Petty Officer 3rd Class Kayla Kirk, assists with hospital
corpsmen basic skill training as part of her duties currently assigned to
Naval Hospital Bremerton. The Ben, Ore. native was recently recognized for
her work as part of a Lean Six Sigma (LSS) team at U.S. Naval Academy that
conducted a quality improvement project which not only effectively reduced
time spent on providing vaccinations but lessened staffing needs and sped up
the entire process for all patients involved. Kirk will also be frocked to
petty officer second class on Dec. 2, 2016 (Official Navy photo by Douglas
Stutz, NHB Public Affairs).