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Author: Petty Officer 1st Class Alex Smedegard, Naval Special Warfare Group One

NA - SAN DIEGO (Feb. 3, 2022) Lt. Cmdr. Joe Kaleiohi, center, the deputy senior medical officer at Naval Special Warfare Group (NSWG) 1, provides feedback to a West-coast based special warfare operator during a tactical combat casualty care scenario. Kaleiohi was selected as the 2021 Navy Medicine’s Physician Assistant of the Year for his contributions at NSWG-1 in Coronado, Calif. NSWG-1 mans, trains, equips, deploys and sustains NSW forces throughout the world to support combatant commanders and U.S. national interests.

Naval Special Warfare Medical Officer Recognized as Navy Physician Assistant of the Year

Feb. 15, 2022

CORONADO, Calif. - Lt. Cmdr. Joe Kaleiohi was selected as the 2021 Navy Medicine’s Physician Assistant of the Year for his contributions as the deputy senior medical officer at Naval Special Warfare Group (NSWG) 1.

NA - UNKNOWN LOCATION (Est. 1952) Engineman Seaman Solomon Atkinson smiles for a picture. Atkinson would go on to become one of the first U.S. Navy SEALs, complete 22 years of active Naval service and retire in 1973 as Chief Warrant Officer 4. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy)

Alaskan Native Solomon Atkinson: Family Man, Patriot and Countryman

Nov. 22, 2021

SAN DIEGO – Alaskan Native Solomon Atkinson led an extraordinary life. He left his community and his career as a commercial fisherman to serve 22 years in the military and become one of the first U.S. Navy SEALs. A husband, father, mayor, veterans affairs advocate and community leader—his lifetime achievements by anybody’s standards are nothing short of remarkable.