180907-N-NT795-949 SAN DIEGO (Sept. 7, 2018) Chief

180907-N-NT795-949 SAN DIEGO (Sept. 7, 2018) Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Selectees from Navy Southwest Region commands participates during the cadence competition in Ruocco Park during the 15th annual San Diego CPO Pride Day with 2018 theme “Forged from the Creed, 125 Years of Leadership.” San Diego CPO Pride Day is the largest gathering of CPO and CPO Selectees across the Navy with 3,200 attendees, among 200 Navy Southwest Region Commands, which also included volunteer community service activities throughout the San Diego County area. Founded in 2003 by Force Master Chief Karen O'Connor and hosted by the Enlisted Leadership Foundation. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Boatswain’s Mate Nelson Doromal/Released)