Photo By Yan Kennon | Capt. Karen Young, NC, USN Commanding Officer Operational Health Support Unit...... read more read more
The Navy Nurse Corps Association presented the Admiral Alene B. Duerk Award to Operational Health Support Unit Jacksonville Commanding Officer Capt. Karen Young on June 20, during an awards ceremony at Pensacola State College.
The award was established to provide recognition to active duty and reserve Nurse Corps officers who have made a significant contribution to the Navy, to nursing, or to the Navy Nurse Corps Association. The award’s namesake was the first woman ever to be promoted to the rank of admiral in 1972. The award was first presented in 1992. Duerk, who retired from Naval service in 1975, recently passed away at the age of 98.
Young, a native of Pace, Florida, assumed command of OHSU Jacksonville on Dec. 1, 2017, after a tour as director for command services at OHSU Portsmouth. She holds a master’s degree in nursing education and adult health, and began her Navy Reserve career as a direct commission officer in 1994.
OHSU is comprised of 18 detachments, operating within 13 Navy Operational Reserve Centers in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Puerto Rico. It is responsible for the training and management of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery medical resources and medical/dental support to the Southeast region. The unit is also responsible for maintaining mobilization readiness to prepare the associated reserve population for short- and long-term support to active forces and national defense requirements.
| Date Taken: | 07.27.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 07.27.2018 15:07 |
| Story ID: | 286095 |
| Location: | JACKSONVILLE, FL, US |
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