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U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa Public Affairs
CAMP LESTER, Japan - Petty Officer 1st Class Scott A. Moore, of U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan, was selected as 2011 Navy Medicine West Sailor of the Year Nov. 10.
Rear Adm. C. Forrest Faison III, commander, Navy Medicine West, announced the selection at the end of the annual Navy Medicine West Sailor of the Year competition held at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, located in Hawaii. Moore was selected from a group of 12 nominees from Navy Medicine West Military Treatment Facilities.
When Faison read the announcement, Moore was not quite sure how to react.
“I was absolutely speechless,” said Moore. “I’m still kind of numb.”
Moore currently serves as the Directorate of Surgical Services and Orthopedics Leading Petty Officer at USNH Okinawa, and considers his success to be directly related to the level of support he gets from all members of his chain of command.
“I couldn’t have done it without having great junior sailors, as well as great leadership and mentors,” he said.
Selecting a winner was not an easy task, according to Master Chief Petty Officer Hosea Smith, USNH Okinawa Command Master Chief and selection board member for the competition.
“The 2011 Navy Medicine West Sailor of the Year competition was very tight,” said Smith. “All the candidates were stellar, probably the best I’ve seen at a Sailor of the Year board.”
During his career, Moore has served as an individual augmentee, deploying to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He also volunteered to participate in numerous rescue and casualty retrieval missions during relief efforts following Hurricanes Ivan and Katrina. He also embedded with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to conduct missions in New Orleans during Katrina relief operations.
The sailor attributes his success as a leader to the hard work and dedication of the people he leads.
“We wouldn’t be where we are as an organization without the junior sailors and what they do to complete the mission on a daily basis,” he said.
Moore is also the program director for the hospital’s Tactical Combat Casualty Care Course, and president of the command’s First Class Petty Officers Association. He holds a leadership position in the hospital’s color guard and is a member of the Command Retention Team. He also volunteers his time as a petty officer indoctrination training instructor, command recreation committee member and Basic Life Support trainer.
Although the other nominees were not selected, they can take pride in knowing that they reflect the best the Navy has to offer, according to Smith.
“I’m confident that when I retire, the Navy is going to be in good hands with the quality of the sailors that were present in this year’s competition,” he said.
| Date Taken: | 11.10.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 12.15.2011 00:50 |
| Story ID: | 81395 |
| Location: | CAMP LESTER, OKINAWA, JP |
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