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OKINAWA, Japan (December 3, 2025) – Acting Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs (ASW[HA]) Dr. Stephen Ferrara visits with U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Okinawa leadership and tours the hospital Dec. 3, 2025. From left to right: ASW(HA) Policy Director, Recovery Coordination Programs Lt. Cmdr. Timothy Rutherford; Bryce Slinger, ASW(HA) chief of staff; Dr. Stephen Ferrara; Capt. Richard Gilliard Jr., USNH Okinawa director; Capt. James Demitrack, USNH Okinawa deputy director; USNH Okinawa Command Master Chief Derek Nelson. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Trey Fowler)
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