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GTMO Responds to Medical Emergency Story, Photos by MC1 Robert Lamb, NAVSTA Public Affairs Vol. 64 No. 42 Friday, Nov.2, 2007 Lt. Jerry Lee, NAVSTA Port Services officer (Left), assists Guantanamo Bay Fire, Crash and Rescue Department personnel with the offloading of a Sailor from Columbian ship ARC Valle del Columbian Oct. 24. The Sailor was seriously injured when he fell down a ladderwell while the ship was underway. GTMO responds to medical emergency Story, photos by MC1 Robert Lamb, NAVSTA Public Affairs uantanamo Bay officials responded Naval Hospital Guantanamo, NAVSTA lems, fell down a ladderwell while the ship Gto a medical emergency Oct. 24 Port Services and GTMO Fire, Crash and was transiting the Caribbean. that originated onboard a Columbian pa- Rescue Department personnel were The ship had just completed a visit to trol vessel enroute to its homeport. standing by at about 4 p.m. when the Baltimore, Md. and was heading back to ARC Valle del Cauca (PO-44) received Columbian ship arrived at the pier with a South America when the incident oc- diplomatic clearance to enter Naval Sta- 38-year-old male Sailor with a traumatic curred. tion (NAVSTA) Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) back injury. with its emergency. The Sailor, who had previous back prob- See Emergency, page 3 2 Friday, Nov. 2, 2007 MCPON: New Maritime Strategy will guide Sailors By MC2 Michael Zeltakalns, MCPON Public Affairs Sailors will be called upon to build and listed Sailor.” difficult missions, and Sailors have risen strengthen relationships with regional part- Among the priorities outlined by CNO time after time to the challenge,” Campa ners on a personal level as part of the new in the maritime strategy is a renewed com- said. maritime strategy plan set forth by the mitment to help developing nations build Roughead and Campa are traveling Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), said maritime capacity. Sailors, Marines and through the U.S. Fifth Fleet area of re- Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Coastguardsmen will be deployed in mo- sponsibility to give the new CNO an op- (MCPON) (SW/FMF) Joe Campa Jr., bile “force packages” around the world portunity to meet Sailors and Marines during a breakfast held at Naval Support to promote closer cooperation with mari- serving here first-hand. Activity Bahrain. time forces in other nations. ”This is a dynamic part of the world,” ”Our blue jacket Sailors will be engag- Working alongside foreign navies, who Campa said. “The CNO wants to shake ing our allies, working side-by-side with may observe different customs and speak hands with as many of the Sailors and them, to grow partnerships and help our a different language, will be a challenge Marines serving here as he can.” regional friends whenever possible,” for Sailors, but Campa says they’re up For more news from Master Chief Petty Campa said. “The future of our Navy will for the task. Officer of the Navy, visit www.news.na- be built on the hard work of today’s en- ”The Navy has always given its Sailors vy.mil/local/mcpon/ . Local school's namesake to be commissioned Story provided by U.S. Navy Archives The Navy’s guided missile The ship, 511 feet long and rons during the Spanish-Ameri- present at the battle when the destroyer USS Sampson will be 66 feet wide, will have a crew can Adm.War of Gary 1898. Roughead, Prior to the Chiefships ofunder Naval his commandOperations de- commissioned in Boston Nov. 3. of 25 officers and 250 enlisted war, he served in a variety of stroyedAdm. William the Spanish James vessels Crowe Jr.of The ceremony for the men. assignments and rose to rank Admiral Cervera as they at- Sampson, built at the Bath Iron It displaces 9,200 tons and of Captain by 1890 and later tempted to escape from the Works in Maine, will be held at has a top speed of more than became a Rear Admiral. Harbor of Santiago. the Massport Black Falcon 30 knots. It will be the fourth He was appointed president In nearby Puerto Rico, Cruise Terminal. Navy ship to be named after of the U.S.S. Maine Court of In- Sampson commanded the The Sampson is equipped Rear Adm. William T. quiry, the group that was re- blockade and bombardment of with the Aegis Combat System, Sampson, who destroyed and sponsible for the investigation of the San Juan Harbor. which Navy officials said is the captured a Spanish fleet in the incident in Havana harbor. Sampson became comman- most advanced computerized 1898, and the fourth Sampson During the war with Spain, dant of the Boston Navy Yard in defense system in the world. commissioned in Boston. Sampson was in charge of the 1899 near the end of his career. It includes a rapid-fire 5-inch, William T. Sampson was the North Atlantic and conducted The ship’s home port will be 62-caliber gun and Tomahawk Commander of the U.S. block- the blockade of Cuba. in San Diego, Calif. Its captain cruise missiles. ading and North Atlantic squad- Sampson himself was not will be Cmdr. Philip Roos. Guantanamo Bay Gazette Vol. 64 No. 42 Commanding