OAK HARBOR, Wash. (June 6, 2018) — Senior Chief Aviation

OAK HARBOR, Wash. (June 6, 2018) — Senior Chief Aviation Machinist's Mate Luis Ruiz, attached to Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, is covered by Master Chief Avionics Technician Denise Rodriquez during a ceremony at Hangar 6 on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI). VP-47 is a maritime patrol squadron currently stationed at NASWI. The Golden Swordsmen fly the P-8A Poseidon, the Navy's premiere long-range anti-submarine warfare platform, and have assumed Homeland Defense as 3rd Fleet's support of Pacific Fleet and Coast Guard District 14 objectives. (U.S. Navy Photo by Aircrewman (Operator) 2nd Class Skylar Bonné/RELEASED)