U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay

120822-N-CD652-001 GUANTANAMO BAY (Aug. 22, 2012) Navy Dental Corps (DC) officers CAPT Carol Barone-Smith, DC, Senior Dental Officer for the Joint Medical Group (JMG), Joint Task Force Guantanamo, and LT Katiana Cruet, DC, one of three Dental Officers at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay (USNH GTMO), cut the cake commemorating 100 years of the U.S. Navy Dental Corps at the hospital quarterdeck on Aug. 22.

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120727-N-CD652-093 GUANTANAMO BAY (Jul. 27, 2012) U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay reconizes its Sailors of the Quarter for the second quarter calendar year 2012 (April - June). (l-r) HM2 Astrid Turner is the hospital's Sailor of the Quarter; HM3 Fengyuan is the Junior Sailor of the Quarter; and HN Luis Marin is the BlueJacket of the Quarter. U.S. Navy Photo by Stacey Byington (Released)

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120727-N-CD652-087 GUANTANAMO BAY (Jul. 27, 2012) U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay reconizes its Civilians of the Quarter for the second quarter calendar year 2012 (April - June). (l-r) Matthew Anderson was selected as the hospital's Contractor of the Quarter; Mica Cochran was selected as the Senior Civilian of the Quarter; Sylvester Price was selected as the Junior Civilian of the Quarter; Christopher Ferguson was selected as the Senior Foreign National of the Quarter; and Headley Shaw was selected as the Junior Foreign National of the Quarter. U.S. Navy Photo by Stacey Byington (Released)

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120608-N-CD652-001 GUANTANAMO BAY (Jun. 8, 2012) HM3 Milton Curry has his new Third Class collar devices pinned on by U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay Command Master Chief HMCM(SW/AW/FMF) Betty Watson during a command frocking ceremony on June 8 on the newly reopened hospital Quarterdeck. Other hospital personnel frocked from the most recent advancement exam were: HM1(FMF) Orlando Atencia, CS1(SW) Jonathan Trotman, HM2 Renita Flakes, HM2 Jesse Houseknecht, HM2(AW) Miguel Mejiacontreras, HM2(FMF) Louvel Velicaria, HM2 Melody Warren, HM3 Grayson Johnson, HM3 Innocent Ntamag, HM3 Gregory Sanders, HM3 Timothy Sena, HM3 Chase Sims and HM3 Fengyuan Yu. U.S. Navy Photo by Stacey Byington (Released)

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120525-N-CD652-001 GUANTANAMO BAY (May. 25, 2012) 120525-N-CD652-001 -- In recognition of the month of May being Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month, three Navy personnel recite the Sailor's Creed in Vietnamese during command quarters at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay (USNH GTMO) on May 25. (right to left) The Sailors are LT Tung Tran, CHC; LT Nhien Le, MC; and HN3 An Diep. The Sailor's Creed is a part of every command quarters held at USNH GTMO. U.S. Navy Photo by Stacey Byington (Released)

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120524-N-CD652-002 GUANTANAMO BAY (May. 24, 2012) HM2 Amber Hanson is instructed by U.S. Naval Hospital Safety Manager, Jose Blacio, in the proper use of a fire extinguisher during a safety stand-down hosted by Naval Station Guantanamo Bay at the Navy Exchange. The safety stand-down was held in conjunction with the kick-off of the Naval Safety Center's summer safety "Live to Play, Play to Live" campaign. All hospital personnel are required to have fire extinguisher training. U.S. Navy Photo by Stacey Byington (Released)

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120524-N-CD652-001 GUANTANAMO BAY (May. 24, 2012) Aquiles "Tino" Faustino and LTJG Mason Baziw man one of the U.S. Naval Hospital Public Health information tables at a safety stand-down hosted by Naval Station Guantanamo Bay at the Navy Exchange. The safety stand-down was held in conjunction with the kick-off of the Naval Safety Center's summer safety "Live to Play, Play to Live" campaign . U.S. Navy Photo by Stacey Byington (Released)

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120523-N-CD652-003 GUANTANAMO BAY (May. 23, 2012) Rear Adm. Eleanor Valentin, Commander, Naval Medical Support Command, and Director of the Medical Service Corps, sits next to CAPT Richard Stoltz, MSC, Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay (USNH GTMO), surrounded by the Medical Service Corps (MSC) officers stationed at Guantanamo Bay. RDML Valentin was visiting Guantanamo Bay May 22-23 to tour Joint Task Force Guantanamo and USNH GTMO medical facilities, and to speak at an MSC symposium. U.S. Navy Photo by Stacey Byington (Released).