Officer.....................................................................................Capt. Mark M. Leary 2007 CFC Executive Officer..........................................................................................Cmdr. Sylvester Moore Command Master Chief...............................................................CMDCM(SW/AW) Keith Carlson New this year are five digit charity codes and a Public Affairs Officer......................................................................................................Bruce Lloyd secure online credit card giving option. Mass Communication Specialist/LPO...........................................................MC1 Robert lamb Mass Communication Specialist/Editor.................................................MC2 Kimberly Williams To give online, log on at: https://give.cfcoverseas.org/ ?CC Federal Employees may give by monthly pay- The Guantanamo Bay Gazette is an authorized publication for members of the military services and their families stationed at U.S. Naval Station ment or lump sum. Select your unit from the easy to Guantanamo Bay. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views use drop down menus. of the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Navy, and do not imply endorsement thereof. The editorial content is prepared, Profiles can only be saved after transaction is complete. edited and provided by the Public Affairs Office of U.S. Naval Station Monthly payments will begin Jan 1, 2008; lump sums to be Guantanamo Bay. Questions or comments can be directed to the PAO. The Gazette staff can be reached by phone at ext. 4502; fax 4819; by email at charged at time of donation. [email protected]. Get the Gazette online at www.cnic.navy.mil/ Please contact your unit Coordinator for more details. guantanamo Friday, Nov. 2, 2007 3 Emergency... From page 1 Valle del Cauca had one corpsman onboard so the skipper, Capt. Louise Borrero, made a decision to transport the wounded Sailor to NAVSTA GTMO, where he could receive proper medical attention. After the ship arrived, its captain decided to wait until the Sailor was medically evalu- ated before heading back to sea. “We will wait until the medical evalua- tion is complete and make a decision on whether we leave the sailor here,” said Borrero. Personnel from the Naval Hospital Guan- tanamo and the GTMO Fire, Crash and Res- cue Department reached the injured Sailor on the deck of Valle del Cauca, just mo- Hospitalman Danielle Lowe carefully makes sure the injured Sailor is ments after it arrived. secured on the stretcher before he is placed inside of the ambulance According to a Guantanamo Bay Fire, and transported to U.S. Naval Hospital GTMO. Crash and Rescue Department spokesman, the man was laying in a prone position when they arrived. “His chief complaint was that he had DIVING SAFETY NOTICE lower back pain. The patient was resting in the most comfortable position to relieve his lower back pain.” Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Jefferson Cevallos from the GTMO port services department communicated with the Span- ish speaking crew members once they ar- rived. IAW NAVBASEGTMOINST 1711.1, Recreational divers are required to no- “In any case with a back or neck injury tify Port Control upon completion of their dives. Divers who fail to notify Port it is always difficult to move a patient re- Control within one hour of their projected completion time will have diving privi- gardless of the environment they are in, said leges immediately suspended pending a review of the incident. Divers unable to the Fire Department spokesman. “In this reach Port Control (busy line) within 30 minutes of completion should immedi- case it was extremely difficult due to the ately notify the NAVSTA CDO at 84405. The standard suspension for failure to tight space of the ship and the severity of “call-out” a dive is 30 days (barring any additional violations). FMI call pain the patient was in.” Due to the pain NDC(DSW) Castilla / Harbor Magistrate at 4444. the patient was in and his prior medical treat- ment, this certainly was an emergency that George Harvey Acton, Jr could not be delayed due to the time of 1952 - 2007 travel to their next destination.” Firefighters secured the Sailor to a Stokes “King” George Harvey Acton, Jr. (age 55) basket stretcher and carefully brought the died suddenly, October 20, 2007. George Sailor out of the small space, up one deck was from of Arlington, Va. and was employed and around to the brow. They were ex- at the BCO in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. tremely careful while walking across the He leaves behind his beloved companion, brow down to the waiting ambulance and Rene’, three sons, three daughters, grand- other medical personnel. children, three brothers and two sisters. If “He has been resting comfortably, and you would like to express your condolences we’ll have an officer stay behind if the Sailor to his family, you may do so at the following needs to stay a few days or until he’s ready link: http://www.leg-acy.com/washingtonpost/ to be flown out.
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