Lake Jackson Native Serving with Navy in Cuba Promoted to Senior Chief

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November 10, 2026, 01:43 GMT

Courtesy story by By Chief Mass Communication Specialist Sean Furey, Navy Office of Community Outreach

MILLINGTON, Tenn. — Senior Chief Petty Officer Arland Yancey, a native of Lake Jackson, Texas, was recently promoted to his current rank while stationed at U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Guantanamo Bay. Senior chief petty officers make up less than 2% of the Navy’s total enlisted force.

Yancey graduated from Aurora Central High School in 2005.

“After graduating high school, I was spinning in neutral and wasn't sure what I wanted to do,” Yancey said. “My dad told me that I would go on a ship...it would either be a scholarship or a Navy ship. I chose Navy ship!”

The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Lake Jackson.

“Growing up, I learned to never let success go to my head and to never let failure reach my heart,” Yancey said. “That is a simple phrase, but it has kept me grounded the last 18 years.”

Yancey joined the Navy 18 years ago. Today, he serves as a hospital corpsman.

“I joined the Navy as a path to a more stable life,” Yancey said. “It also gave me the chance to protect freedoms that we often take for granted.”

USNMRTC Guantanamo Bay focuses on three critical mission priorities: warfighter readiness, medical force generation and supporting the delivery of high-quality health care at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay.

U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay provides health care to the U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay community, which consists of approximately 4,500 military members, federal employees, U.S. and foreign national contractors and their families. The hospital also operates the only overseas military home health care facility, providing care to elderly special category residents who sought asylum on the installation during the Cuban Revolution.

Navy Medicine – represented by more than 44,000 highly trained military and civilian health care professionals – provides enduring expeditionary medical support to the warfighter on, below, and above the sea, and ashore.

This year, the Navy is commemorating its contribution to the nation’s defense as the United States celebrates 250 years of independence. According to Navy officials, for more than 250 years, the Navy has sailed the globe defending freedom and protecting prosperity. More information is available here:https://usg01.safelinks.protection.office365.us/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Fblog%2Fpost%2Fedit%2F857007716346657579%2F8837189811601647568%23&data=05%7C02%7Csean.m.furey2.mil%40us.navy.mil%7C29eabacde89441fc072408df38f48669%7Ce3333e00c8774b87b6ad45e942de1750%7C0%7C0%7C639292295025144892%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7Se%2FiDQwdfxdAYy7%2BcGMmoSIsRAYzfNOzKnJxqqRINw%3D&reserved=0

With 90% of global commerce traveling by sea and access to the internet relying on the security of undersea fiber-optic cables, Navy officials continue to emphasize that the prosperity of the United States is directly linked to recruiting and retaining talented people from across the rich fabric of America.

Yancey has accomplished much during his military service.

“I am most proud to be on the journey with other sailors and help them fulfill their goals from when they initially join a unit to when they transfer,” Yancey said. “Watching as they grow into amazing individuals is rewarding. My favorite part about my job is that on some level I get to interact with everyone I meet. It ranges from sailors to dependents to our base residents.”

Yancey serves a Navy that operates far forward, around the world and around the clock, promoting the nation's prosperity and security.

“The Navy sends our sailors away from comfortable shores to places where we can project power, increase interoperability with our allies and always show that we stand ready,” Yancey said.

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