[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 132 (Friday, August 2, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1025]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   TRIBUTE TO VICE ADMIRAL C. FORREST FAISON, III, UNITED STATES NAVY

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                           HON. MARCY KAPTUR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 2, 2019

  Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the service and 
achievements of an esteemed and valued member of our Armed Forces, Vice 
Admiral C. Forrest Faison, III, United States Navy, on his retirement 
after 39 years of honorable and dedicated service to our country. His 
unwavering commitment to those entrusted in his care will remain his 
legacy long after his departure.
  For the past two years, I had the opportunity to work directly with 
Vice Admiral Faison in his position as the Navy Surgeon General. 
Throughout his tenure, he provided invaluable support to Congress, 
particularly its Members and committee staff as he presented the 
mission, vision, and execution of Navy Medicine for our country' s 
sailors, marines, and their families. As a fellow Northern Ohioan, I 
would like to share with you some highlights of his distinguished 
career.
  For 39 years, Vice Admiral Faison excelled in his leadership and the 
training of medical professionals in America's Navy at home, sea, and 
abroad. He served as the Deputy Surgeon General of the Navy and Deputy 
Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, from 2013 to 2015, and as our 
38th Surgeon General of the Navy.
  As Commander of Navy Medicine West and Naval Medical Center San 
Diego, he was responsible for medical care and support to over 850,000 
eligible beneficiaries with a staff of 16,000 at 10 hospitals and over 
30 clinics from the West Coast to the Indian Ocean. He served as Deputy 
Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery for Current and Future Health-
care Operations; Commanding Officer, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton; 
Commanding Officer, U.S. Expeditionary Medical Facility; and U.S. 
Medical Task Force, Kuwait, where he led a tri-service task force of 
subordinate commands and was responsible for all healthcare operations 
in Kuwait, Qatar, and Southern Iraq, including all medical logistics 
support throughout U.S. Central Command.
  Additional assignments included Deputy Commander, Naval Medical 
Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia; Group Surgeon, 3d Force 
Service Support Group, Fleet Marine Forces, Pacific; Director of 
Department of Defense Telemedicine, Washington, D.C.; Chief Information 
Officer, Navy Medicine; Director, Clinical Services, U.S. Naval 
Hospital Yokosuka, Japan; Naval Hospital Lemoore; USS Texas (CGN 39); 
and Amphibious Group 3.
  As Vice Admiral Faison closes this chapter of his life to embark on 
new adventures, I urge my colleagues to join me in extending our 
congratulations to him on his retirement. We wish him, his wife 
Michelle, and family, ``Fair Winds and Following Seas.''

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