Vice Admiral Gerald L. Hoewing, Chief of Naval Personnel, answers personnel retention questions from sailors serving on the USS Essex (LHD 2)

Aboard USS Essex Vice Admiral Gerald L. Hoewing, Chief of Naval Personnel, answers personnel retention questions from sailors serving on USS Essex (LHD 2) and attached to Fleet Activities Sasebo during an All hands Admiral's call at Sasebo Naval Base. Essex is permanently forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 2nd Class Jonathan R. Kulp. File# 031007-N-2420K-006