New Orleans (LPH 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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Officer In Charge CAPT Paul Corbett San Diego, CA LCDR Kevin Stiley San Diego, CA Leading Petty Officer HMICSWD Marvin Bailey Vista, CA Division Officer l LT Mike Warrington Satellite Beach, FL LT W. Wells LT Lavincion Starks San Diego, CA Chicago, IL Fleet Surgical Team One I , RE ME XV, ,ffa 2 5 ,yri V 2' HNCSWJ Ronwick Lewis Houston, TX 25tfi fflnnwersa

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+, Y to i .-'s' Wx I rg, X of? X T6 NN r I to ' N X '19 1 if? I 9 st Q F1 5 4 in fl uk 5 3 + Q fs 3 lo. Q Q' 4, V 5 2 NN A j xxXxxsS '. l I 1 1 i 1 . . l l , l 1 l 1 l l l 1 i Fleet Surgical Team ONE was officially established by the Chief of Naval Operations QCNOJ on 16 March 1989, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet assigned responsibility for management and oversight of the team to Commander, Amphibious Group THREE. CNO established the team as an Echelon Five Type Two sea duty command under an officer- in-charge effective 1 April 1990. l The team, homeported in San Diego, with a complement of seven officers and nine enlisted, has a mission to provide forward deployed medical and surgical capabilities to the designated operating elements of the Pacific Fleet. Fleet Surgical Team ONE made their first Western Pacific and Indian Ocean deployment aboard USS TARAWA CLHA-lj in June 1989. Following this deployment, the team deployed aboard USS OKINAWA CLPH-35 in support of Operations DCSCTK Shield and Desert Storm. Fleet Surgical Team ONE has been awarded the Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Unit Commendation, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Cfor Operation Restore Hopej, Southwest Asia Service Medal with two Bronze Service Stars, Sea Service Ribbon with three Bronze Stars and the Kuwait Liberation Medal. CAPT Corbett was born in Rockville Center, NY. After graduation from Saint Paul's School, he attended Queen's Univer- sity, Kingston, Ontario for his pre-medical and graduate studies. He received his M.D. in 1958. After completing his residency in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary in 1962, he was assigned as Head of Ears, Nose and Throat Department, Naval Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX. CAPT Corbett returned to private practice in his specialty in 1965, in Merced, CA. He served as Chief of Staff for Mercy Hospital C1978D and Chief of Surgical Service 119811. He was president of the Merced-Mariposa Medical Society in 1976 and a delegate to the California Medical Association from 1977 - 1981. CAPT Corbett served on the Professional Relations and Ethics Committee from 1978 - 1979 and as chairman in 1980. He served on the Associate Teaching Staff of the University of California in San Francisco Otolaryngological Head and Neck Residency program and University of California in Davis Family Practice program until his return to active duty. CAPT Corbett was re-commissioned in 1985 in the U.S. Navy Ready Reserve. He served six-month tours at Medical Depart- ment, Naval Support Facility, Diego Garcia and Naval Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX before returning to active duty in 1988. From September 1988 - August 1992, CAPT Corbett served as Senior Medical Officer aboard USS ACADIA CAD- 425. In September 1992, he became Officer- in-Charge, Fleet Surgical Team ONE. CAPT Corbett was promoted to his present rank in December 1993. CAPT Corbett and his wife, the former Caroline Festa, have four children - Christine, Paul, Philip, and Thomas. Captain Paul Bowman Corbett 25tfi ,Qlnnzversa

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