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SAN ANTONIO – (April 24, 2023) – Executive Officer Capt. Ewell Hollis and Chief Hospital Corpsman Joseph Redmann assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio with former NASA Astronaut, retired U.S. Air Force Reserve Brig. Gen. Charles M. Duke Jr., at the Texas Cavaliers King’s Council Reception held during Fiesta San Antonio at the Briscoe Western Art Museum. Duke is the youngest astronaut to walk on the moon at the age of 36 during the Apollo 16 mission in April of 1972. Apollo 16 was the first scientific expedition to inspect, survey, and sample materials and surface features in the Descartes region of the rugged lunar highlands of the moon. Fiesta San Antonio is a 11-day annual celebration featuring parades, exhibits, music, entertainment, and family-friendly fun - all benefitting local, non-profit causes. NAMRU San Antonio’s mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of Department of Defense personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. It is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the DoD and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)