Region:
North America
Scholar Date:
1994 to 1995
I am now an Undersea Medical Officer for the US Navy stationed in Bangor, Washington working with the local Navy divers and the crews of the trident submarines.
I will be conducting some research with the Navy on operational aspects of submarine medicine in the near future. Moving to the Pacific Northwest is awesome so far. My spare time is spent, diving, sailing, fly fishing (fresh salmon, Yum!), and hiking in the mountains. (03-19-03
Conveniently (presciently, even) timed for the dive stand-down, I was scheduled with a land interlude this week: back in the Virgin Islands for sea turtle patrolling in Buck Island Reef National Monument, off St. Croix. The
“Brandy, you’re a fine girl, what a good wife you would be” We hear the 1972 single by Looking Glass in the distance. “That song is in the new one!” I exclaim referring to our conversation
It’s 10 AM on St. Croix and I’m about halfway through husking a coconut in the morning breeze when I get a call from Zandy Hillis-Starr (Resource Manager for the National Park Service in St.
DMC dive week kicked off first thing Monday morning. I got to the dive locker a bit early to meet with Chris and prep for the week ahead. Chris is the Diving Safety Officer (DSO) at the DMC and
