Naval Medical Center San Diego

120713-N-UB993-053 SAN DIEGO (July 13, 2012) Volunteer dental personnel from Naval Medical Center San Diego, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton and Smile Art Dentistry extract a tooth from veteran Julian Morales during the Veteran's Village Stand Down. Dental personnel from private practices and local government agencies volunteered to provide dental services to homeless veterans July 13-16. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anastasia Puscian/Released)

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120606-N-UB993-204 SAN DIEGO (June 6, 2012) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Devin Funk, left, assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego, helps actor Gary Sinise cut a synthetic bone while Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class William Harris observes. Sinise toured Naval Medical Center San Diego and met with patients and staff to help raise morale. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anastasia Puscian/Released)

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120604-N-UB993-066 SAN DIEGO (June 4, 2012) Capt. Mark Kobelja, deputy commander of Naval Medical Center San Diego, and retired chief Andy Mills lay a wreath during a commemoration for the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Midway and the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 ceremony. Leadership from the center laid two wreaths to commemorate the historical events. The Battle of Midway is regarded as the turning point in the Pacific during World War II. The War of 1812, fought against Great Britain, was the last war fought on U.S. soil. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 1st Class Anastasia Puscian/Released)

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120604-N-UB993-029 SAN DIEGO (June 4, 2012) Naval Medical Center San Diego staff salute the National Ensign during the parading of colors at a commemoration for the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Midway and the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 ceremony. Leadership from the center laid two wreaths to commemorate the historical events. The Battle of Midway is regarded as the turning point in the Pacific during World War II. The War of 1812, fought against Great Britain, was the last war fought on U.S. soil. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 1st Class Anastasia Puscian/Released)

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120601-N-XB536-088 SAN DIEGO (June 1, 2012) Lt. Gilbert Eakin, a radiologist assigned to the Naval Medical Center San Diego radiology department, prepares to perform an Arthrogram on a patient. An Arthogram is a test that uses X-rays to obtain a series of pictures that allow doctors to see the soft tissues of a joint. (U. S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Phillip D. James Jr./Released)

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120504-N-UB993-020 SAN DIEGO (May 4, 2012) Naval Medical Center San Diego active duty surgeons participate in the first training session since opening the Bioskills Training Center. The center opened on April 23 and supports operational readiness, patient care, and staff and resident medical education. Fifteen surgeons conducted Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma, a pre-deployment requirement course that trains surgeons in treating vital trauma injuries that are common in a combat environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anastasia Puscian/Released)

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120430-N-UB993-062 SAN DIEGO (April 30, 2012) U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert from California, and Rear Adm. C. Forrest Faison III, commander of Naval Medical Center San Diego, speak during Calvert's visit to NMCSD. Calvert visited the facility to learn more about the services and resources available to active duty service members and TRICARE beneficiaries. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anastasia Puscian/Released)

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120430-N-UB993-051 SAN DIEGO (April 30, 2012) U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert from California, and Rear Adm. C. Forrest Faison III, commander of Naval Medical Center San Diego, listen as Peter Harsh, the hospital's head prosthetist, explains the different types of prosthetics Naval Medical Center San Diego provides during a tour of the Comprehensive Combat and Complex Casualty Care (C5) facility. Calvert visited the facility to learn more about the services and resources available to active duty service members and TRICARE beneficiaries. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anastasia Puscian/Released)

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120430-N-UB993-032 SAN DIEGO (April 30, 2012) Rear Adm. C. Forrest Faison III, commander of Naval Medical Center San Diego, speaks with Marine Sgt. Kyle Garcia during his physical therapy appointment at the Comprehensive Combat and Complex Casualty Care (C5) facility at Naval Medical Center San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anastasia Puscian/Released)

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120430-N-UB993-028 SAN DIEGO (April 30, 2012) U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert from California, shakes hands with Marine Sgt. Kyle Garcia during his physical therapy appointment at the Comprehensive Combat and Complex Casualty Care (C5) facility at Naval Medical Center San Diego as Rear Adm. C. Forrest Faison III, commander of Naval Medical Center San Diego, looks on. Calvert visited the facility to learn more about the services and resources available to active duty service members and TRICARE beneficiaries. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anastasia Puscian/Released)

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120426-N-TN558-101 SAN DIEGO (April 26, 2012) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Danny Cantoran serves cake to honorary judges, Donna Mackenzie, right, executive assistant to the commander at Naval Medical Center San Diego, Command Master Chief Yenhung Duberek and Master Chief Personnel Specialist Edward Aksztulewicz during the annual Balboa Caf cake contest. Bakers and culinary specialists from the food service department used the contest to develop their skills and train on techniques used in cake decoration. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jason J. Perry/Released)

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120423-N-UB993-050 SAN DIEGO (April 23, 20112) Chief Quartermaster Jack Wymer drills a hole in a synthetic bone used for training in Naval Medical Center San Diego's new Bioskills Training Center. The training center provides courses in advanced surgical skills, courses to enhance and hone existing skills. It also provides opportunities for patient-specific procedure development and a venue for introduction of new technology, new procedures, and innovative development by Navy researchers. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anastasia Puscian/Released)

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120423-N-UB993-038 SAN DIEGO (April 23, 2012) Rear Adm. C. Forrest Faison III, commander of Naval Medical Center San Diego, performs a nylon suture at one of the microscope stations in the medical center's new Bioskills Training Center. The training center provides courses in advanced surgical skills, courses to enhance and hone existing skills. It also provides opportunities for patient-specific procedure development and a venue for introduction of new technology, new procedures, and innovative development by Navy researchers. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anastasia Puscian/Released)

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120423-N-UB993-018 SAN DIEGO (April 23, 2012) Rear Adm. C. Forrest Faison III, commander of Naval Medical Center San Diego, Capt. Mark Kobelja, deputy commander, and Orthopedic Surgeon Cmdr. Matthew Provencher cut the ribbon to the new Bioskills Training Center during the grand opening ceremony as Head of the Bioskills Training Center Rebecca Eveland and Orthopedic Department Head Capt. Dana Covey look on. The training center provides courses in advanced surgical skills, courses to enhance and hone existing skills. It also provides opportunities for patient-specific procedure development and a venue for introduction of new technology, new procedures, and innovative development by Navy researchers. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anastasia Puscian/Released)

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120418-N-KA543-001 SAN DIEGO (April 18, 2012) Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Gilberto Garcia and his daughter, a pediatric in-patient at Naval Medical Center San Diego, watch Lamb Chop and puppeteer Mallory Lewis during a visit to the medical center. Mallory is the daughter of Lamb Chop creator, comedian and ventriloquist Shari Lewis. The pediatric ward provides comprehensive medical and surgical care with staff focus on family-centered, multidisciplinary care and treatment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chad A. Bascom/Released)

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120413-N-KR503-001 SAN DIEGO (April 13, 2012) Capt. Robert McClanahan, Navy Medicine West regional Chaplain, welcomes guests to Naval Medical Center's (NMCSD) 2012 Holocaust Remembrance ceremony with the theme of

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