Apr 12, 2021
Lt. Chad Obermeyer, a doctor assigned to Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 6, poses for a photo in a surgical suite aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), April 1, 2021.Photo provided
ATLANTIC OCEAN – A 1999 Batesville High School and 2011 Jacksonville University graduate is providing medical support aboard USS Iwo Jima, a U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship.
Lt. Chad Obermeyer, a native of Batesville, joined the Navy 22 years ago because of his uncle’s and brother’s Naval service.
“I honestly joined also to find myself, mature and become a part of something I could be proud of and believed in,” said Obermeyer.