Fort Bliss, Texas - 1955: Patch Orders Requesting for
Fort Bliss, Texas - 1955: Patch Orders Requesting for a Separate Tab According to Kari Atkinson, Director of the 1st Armored Division & Fort Bliss Museum, this looks to be a copy of patch orders from the Office... More
STORMS AND DISASTERS - U.S. Coast guard photo
San Juan, PR (Oct. 1)--AVT1 Wes Fleming from Air Station Borinquen briefs (L to R) Vincent W. Patton, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Adm. James M. Loy, Commandant of the Coast Guard and Dr. Step... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the Regimental
U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the Regimental Combat Team 5 sergeant major, prepares to take a bite of the birthday cake during a ceremony held in celebration of the 5th Marine Regiment’s 95th birthday her... More
An Italian air force academy cadet is shown wearing
An Italian air force academy cadet is shown wearing a class patch during a visit to Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait Oct. 13, 2019. The Accademia Aeronautica is the Italian air force academy, the institute for the... More
U.S. Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman Shawn Neil, an independent
U.S. Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman Shawn Neil, an independent duty corpsman with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, is presented as a chief petty officer during a chief pinning ceremony at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa,... More
170327-N-GX781-017 PORTSMOUTH, VA (March 27, 2017)
170327-N-GX781-017 PORTSMOUTH, VA (March 27, 2017) - Chief Hospital Corpsman Dana Mitchell volunteers at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Fisher House as part of the celebration marking the birthday of the c... More
The 1st Armored Division Band, Fort Bliss, Texas, played
The 1st Armored Division Band, Fort Bliss, Texas, played the Army Song, the MP Regimental March as well as the National Anthem at the Change of Command and Change of Responsibility for 93D Military Police Batta... More
170329-N-GX781-068 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. (March 29, 2017)
170329-N-GX781-068 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. (March 29, 2017) - Chief petty officers of the Hampton Roads area participate in a 5K run on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek as part of the celebration marking the b... More
KINGS BAY, Ga., (April 1, 2019) To celebrate the 126th
KINGS BAY, Ga., (April 1, 2019) To celebrate the 126th birthday of the chief petty officer, Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay area chief petty officers stand in formation during morning colors. The rank of chief p... More
Chief Petty Officers from various commands on Guam
Chief Petty Officers from various commands on Guam celebrate the 125th birthday of the Chief Petty Officer together on Naval Base Guam, April 2, 2018. The Navy established the rank of Chief Petty Officer on Apr... More
190829-N-DI108-0017 SILVERDALE, Wash. (Aug. 29, 2019)
190829-N-DI108-0017 SILVERDALE, Wash. (Aug. 29, 2019) Chief (Select) Missile Technician Justin Short, assigned to the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737), leads the Sailor’s Creed dur... More
Newly promoted Chief Petty Officers stand at the position
Newly promoted Chief Petty Officers stand at the position of attention at the conclusion of the chief officer pinning ceremony Sept. 16 on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. Families, fellow service members and c... More
BREMERTON, Wash. (Jan. 29, 2021) Retired Command Master
BREMERTON, Wash. (Jan. 29, 2021) Retired Command Master Chief Linda Schwind bows her head in prayer during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton. Schwind served as the event's gu... More
124th Chief Petty Officer Birthday
170329-N-XB816-001 FORT WORTH, Texas (March 29, 2017) Chief Navy Counselor Rodney Hopes, stationed at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, poses for a chief petty officers' birthday celebration bann... More
