LEMOORE, Calif. – Lt. Cmdr. (ret) Resel Casimiro, a native of Earlymart, California, provides beneficiary care and expeditionary medical readiness while serving with Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Lemoore at Naval Health Clinic Lemoore.
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Casimiro served in the Navy for 22 years. Today, Casimiro serves as a nurse.
“We were immigrants and my family didn't have money to send me to college,” said Casimiro. "My brother joined the military first and helped inspire me to join the Navy."
Growing up in Earlimart, Casimiro attended Delano High School and graduated in 2000.
Skills and values similar to those found in Earlimart are important to succeed in the military.
“I didn't want to be stuck in a small town and the Navy was my way out,” said Casimiro.
These lessons have helped Casimiro while serving in the Navy.
Naval Hospital Lemoore was originally commissioned in July 1968 as a 67-bed hospital by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Washington, D.C. In May 2000, the current building was dedicated and in September 2017 it was redesignated as Naval Health Clinic Lemoore.
Naval Health Clinic Lemoore provides quality health care to more than 18,000 people at NAS Lemoore, California and NAS Fallon, Nevada to ensure the Navy and Marine warfighters are medically ready to fight today, tomorrow, and beyond. The command also provides dental care and medical administrative support to Navy, Marine Corps and international students at the Naval Postgraduate School, Defense Language Institute and the Center for Information Dominance in Monterey, California.
With 90 percent of global commerce traveling by sea and access to the internet relying on the security of undersea fiber optic cables, Navy officials continue to emphasize that the prosperity of the United States is directly linked to trained sailors and a strong Navy.
"Our mission remains timeless - to provide our fellow citizens with nothing less than the very best Navy: fully combat ready at all times, focused on warfighting excellence, and committed to superior leadership at every single level," said Adm. Mike Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations. "This is our calling. And I cannot imagine a calling more worthy.”
As a member of the Navy, Casimiro is part of a world-class organization focused on maintaining maritime dominance, strengthening partnerships, increasing competitive warfighting capabilities and sustaining combat-ready forces in support of the National Defense Strategy.
“The Navy is important to national defense because we patrol the seas,” said Casimiro.
Casimiro has many opportunities to achieve accomplishments during military service.
“Being in the military for 22 years and retiring is my proudest accomplishment,” said Casimiro.
As Casimiro and other sailors continue to train and perform missions, they take pride in serving their country in the United States Navy.
“As an immigrant serving in the Navy it gave me a lot in life, and I just want to give back,” added Casimiro.