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120523-N-CD652-002 GUANTANAMO BAY (May. 23, 2012) Rear Adm. Eleanor Valentin, Commander, Naval Medical Support Command, and Director of the Medical Service Corps, shows off a Guantanamo Bay souvenir presented to her by CAPT Richard Stoltz, MSC, Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay (USNH GTMO), on behalf of all the Medical Service Corps (MSC) officers stationed at GTMO. RDML Valentin was visiting Guantanamo Bay May 22-23 to tour Joint Task Force Guantanamo and USNH GTMO medical facilities and speak at an MSC symposium. U.S. Navy Photo by Stacey Byington (Released).

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120523-N-CD652-001 GUANTANAMO BAY (May. 23, 2012) Rear Adm. Eleanor Valentin, Commander, Naval Medical Support Command, and Director of the Medical Service Corps (MSC), speaks to MSC officers attending an MSC Symposium on May 23 at Guantanamo Bay. During a two-day visit to the Navy's oldest overseas installation, Rear Adm. Valentin toured Joint Task Force Guantanamo and U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay medical facilities and spoke at the MSC Symposium. U.S. Navy Photo by Stacey Byington (Released)

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120518-N-CD652-001 GUANTANAMO BAY (May. 18, 2012) IT1(SW) Herod Evans Jr. salutes for one final time as he passes through the sideboys and retires from the Navy on May 18 after 20 years of honorable service. Herod worked in the Management Information Department and had been stationed at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay for more than two years. U.S. Navy Photo by Stacey Byington (Released)

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120517-N-CD652-002 GUANTANAMO BAY (May. 17, 2012) HM2 Orlando Atencia shows off a Guantanamo Bay coin plaque where the coin inserts and the island of Cuba were carved out by hand. The plaque was donated for the Corspman Birthday auction held May 17, with proceeds to benefit the U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay Corpsman Birthday Ball to be held June 23. Hospital Corpsman Navywide will commemorate the 114th anniversary of the founding of the Hospital Corps on June 17. The auction raised approximately $2,500. U.S. Navy Photo by Stacey Byington (Released)

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120517-N-CD652-001 GUANTANAMO BAY (May. 17, 2012) Guests at the Bayview Restaurant look over some of the items up for auction on May 17, proceeds to benefit the U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay Corpsman Birthday Ball to be held June 23. Hospital Corpsman Navywide will commemorate the 114th anniversary of the founding of the Hospital Corps on June 17. The auction raised approximately $2,500. U.S. Navy Photo by Stacey Byington (Released)

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120511-N-CD652-001 GUANTANAMO BAY (May. 11, 2012) 120511-N-CD652-001 -- CAPT Richard Stoltz, MSC, Commanding Officer, U.S Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, shakes the hand of, and presents a farewell gift to Noel "Brent" Lynn. Lynn was an active duty nurse stationed at the hospital who retired in April 2010, and then took a civilian position as the Quality Management Officer. He is leaving Guantanamo Bay for a job in Pensacola, FL. U.S. Navy Photo by Stacey Byington (Released)

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120509-N-CD652-006 GUANTANAMO BAY (May. 9, 2012) Lt. Tung Tran, CHC, conducts the Blessing of Nurses' Hands at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, May 9. The blessing was held as part of events commemorating National Nurses Week, held annually May 6 - 12, and the 104th anniversary of the founding of the Navy Nurse Corps on May 13. Events depicting nursing services were held at the hospital throughout the week, and all nurses (military, civilian and family members) working and living on the base were invited to participate. U.S. Navy Photo by Stacey Byington (Released)

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120511-N-CD652-002 GUANTANAMO BAY (May. 11, 2012) The senior and most junior nurses assigned to U.S. Navy Hospital Guantanamo Bay (USNH GTMO) and Joint Medical Group (JMG) Guantanamo cut the cake celebrating the 104th birthday of the Navy Nurse Corps. The Navy Nurse Corps was founded on May 13, 1908, created by President Theodore Roosevelt. (Far left, far right) ENS Jessica Howell, NC, and CAPT Kristen Atterbury, NC, cut the cake for USNH GTMO nurses, and (center) LT Sonya McKay, NC, and CDR Catherine Riley, NC, cut the cake for the JMG nurses as co-workers gathered around. More than 50 nurses (military, civilian and family members) stationed and living at Guantanamo Bay, were invited to the celebration. U.S. Navy Photo by Stacey Byington (Released)

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