WASHINGTON (March 30, 2018) A ceremonial cake is displayed
WASHINGTON (March 30, 2018) A ceremonial cake is displayed at the United States Navy Memorial in honor of the 125th CPO Birthday Celebration, March 30. The chief petty officer rate was established April 1, 1893... More
150909-N-GI544-004 PEARL HARBOR (Sept. 9, 2015) Jim
150909-N-GI544-004 PEARL HARBOR (Sept. 9, 2015) Jim Taylor, Pearl Harbor survivor liaison, left, gives remarks while Shayla Oliver’Tuma, a sign language interpreter, translates his speech into sign language dur... More
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) and a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), in support of Operation Martillo, intercept more than 1925 pounds of cocai... More
160916-N-WX604-045 EVERETT, Wash. (Sept. 16, 2016)
160916-N-WX604-045 EVERETT, Wash. (Sept. 16, 2016) - Chief Logistics Specialist Jennifer Cunningham is piped through sideboys after receiving her anchors during a Chief Petty Officer pinning ceremony at Naval S... More
170331-N-VV532-003 NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (March 31,
170331-N-VV532-003 NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (March 31, 2017) Senior Chief Fire Controlman Aaron Brown and Chief Fire Controlman Shawn Lloyd, assigned to littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1), conduct morning co... More
PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland (March 30, 2017) - Chief Aviation
PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland (March 30, 2017) - Chief Aviation Machinist's Mate (AW) Gary Rondon, NAS Patuxent River Headquarters Chief Duty Officer, prepares to raise the U.S. flag for morning colors with members ... More
190913-N-YB023-0321 EVERETT, Wash. (Sept. 13, 2019)
190913-N-YB023-0321 EVERETT, Wash. (Sept. 13, 2019) Chief petty officer selects, assigned to various commands at Naval Station Everett, enter the base gymnasium while singing Anchors Aweigh during a pinning cer... More
Students from Matthew C. Perry Elementary School perform
Students from Matthew C. Perry Elementary School perform the Mexican folk dance “El Jarabe Tapatio,” or better known as “The Mexican Hat Dance,” during the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration in the Club Iwakun... More
210129-N-ZU710-0049 CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (Jan.
210129-N-ZU710-0049 CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (Jan. 29, 2021) Chief Intelligence Specialist Seth Worley gets his anchor rank insignia pinned to his collars during an annual Navy Chief Petty Officer Pinning Cer... More
PORT SECURITY UNIT 309, US Coast Guard Photo
BAHRAIN, Saudi Arabia, (March 5)--Army General Henry Shelton, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, shakes hands with Master Chief Petty Officer Walter Wozniak, command master chief of Port Security Unit... More
GRAVESITE OF SA WILLIAM FLORES U.S. Coast Guard photograph
BENBROOK, Texas (Sept. 16)--Rear Adm. Paul Pluta and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Vince Patton, take a moment at Flores' grave at Bensbrook, Texas Cemetery. USCG Photo by CWO2 Rob D. Wyman
RESCUE SWIMMER WINGS, US Coast Guard Photo
WASHINGTON, D. C. (July 19) -- Coast Guard Rear Adm. Terry Cross, assistant commandant for operations, pins the first set of rescue swimmer wings on Master Chief Petty Officer Keith Jensen. (Coast Guard photo ... More
SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION NORMAN Y. MINETA
NEW YORK, New York (Sept. 23)--Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta shakes hands with Coast Guard personnel on board the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma Sept. 23, 2001. USCG photo by PA2 Tom Sperduto
MASTER CHIEF OF THE COAST GUARD VINCENT W. PATTON
