Daughter of Maricopa Resident Recognized By Navy – The daughter of one of our neighbors here in Maricopa, who is serving at Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command, Naples, Italy, was recently named Optical Fabrication Enterprise’s Fabricating Optician of the Year for 2021.

She is Petty Officer 3rd Class Madilinn Goodspeed. She was recognized for superior performance in assisting two providers in the completion of 1,568 patient encounters, 922 routine eye examinations and 113 general physicals. In addition, Goodspeed supported the fabrication of 245 optical devices and earned a 100% patient satisfaction rating by demonstrating exemplary customer service.

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Daughter of Maricopa Resident Recognized By Navy

“My proudest accomplishment in the Navy is being selected and recognized as the Navy’s Optician of the Year,” said Goodspeed. “I am also proud of being able to lead and help my fellow sailors achieve their goals to the best of their abilities.”

Goodspeed joined the Navy three years ago for two reasons.

“I joined the Navy to be a part of something bigger than myself and to pursue a profession in the health care field,” said Goodspeed, who currently serves as a hospital corpsman.

“My favorite part about being an optician is watching people put glasses on for the first time and seeing how their world changes,” she said. “However, my favorite part of being a corpsman has been assisting in births and watching a new life being born.”

Serving in the Navy means Goodspeed is part of a team that is taking on new importance in America’s focus on strengthening alliances, modernizing capabilities, increasing capacities and maintaining military readiness in support of the National Defense Strategy.

“The Navy contributes to the national defense by being present around the world, which keeps our nation and allied nations safe,” said Goodspeed.

With more than 90% of all trade traveling by sea and 95% of the world’s international phone and internet traffic carried through fiber-optic cables lying on the ocean floor, Navy officials continue to emphasize the importance of accelerating America’s advantage at sea.

“Serving in the Navy means being a part of a tradition in which the experience will help me to better myself and grow into becoming a better person,” added Goodspeed.

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