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SAN DIEGO - Navy Medicine West (NMW) named Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (HM1) Beatriz Solorio, from Naval Health Clinic Hawaii (NHCH), the regional 2018 Senior Sailor of the Year during a ceremony, Jan. 24.
The announcement came during NMW's annual board of governor meeting, a gathering of all the region commanding officers and command master chiefs.
"We selected an outstanding Sailor to represent the enlisted personnel of Navy Medicine West," said Command Master Chief Loren Rucker. "The caliber of Sailors we have in the Navy now rivals that of any generation and I'm incredibly proud to serve with them. The 15 Sailors that represented their commands in both the active and reserve force are all top notch and should be proud of their accomplishments."
Solorio, a native of San Jose, California, is the public health directorate leading petty officer (LPO) for NHCH, Solorio she mentors over 80 active duty and civilian public health technicians. She is also responsible for operating six geographically dispersed locations that provide immunizations, health education, and services that include industrial hygiene, environmental health, and undersea medicine.
"I'm very proud to be part of an organization that recognizes and promotes its Sailors based on merit," said Solorio. "I don't think I've done anything special. I've just tried to be a better person. I volunteer, I stay fit, I take care of our Sailors, and I make sure that our mission is being met. When you do these things, it's going to show in your work and hard work does pay off."
Solorio also deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2018, serving aboard both USNH Mercy (T-AH 19) and USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6). As a preventive medicine technician (PMT), she participated in three week-long subject matter expert exchanges and cooperative health engagements, working with public health workers and industrial hygienists in host nations to provide guidance for food, health, and habitability inspections, food safety program development, and control of communicable diseases.
"HM1 Solorio was selected as Naval Health Clinic Hawaii's 2018 Senior Sailor of the Year due to her consistent leadership, being a well-rounded subject matter expert, her humble confidence but mostly because she makes all Sailors up and down the chain of command better," said Command Master Chief Michael B. Gutierrez. "She is one of the best Sailors I have seen in my 26 years of service."
Gutierrez added that Solorio exemplifies the Navy's core value and lives the Navy Ethos daily.
Capt. Kimberly Zuzelski, commanding officer of NHCH, echoed those sentiments saying Solorio is an exceptional PMT and leader as well as someone who genuinely cares about others.
"I, and the entire Naval Health Clinic Ohana, are ecstatic that HM1 Solorio was selected as Navy Medicine West Senior Sailor of the Year and we are extremely proud of her," said Capt. Kimberly Zuzelski, commanding officer of NHCH. "Whether she's deployed, volunteering in the community, developing junior Sailors, or supporting the warfighter, she's one-hundred percent committed to service."
The Sailor of the Year program was established in 1972 by Former Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Elmo Zumwalt and former Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John Whittet to recognize an individual Sailor who best represents the group of dedicated professional Sailors at each command and, ultimately, in the Navy.
Navy Medicine West leads (NMW) Navy Medicine's Western Pacific health care system and global research and development enterprise. Throughout the region, NMW provides medical care to nearly 700,000 beneficiaries across 10 naval hospitals, two dental battalions, and 51 branch clinics located throughout the West Coast of the U.S., Asia, and the Pacific. Globally, NMW also has oversight of eight research laboratories across the U.S. and overseas that deliver high-value, high-impact research products to support and protect the health and readiness of service members.
| Date Taken: | 01.29.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 01.29.2019 13:07 |
| Story ID: | 308635 |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CA, US |
| Hometown: | SAN JOSE, CA, US |
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