NEWARK, New Jersey (Sept. 23)--Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Gaurd Vincent W. Patton greets Lt. Cmdr. Paul Gerecke shortly after arriving at Newark International Airport Sept. 23, 2001. USCG photo b... More
MASTER CHIEF OF THE COAST GUARD VINCENT M. PATTON
NEW YORK, New York (Sept. 23)-- Master Chief petty Officer of the Coast Guard Vincent M. Patton with Coast Guard chaplains enroute to the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma Sept. 23, 2001. USCG photo by PA2 Tom Sperduto
Coast Guard People, US Coast Guard Photo
NEW YORK, New York (Sept. 23)--A Coast Guard Chief reflects on the loss of life due to the Sept. 11 tragedy Sept. 23, 2001. USCG photo by PA2 Tom Sperduto
MASTER CHIEF PATTON VISITING WTC SITE
NEW YORK, New York (Sept. 27)--U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Tom Staats (left) and the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Vince Patton, read the messages left on the First Responder truck near the WTC ... More
MASTERCHIEF PATTON VISITING WTC SITES
NEW YORK, New York (Sept. 27)--U.S. Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer Steven Koll (right) and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Vince Patton, talking about the destruction at Trinity Church ce... More
MASTER CHIEF PATTON VISITING WTC SITE
NEW YORK, New York (Sept. 27)--The Master Chief of the Coast Guard, Vince Patton, reads some of the messages Thursday that have been applied to the first responder fire truck near the World Trade Center disaste... More
MASTER CHIEF PATTON VISITING WTC SITE
NEW YORK, New York (Sept. 27)--U.S. Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer Steven Koll and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Vince Patton, adjust the flag placed at the grave site of Alexander Hami... More
MCPOCG FRANK A. WELCH. U.S. COAST GUARD, CALIFORNIA
PETALUMA, Calif.--Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Frank A. Welch addresses a class of Chief Petty Officer Academy members. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
OLYMPIC TORCH RUN, US Coast Guard Photo
WASHINGTON, DC (Dec. 21)--Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Vincent W. Patton (right) receives the Olympic flame as the torch continues on its journey to Salt Lake City, Utah for the 2002 Winter Oly... More
OLYMPIC TORCH RUN, US Coast Guard Photo
WASHINGTON, DC (Dec. 21)--Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Vincent W. Patton waves to the crowd as he carries the Olympic Torch on his leg of the journey down the streets of Washington, D.C. on its... More
OLYMPIC TORCH RUN, US Coast Guard Photo
WASHINGTON, DC (Dec. 21)--Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Vincent W. Patton waves to the crowd as he carries the Olympic Torch on his leg of the journey down the streets of Washington, D.C. on its... More
CHANGE OF COMMAND 2002 WASHINGTON DC
WASHINGTON, D. C. (May 30) -- Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Vincent Patton, greets actor John Amos and his wife during the Coast Guard Commandant's change of command ceremony May 30, 2002. (Co... More
COAST GUARD PEOPLE - U.S. Coast guard photo
SEATTLE, Wash. (July 25) --- Chief Petty Officer John Moss, public affairs specialist (D13 ipa) and Coast Guard Auxiliarist Andy King. Moss and King are making preparations for the filming of "Behind Closed Doo... More
COAST GUARD PEOPLE - U.S. Coast guard photo
SEATTLE. Wash. (July 26) --- Environmental portrait of Chief Aviation Survivalman Jim McLaughlin (Air Station Port Angeles). USCG photo by PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell.
COAST GUARD PEOPLE - U.S. Coast guard photo
SEATTLE. Wash. (July 26) --- Environmental portrait of Chief Aviation Survivalman Jim McLaughlin (Air Station Port Angeles). USCG photo by PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell.
COAST GUARD PEOPLE - U.S. Coast guard photo
SEATTLE, Wash. (July 26) ---Chief Aviation Survivalman Jim McLaughlin (Air Station Port Angeles) shows his aviation nametag. USCG photo by PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell.
