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
After a quick weekend recovery, my gear still wet from the Channel Islands, I arrived in Medford, Oregon, just as the sun was setting. From there I drove up into the mountains, heading towards Crater Lake
“Prison or paradise? It’s up to you.” My eyes return to the blunt words as I peruse an old document titled, “Living/Working in Fort Jefferson”. The anonymously-written precautionary article, dated back to 1988, is pinned to
“I can happily say that I now see why the waters around Biscayne are so revered; outside the shallow green waters of the bay lies a veritable wonderland of coral reefs.”
The National Park Service Submerged Resources Center and the Our World Underwater Scholarship Society are pleased to announce that the first NPS Our World Underwater scholarship intern is Brianne Billups of Camarillo, California. Brianne is 21
