SANTA RITA, Guam – A 2006 Christ Baptist Academy graduate and Manila, Philippines, native is serving in the U.S. Navy with U.S. Naval Hospital Guam.
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Petty Officer 3rd Class Rainwynjuly Molleno is a hospital corpsman, responsible for working on medical equipment to ensure they are safe and functional for the patients.
Molleno credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned in Manila.
“I learned the importance of listening to others who have experience because they have a lot of wisdom to offer,” said Molleno.
Naval Hospital Guam is comprised of the main hospital in Agana Heights and two branch clinics, medical and dental, on Naval Base Guam. The hospital’s staff consists of 516 active duty and 201 civilians, contractors, reservists and volunteers who serve more than 26,000 beneficiaries.
According to officials at the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet headquarters in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the ships, submarines, aircraft and Navy personnel forward-deployed to Guam are part of the world’s largest fleet command and serve in a region critical to U.S. national security. The U.S. Pacific Fleet encompasses 100 million square miles, nearly half the Earth’s surface, from Antarctica to the Arctic Circle and from the West Coast of the United States into the Indian Ocean. All told, there are more than 200 ships and submarines, nearly 1,200 aircraft, and more than 130,000 uniformed and civilian personnel serving in the Pacific.
“I enjoy the tropical island and the beaches. In my off-time it feels like I am on vacation,” Molleno said.
Serving in the Navy means Molleno is part of a world that is taking on new importance in America’s focus on rebuilding military readiness, strengthening alliances and reforming business practices in support of the National Defense Strategy.
A key element of the Navy the nation needs is tied to the fact that America is a maritime nation, and that the nation’s prosperity is tied to the ability to operate freely on the world’s oceans. More than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by water; 80 percent of the world’s population lives close to a coast; and 90 percent of all global trade by volume travels by sea.
“Our priorities center on people, capabilities and processes, and will be achieved by our focus on speed, value, results and partnerships,” said Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. “Readiness, lethality and modernization are the requirements driving these priorities.”
Molleno credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned in Manila.
“I learned the importance of listening to others who have experience because they have a lot of wisdom to offer,” said Molleno.
Naval Hospital Guam is comprised of the main hospital in Agana Heights and two branch clinics, medical and dental, on Naval Base Guam. The hospital’s staff consists of 516 active duty and 201 civilians, contractors, reservists and volunteers who serve more than 26,000 beneficiaries.
According to officials at the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet headquarters in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the ships, submarines, aircraft and Navy personnel forward-deployed to Guam are part of the world’s largest fleet command and serve in a region critical to U.S. national security. The U.S. Pacific Fleet encompasses 100 million square miles, nearly half the Earth’s surface, from Antarctica to the Arctic Circle and from the West Coast of the United States into the Indian Ocean. All told, there are more than 200 ships and submarines, nearly 1,200 aircraft, and more than 130,000 uniformed and civilian personnel serving in the Pacific.
“I enjoy the tropical island and the beaches. In my off-time it feels like I am on vacation,” Molleno said.
Serving in the Navy means Molleno is part of a world that is taking on new importance in America’s focus on rebuilding military readiness, strengthening alliances and reforming business practices in support of the National Defense Strategy.
A key element of the Navy the nation needs is tied to the fact that America is a maritime nation, and that the nation’s prosperity is tied to the ability to operate freely on the world’s oceans. More than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by water; 80 percent of the world’s population lives close to a coast; and 90 percent of all global trade by volume travels by sea.
“Our priorities center on people, capabilities and processes, and will be achieved by our focus on speed, value, results and partnerships,” said Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. “Readiness, lethality and modernization are the requirements driving these priorities.”
Though there are many ways for sailors to earn distinction in their command, community, and career, Molleno is most proud of deploying aboard the USS Kearsarge in 2014 and receiving his surface and air warfare pins.
“I studied a lot and ensured I did all of the qualifications on top of my daily job requirements,” said Molleno.
“I studied a lot and ensured I did all of the qualifications on top of my daily job requirements,” said Molleno.
As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied upon assets, Molleno and other sailors know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes, one that will provide a critical component of the Navy the nation needs.
“Serving to me means serving the people of the U.S. and protecting their freedoms," added Molleno. "I'm a part of a significant but small group that serves in the military. I am proud to serve.”