9/11 ceremony, US Coast Guard Photo
NEW YORK, New York (Sept. 11, 2002)--Petty Officer Charles Wells, from Station Sandy Hook, NJ., and his father FDNY Deputy Chief Charles R. Wells, mourn the loss of a family member at Ground Zero New York City... More
MASTER CHIEF FRANK A. WELCH WASHINGTON DC
Washington, D.C. (Oct. 10, 2002) -- Master Chief Petty Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Frank A. Welch. Master Chief Welch became the Ninth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard on Oct. 10, 2002. He is ... More
STATION MASCOT "CHIEF BOOT" RETIRES
MAYPORT, Fla. (Nov. 20, 2002)--All of the crewmembers from Station Mayport, Fla., stand proudly by their unit mascot, Chief Boot. Boot was picked up at the Jacksonville Humane Society 10 years ago at 12 weeks ... More
COAST GUARD CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ACADEMY EAST
NEW LONDON, Conn. (June 18, 2003)--Chief Telecommunications Officer James J. Coffey is hoisted by his team during "high ropes" in Ballard Gym Hall as a team-building exercise at the Chief Petty Officers Academy... More
COAST GUARD CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ACADEMY EAST
NEW LONDON, Conn. (June 18, 2003)--Petty Officer 3rd Class Shawn Eggert runs across the Ballard Hall gym to be hoisted by a team of chiefs during "high ropes." This team-building exercise at the Chief Petty Off... More
COAST GUARD CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ACADEMY EAST
NEW LONDON, Conn. (June 18, 2003)--Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Robert Murray prepare for one of the final rope hoists in Ballard Gym Hall during a team building exercise "high ropes" at the Chief Petty Offi... More
COAST GUARD CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ACADEMY EAST
NEW LONDON, Conn. (June 18, 2003)--Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Ed Tanaka of Big Island, Hawaii makes one of the final bungee plunge during "high ropes" in Ballard Gym Hall during a team building exercise at... More
COAST GUARD CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ACADEMY EAST
NEW LONDON, Conn. (June 18, 2003)--A Coast Guard chief is hoisted by his team during "high ropes" in Ballard Gym Hall as a team-building exercise at the Chief Petty Officers Academy East. The CPO Academy is lea... More
COAST GUARD CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ACADEMY EAST
NEW LONDON, Conn. (June 18, 2003)--Chief Telecommunications Officer James J. Coffey is hoisted by his team during "high ropes" in Ballard Gym Hall as a team-building exercise at the Chief Petty Officers Academy... More
COAST GUARD CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ACADEMY EAST
NEW LONDON, Conn. (June 18, 2003)--Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Ed Tanaka of Big Island, Hawaii makes one of the final bungee plunge during "high ropes" in Ballard Gym Hall during a team building exercise at... More
COAST GUARD CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ACADEMY EAST
NEW LONDON, Conn. (June 18, 2003)-- Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer assemble to prepare for one of the final bungee plunges during "high ropes" in Ballard Gym Hall during a team building exercise at the Chief ... More
COAST GUARD CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ACADEMY EAST
NEW LONDON, Conn. (June 18, 2003)-- Chief James Coffey swings from a trapeze bar during "high ropes" in Ballard Gym Hall during a team building exercise at the Chief Petty Officers Academy East. The CPO Academ... More
COAST GUARD CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ACADEMY EAST
NEW LONDON, Conn. (June 18, 2003)--Chief Petty Officer Robert D Lang Jr. makes one of the final bungee plunges during "high ropes" in Ballard Gym Hall during a team building exercise at the Chief Petty Office... More
COAST GUARD CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ACADEMY EAST
NEW LONDON, Conn. (June 18, 2003)--Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Ed Lewis helps Chief Petty Officer David Wright prepare for one of the final bungee plunges during "high ropes" in Ballard Gym Hall during a te... More
COAST GUARD CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ACADEMY EAST
NEW LONDON, Conn. (June 18, 2003)--A Coast Guard chief makes one of the final bungee plunges during "high ropes" in Ballard Gym Hall during a team building exercise at the Chief Petty Officers Academy East. T... More
COAST GUARD CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ACADEMY EAST
NEW LONDON, Conn. (June 18, 2003)--Chief Machinery Technician Robert Goldenberg makes one of the final bungee plunges during "high ropes" in Ballard Gym Hall during a team building exercise at the Chief Petty ... More
COAST GUARD CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ACADEMY EAST
NEW LONDON, Conn. (June 19, 2003)--Certificates of those who graduate from Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Academy. USCG photo by PAC William Epperson
COAST GUARD CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ACADEMY EAST
NEW LONDON, Conn. (June 19, 2003)--The Chief Petty Officer anchors adorn combination covers. USCG photo by PAC William Epperson
COAST GUARD CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ACADEMY EAST
NEW LONDON, Conn. (June 19, 2003)--Certificates of those who graduate from Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Academy. USCG photo by PAC William Epperson
