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Distinguished Graduate Award Presented at Office Basic Course 40
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Honor Squad for Officer Basic Course 40
OBC training is a 2-week course of study for new calls to active duty to the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (Corps). Officers learn about the history of the Corps and establish a foundation of knowledge in preparation for their Corps careers.
Congratulations to the following officers who graduated on 21 January 2011.
| Rank | Name | Category | Operating Division/ Staff Division/ non-HHS Organization |
| CAPT | Lisa D. Becker | Pharmacy | IHS |
| CDR | Clyde G. Darrah | HSO | IHS |
| CDR | Jose J. Gomez | HSO | IHS |
| CDR | Maria D. Soto | Medical | DIHSC |
| LCDR | Nicola J. Areshenko | EHO | USCG |
| LCDR | Daniel Cajigas | HSO | BOP |
| LCDR | Brian J. Eddy | Pharmacy | USCG |
| LCDR | Lazenia D. Harris | HSO | CDC |
| LCDR | Lisa C. Kubaska | Pharmacy | FDA |
| LCDR | James D. Landreau | Medical | USCG |
| LCDR | Kyle Y. Lim | EHO | USCG |
| LCDR | Charles M. Lovell | Nurse | IHS |
| LCDR | Travis H. Monson | Engineer | IHS |
| LCDR | Sylvester Smith | HSO | BOP |
| LCDR | Amanda Stewart-Wright | Nurse | DIHSC |
| LCDR | Kyle R. Stiefel | Dental USCG | USCG |
| LCDR | Tina L. Scott | HSO | BOP |
| LT | Thida G. Buttke | EHO | USCG |
| LT | Caroline B. Coffey | HSO | DoD |
| LT | Angela L. Davis | Nurse | BOP |
| LT | Sabrina Debose | HSO | CDC |
| LT | Rebecca E. Geiger | Pharmacy | IHS |
| LT | Kendall S. Hirano | HSO | BOP |
| LT | Angela F. Hutson | Nurse | BOP |
| LT | Akara D. Ingram | Nurse | BOP |
| LT | Winona L. Masquat | Nurse | IHS |
| LT | Benoit Mirindi | HSO | HRSA |
| LT | Theresa H. Nguyen | Pharmacy | IHS |
| LT | Erica M. Niiha | Pharmacy | IHS |
| LT | Vallan P. Platt | Nurse | IHS |
| LT | Samuel J. Shell | Pharmacy | IHS |
| LT | Travis J. Sorum | Engineer | IHS |
| LT | Michelle N. Tsai | HSO | DoD |
| LT | Lindsay Walker-Peterson | Pharmacy | IHS |
| LT | Ty P. Warner | Engineer | IHS |
| LT | Rachelle I. Watts | Pharmacy | IHS |
| LTJG | Abbas Q. Bandukwala | Engineer | FDA |
| LTJG | Michael S. Blasy | Engineer | IHS |
| LTJG | Racio T. Carter | EHO | USCG |
| LTJG | Rickesha Clark | Nurse | IHS |
| LTJG | Matthew G. Duling | EHO | CDC |
| LTJG | Adam S. Hornbeck | Nurse | BOP |
| LTJG | Cara M. Kenney | Nurse | NIH |
| LTJG | Cari L. Ritter | HSO | BOP |
| LTJG | Joshua M. Sims | Engineer | IHS |
| LTJG | Colinda L. Sohns | Nurse | IHS |
| LTJG | Clara V. Stevens | Therapist | BOP |
| LTJG | Tracie J. Asbill | Nurse | IHS |
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| HSO | Health Services Officer | ||
| EHO | Environmental Health Officer | ||
| CDC | Center for Disease Control and Prevention | ||
| DoD | Department of Defense | ||
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration | ||
| BOP | Bureau of Prisons | ||
| HRSA | Health Resources and Services Administration | ||
| IHS | Indian Health Service | ||
| NIH | National Institute of Health | ||
| USCG | United States Coast Guard | ||
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Distinguished Graduate Award Presented at Officer Basic Course 40 |
| LCDR Charles Lovell received the “Distinguished Graduate Award for Officer Basic Course 40” from RADM Scott Giberson. LCDR Lovell is a member of the Nursing category assigned to Indian Health Service. Congratulations, LCDR Lovell!
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Honor Squad for Officer Basic Course 40 |
| Congratulations to the Honor Squad for Officer Basic Course 40. Members of the squad are, left to right: LCDR Sylvester Smith, Squad Leader; LTJG Racio Carter; LCDR Charles Lovell; LTJG Cara Kenney; LT Sabrina Debose and LT Theresa Nguyen. Congratulations Fifth Squad! |
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HHS, Office of Public Health and Science |