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Retired Rear Admiral Robert Besal (back row center), Capt. TImothy Sparks, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander and Naval Support Activity commanding officer (left) and Cmdr. David Tarwater, NSA executive officer, congratulate LowCountry Ombudsmen during the Ombudsman Appreciation luncheon Sept. 10, 2014, at the Redbank Club on Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The Ombudsman in attendance included Jennifer Marsland, Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (seated), (left to right) Capt. Sparks; Donna Pappas, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin; Brooke Johnson, Naval Operation Support Center Charleston; Missy Geiser, Naval Health Clinic Charleston; Sharon Schmelling, Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston; Chelsea Crowell, Naval Support Activity Charleston; Rear Adm. Besal; Aimee Pereira, NSA; Beth Darius, Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit; Sandy Barker, NNPTC; Master Chief Petty Officer Joe Gardner, NSA command master chief; Joy Leftwich, NNPTC; Kimberly Walker, NNPTC and Cmdr. Tarwater. Not in attendance were John Monroe, Space & Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic; Linda Stevens, Navy Munitions Command; Rachel Gentry, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Charleston and Stephanie Johnson, NHCC. Ombudsman are official representatives of the commanding officer and play a vital role in establishing and maintaining current and accurate communication between the command and its family members. The program was started in 1970 by Adm. E.R. Zumwalt, Jr., then Chief of Naval Operations, who issued one of his infamous Z-grams, Z-Gram 24 which is represented in the official Ombudsman Seal which contains 24 stars. Ombudsman Appreciation Day is actually Sept. 14, but commands celebrate the event at any time during the month of September. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric Sesit)
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Retired Rear Admiral Robert Besal (back row center), Capt. TImothy Sparks, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander and Naval Support Activity commanding officer (left) and Cmdr. David Tarwater, NSA executive officer (right), congratulate LowCountry Ombudsmen during the Ombudsman Appreciation luncheon Sept. 10, 2014, at the Redbank Club on Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The Ombudsman in attendance included Jennifer Marsland, Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (seated), (left to right) Capt. Sparks; Donna Pappas, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin; Brooke Johnson, Naval Operation Support Center Charleston; Missy Geiser, Naval Health Clinic Charleston; Sharon Schmelling, Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston; Chelsea Crowell, Naval Support Activity Charleston; Rear Adm. Besal; Aimee Pereira, NSA; Beth Darius, Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit; Sandy Barker, NNPTC; Master Chief Petty Officer Joe Gardner, NSA command master chief; Joy Leftwich, NNPTC; Kimberly Walker, NNPTC and Cmdr. Tarwater. Not in attendance were John Monroe, Space & Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic; Linda Stevens, Navy Munitions Command; Rachel Gentry, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Charleston and Stephanie Johnson, NHCC. Ombudsman are official representatives of the commanding officer and play a vital role in establishing and maintaining current and accurate communication between the command and its family members. The program was started in 1970 by Adm. E.R. Zumwalt, Jr., then Chief of Naval Operations, who issued one of his infamous Z-grams, Z-gram 24 which is represented in the official Ombudsman Seal which contains 24 stars. Ombudsman Appreciation Day is actually Sept. 14, but commands celebrate the event at any time during the month of September. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric Sesit)


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