ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- The Dear Occupational Health Clinic has two new faces.

Clinic Director Maj. Peter Dinh, and Nurse Practitioner Christy Myrick arrived at Anniston Army Depot earlier this summer.

Myrick came to the depot in May with three years of experience as a nurse practitioner and more than 15 years of prior experience as a registered nurse.

Throughout her career, she has worked in critical care, urgent care, labor and delivery, emergency services, hospice and in the infirmary of a university.

"I like continual learning this is a new area for me. I'm looking forward to learning about occupational health," said Myrick.

Originally from Alabama, she married a member of the military, which meant plenty of time in other parts of the U.S. When her husband retired in 2016, they opted to settle here.

Occupational medicine has been the focus of Dinh's career.

"I thought I was going to be a cardiologist or a nephrologist, but then I did my internship," said Dinh.

His internship at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston happened during the surge in Afghanistan following Dinh's graduation from medical school in 2009.

During that assignment, he fell in love with aviation medicine, of which occupational medicine is a key component.

In his career, he has served as flight surgeon in Afghanistan and for a stateside aviation battalion.

This isn't his first assignment in Alabama. Dinh spent two years as a medical consultant for the U.S. Army's School of Army Aviation Medicine in Fort Rucker, Ala.

He looks forward to taking care of the workforce here at ANAD and knows his time here will be a good learning experience.

"We are committed to doing our best to take care of the workforce, within our parameters," said Dinh. "Our number one priority is the safety of employees."