stationed at the Mountain Warfare Training Center and Prater is in service at the Naval Aviation WarFighting Development Center.“This scholarship is the same amount as the tuition for one of my classes, health statistics,” remarkedJimenez. He is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences with Trident University.

After awards were presented the service members enjoyed a hearty lunch in Lamoille with members of theleague and their guests. (Reprinted with permission from the Elko Daily Free Press)

Lt. Temitope Ayeni (right) presents Capt. Steven Banks with a com-memorative paddle from the NHTP Wardroom. Capt. Banks PCSedto Naval Medical Center San Diego Aug. 14 where he will be on theteaching faculty while continuing as an emergency-room physician.The paddle reads, “CAPT Steven L. Banks, MC, USN, NavalHospital Twentynine Palms. Sept. 2013 - Aug. 2015. The MedicalMecca of the Mojave wishes you fair winds and following seas.”

Capt. Michael Sullivan (right) is awarded the Meritorious ServiceMedal, presented by NHTP Commanding Officer Capt. J.A.Lamberton Aug. 21, for “Outstanding meritorious service from Aug.2012 to Aug. 2015.” Capt. Sullivan, formerly NHTP Director ofMedical Services, PCSed to Jacksonville Naval Air Station where hewill be a staff pediatrician, initially. MRI is delivered to NHTP.

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Introducing New Staff -- Welcome Aboard!

Cmdr. Susan Antle Lt. Starla LylesMs. Catherine Winsor Lt. Adam VandenboomCmdr. Roger Bunch

Cmdr. Susan Antle, NHTP'snew Director of SurgicalServices, arrived from NavalHospital Camp Pendleton,where she held the same posi-tion, Director of SurgicalServices and staff OB/GYN.Hometown is Rockville, Md.Cmdr. Antle has been in theNavy 15 years. Husband, Rich,is a 6th grade math and scienceteacher. They have two chil-dren, Emma, 2, and Ava, 8months. Cmdr. Antle earned aBachelor of Science in physiol-ogy and neurobiology from theUniversity of Maryland. Shehas a Master's in PublicHealth (Maternal and Childhealthcare from TulaneUniversity School of PublicHealth and earned her Doctorof Medicine degree fromTulane University School ofMedicine. When she can findthe time, Cmdr. Antle enjoysgolf.

Cmdr. Roger Bunch, NHTP’snew Director of ClinicalSupport Services, arrived fromNaval Medical Center Ports-mouth, Va., where he workedone year as the Assistant Head,Pharmacy Dept., one year asthe Associate Director ClinicalSupport Services and the finaltwo years as the Director ofClinical Support Services. ACalifornia native, Cmdr. Bunchspent his high school years inShow Low (“named by the turnof a card”) Arizona. He’s beenin the Navy 25 years and ishere with wife, Marilee, son,Jacob, 21, daughter, Haley, 18,son, Dillion, 15, and daughter,Tori, 13. (Jacob and Haley willhave left for college before thisgoes to press). The Buncheslive in Yucca Valley. Cmdr.Bunch earned his Doctor ofPharmacy degree and Masterof Science in PharmacyAdministration from IdahoState University. He enjoyschess.

Ms. Catherine Winsor is ournew Patient Safety Specialist inthe Quality ManagementDepartment. She arrived fromHi-Desert Medical Centerwhere she was the PatientAdvocate & CommunityEngagement Liaison andQuality/Risk Coordinator. Ms.Winsor identifies San Diego asher hometown but admits togrowing up as a military familymember and says of the over-seas assignments, Yokosuka,Japan, where she went to highschool, was her favorite tour.Her husband, HN AnthonyWinsor, works in the NHTPPharmacy. They have daugh-ter, Savannah, 19-months. Ms.Winsor has a Bachelor ofScience in HealthAdministration from theUniversity of Phoenix. Anavowed foodie, Ms. Winsorenjoys cooking with Anthony.They live in Yucca Valley.

Lt. Starla Lyles is one of twonew staff psychiatrists to arriveat NHTP recently. She arrivedfrom Naval Medical CenterPortsmouth where she was res-ident psychiatrist and chief res-ident. Hometown is Nashville,Tenn. Lt. Lyles was commis-sioned in 2007 through theHealthcare ProfessionalScholarship Program and cameon active duty in May 2011.She earned her Bachelor ofScience in Chemistry fromNorth Carolina Agriculturaland Technical University inGreensboro, N.C., and earnedher Doctor of OsteopathicMedicine degree from the OhioUniversity of OsteopathicMedicine in Athens, Ohio. Shetaught high school chemistryfor a year at GeorgeWashington High School inDanville, Va. Lt. Lyles lives inTwentynine Palms. She recent-ly fell in love with karaokesinging.

Lt. Adam Vandenboom is ournew pediatric physician on theMedical Home Port GoldTeam. He recently arrived fromNaval Medical CenterPortsmouth where he was apediatric resident. Originallyfrom New Orleans, Lt.Vandenboom earned aBachelor of Science degree inChemistry from LoyolaUniversity in New Orleans. Heearned his Doctorate inMedicine from TulaneUniversity School of Medicine.Lt. Vandenboom resides inTwentynine Palms as a bache-lor. His favorite hobbiesinclude baking and reading.

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Get ready. Get fit. Get healthy.That’s the tagline for the Navy’sweight management program,called the ShipShape Program.As you grab that package ofsmoked sausages, a sleeve ofdonuts, and a soda for breakfast,you might say to yourself,“Easier said than done.” Andyou would be right. But yourNavy wants you to succeed. Itwantsyou to bethe bestSailoryou canbe. Andto thatend,there’s a

Command Fitness Leader whois ready to guide, educate andimpart life lessons that will ben-efit you for the rest of your life,while energizing both you andyour Navy career.

