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Passionfish
Executive Director Promoted to US Army Colonel
Tacoma,
WA — October 30, 2003
Passionfish
Executive Director Carl Rebstock
was promoted today by the United States Army Reserve to the
rank of Colonel. He had served as a Lieutenant Colonel since
1999. His present assignment is in support of Operation Noble Eagle
as the Area Coordinator for the Puget Sound Federal Coordinating
Center (FCC). This is one of six Army FCCs organized under
the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS). The nationwide
FCC network consists of civilian and military hospitals linked
together voluntarily to provide a safety net should the medical
capacity of a community ever be overcome. In his 22-year army
career, Carl has served stateside and overseas in various capacities
as an aeromedical evacuation pilot and emergency medical planner.
It was while Carl served in Alaska as a DUSTOFF pilot for the 283rd
Medical Detachment that he witnessed from the cockpit of his Huey
(UH-1V) helicopter the vast oil spill from Exxon Valdez.
He left active duty to attend graduate school at the University
of Alaska, Fairbanks, where his research in bioremediation led to
accelerated microbial cleanup of Prince William Sound. He then accepted
a John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship from the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration during which he worked
as an international marine policy analyst for the Oceanographer
of the Navy in Washington, D.C. Eventually, Carl landed
at the Monterey Bay Aquarium as a marine science educator. In
2000, he joined Patricia Parisi and Andrew Spurgin in establishing Passionfish.
After the events of September 11, 2001, Carl was called back into
active duty.
“Like all reservists, I face the challenges of balancing both
a military and a civilian career,” says Colonel Carl. “But,
it’s exciting to me — as an adrenaline junkie —
to be able to live two lives in one.”
“It may surprise some people that the Department of Defense
(DOD) is working hard to ensure its installations become more environmentally
sustainable,” says Colonel Carl. “The prospect of introducing
sustainable seafood to the enormous food procurement network used
by DOD is something that I plan to explore.”
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About us: Passionfish
is for people passionate about the ocean, fishing, and seafood!
We are a nonprofit public education project actively promoting sustainable
wild fisheries and aquaculture. Founded in 2000, Passionfish has
developed an innovative approach for addressing seafood and fisheries
sustainability: forums that reveal common ground amid contention,
celebrations of seafood, broadcasts that build awareness, and a
unique book series aimed at inspiring adults and children about
ocean and seafood sustainability.
Passionfish:
www.passionfish.org
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