Look no further than to NHTP’sRadiology Department whereHM1 Chrisbert Barbon is one ofNHTP’s Command FitnessLeaders. “The ShipShape pro-gram is a DoD supported pro-gram for active-duty, reservists,civilian employees and depend-ents who want to improve theirhealth and ultimately loseweight,” Barbon said. It’s aneight-session program, offered

twice a year, with sessions cur-rently occurring on Fridays.

According to the ShipShapeProgram website, “TheShipShape Program is highlyrecommended for Active Dutyand Reserve military servicemembers who have failed or areat risk of failing their bodycomposition assessment (BCA)

standards.The pro-gram pres-ents ahealthy andpermanentapproach toweight lossand candecreasethe loss

rate of Active Duty and Reservemilitary service members byhelping them to get back withinstandards, pass the PhysicalFitness Assessment (PFA), andcontinue to achieve long-termweight management goals.”

The ShipShape Program isoffered twice annually. Thisyear’s first eight-week sessionstarted Aug. 14.

Contact Tanya Stuckey (760830-2173) or HM1 Barbon (760830-2162) to register or foradditional information.

Fitness Program Enhances Military CareerNew Personnel, continued

HN Carlie BuddemeyerHospitalman CarlieBuddemeyer is NHTP’s newestradiology tech. She arrivedfrom Advanced RadiologySchool in San Diego.Hometown is Plainview, Ark.November will mark her sec-ond year in the Navy. Shegraduated from Two RiversHigh School, Ola, Ark. (YellCounty). Hobbies include“marking things off my bucketlist.”

Lt. Anthony CruzLt. Anthony Cruz is one of twonew psychiatrists in NHTP’sDeployment HealthDepartment. He arrived fromNaval Medical CenterPortsmouth where he was apsychiatry resident. Home townis San Diego. He was commis-sioned in 2006 and has beenactive duty for the past fouryears. Lt. Cruz earned hisBachelor of Arts in psychologyfrom University of California,San Diego, and his medicaldegree from West VirginiaSchool of OsteopathicMedicine, Lewisburg, W.Va. Heholds a Grand Diplome inCuisine and Patisserie from LeCordon Bleu, London, UK. Helives as a bachelor inTwentynine Palms. Hobbiesinclude cooking.

Lt. Eric Pasman

Lt. Eric Pasman is a staff pedi-atrician on the NHTP MedicalHome Port Blue Team. Hearrived from Walter ReedNational Military MedicalCenter, Bethesda, Md., wherehe was a pediatric resident.He’s been in the Navy twoyears and is here with his wife,Piper Sandel, in their residencein Yucca Valley. He earned hisBachelor of Science fromCentral Michigan Universityand his Doctor of Medicinedegree from Michigan StateUniversity. Favorite hobby isskiing.

Lt. Joseph SarubbiLt. Joseph Sarubbi recentlyarrived from Naval MedicalCenter San Diego where hewas an OBGYN resident physi-cian. He’s been on active dutystatus for five years. Hometownis Center Moriches, N.Y. He’sliving in Twentynine Palmswith his wife, Sarah, and nine-month-old son, Ian. Lt. Sarubbiearned his Bachelor’s degree inbiology from Seton HallUniversity, South Orange, N.J.and his Doctor of Medicinefrom Des Moines University,Des Moines, Iowa. He says hewas a pretty avid runner inyears past and is getting backinto it again.

HMC Edward TellesHMC Edward Telles arrivedfrom the 13th MEU, CampPendleton where he was seniorenlisted leader (SEL) and MEUmedical planner. At NHTP, he’sSEL for the Directorate forAdministration. Hometown isAlamogordo, N.M. He lives inMurrieta with wife, Gabby, andfive-year-old daughter Arianna.He is currently working on hisBachelor of Science degree inbusiness management/humanresources. His favorite hobbiesinclude riding his Harley andcamping.

HMC Chief VillanuevaHMC Chief Villanueva arrivedfrom Camp Pendleton wherehe was LCPO 1 MarineExpeditionary Force Surgeon’sOffice/Senior PMT 1 MEF.Hometown is Oxnard, Calif.He’s been in the Navy 22 years.He lives in Joshua Tree withwife, Judy, and three children.At NHTP, he’s SEL for Dir. ofMed. Svcs. He holds a BS inMedical Technology. Hobbiesinclude skate boarding andvaping.

Chief petty officer selecteesHM1 Danell Dumas, HM1JamesFrymireand HM1MadonnaMacknighttraveled toSan DiegoAug. 21 tomeet otherchiefselecteesfrom theSouthwestarea tosocialize,meet otherchiefs andselecteesandengage inteam-buildingexercises.

The daystartedwith PTand an

obstacle course. They then hada luncheon with a guest speaker

andengaged inteam-building skits.

The rate ofchief pettyofficer isthat of aseniornon-com-missionedofficer, andwas estab-lished onApril 1,1893 forthe UnitedStatesNavy.Chief pettyofficersserve theduel roleof leaderand techni-cal expert.

Chief Selectees Hobnob with other Chiefs/Selectees

Petty Officers First Class Macnight, Frymireand Dumas evaluate the obstacle course.

Chief Petty Officer selectees meet otherchiefs and polish their interpersonal skills.

8 -- The Examiner -- September-- 2015

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