COAST GUARD CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ACADEMY EAST
NEW LONDON, Conn. (June 19, 2003)-- Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers congregate for their last commmencement at New London. The CPO Academy East is consolidating operations with CPO Academy West in Petaluma, ... More
COAST GUARD CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ACADEMY EAST
NEW LONDON, Conn. (June 19, 2003)--The Chief Petty Officer anchors adorn combination covers. USCG photo by PAC William Epperson
COAST GUARD CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ACADEMY EAST
NEW LONDON, Conn. (June 19, 2003)-- Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers render honors to the playing of the national anthem during their last commencement exercise in New London. The CPO Academy East is consolida... More
A lesson in selfless service
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Ralph E. Rigby mans a mounted M60 during a patrol in Afghanistan’s Paptika province in July 2004. No other individual in the unit had been trained on the legacy weapon, so Rigby voluntee... More
MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OF THE COAST GUARD
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (June 14, 2006) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Charles W. Bowen and Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad W. Allen salute during a change of watch ceremony held at Coast Guard Telecomm... More
MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OF THE COAST GUARD
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (June 14, 2006) Former Master Chief Petty Officers of the Coast Guard (MCPOCG) Rick A. Trent and Vincent W. Patton, III don Master Chief Petty Officer Charles W. Bowen with a new MCPOCG dress co... More
MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OF THE COAST GUARD
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (June 14, 2006) Master Chief Petty Officer Charles W. Bowen relieves Master Chief Petty Officer Frank A. Welch as the 10th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard. Coast Guard Commandant A... More
MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OF THE COAST GUARD
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (June 14, 2006) Master Chief Petty Officer Charles W. Bowen relieves Master Chief Petty Officer Frank A. Welch as the 10th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard during a change of watch ... More
MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OF THE COAST GUARD
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (June 14, 2006) Master Chief Petty Officer Charles W. Bowen relieves Master Chief Petty Officer Frank A. Welch as the 10th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard during a change of watch ... More
Coast Guard Master Chiefs WASHINGTON DC
Washington (April 18, 2008) -- Coast Guard Command Master Chief Bryan R. Clemmons, Chief Petty Officer Association- Washington DC Chapter President Master Chief Mark H. Allen and Command Master Chief Marvin R. ... More
Acceptance trials - Defense imagery management operations center
Shipyard workers remove the brow from the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) as Freedom prepares to go underway to begin acceptance trials in Lake Michigan. Freedom is scheduled to be delivered later this... More
Khaki field exercise - Defense imagery management operations center
Chief petty officers and officers assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 perform a communications check during the battalions annual Khaki field exercise. The exercise trains chief petty offic... More
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead is interviewed
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead is interviewed by media prior to presenting the 2009 Black Engineer of the Year Award for Career Achievement in Government. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Sp... More
New Orleans - D8 announces Reserve EPOY
NEW ORLEANS - Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Ryle (center), a maritime enforcement specialist and Coast Guard reservist, who drills with Coast Guard Sector Mobile receives a Reserve Enlisted Person ... More
New Orleans - D8 announces EPOY, Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS - Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Joshua Foss (center), a health services technician stationed at Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans receives an Enlisted Person of the Year award from Rear Admiral ... More
A Peruvian marine lectures at a confirmation brief
A Peruvian marine lectures at a confirmation brief in the wardroom of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans about upcoming multinational joint exercises off the coast of Peru during Southern Partne... More
Twin Cities Navy Week - A man and a woman in a kitchen preparing food
Chief Navy Counselor John Epp did a cooking demonstration on a local TV network as part of Twin Cities Navy Week. Twin Cities Navy Week is one of 20 Navy Weeks planned across America for 2010. Navy Weeks show A... More
Misawa CPO selectees lead morning PT
Misawa Air Base chief petty officer selectees lead a march downhill during morning physical training here. The Misawa Chief Petty Officer Association is currently putting six selectees through CPO induction in ... More
Misawa Air Base chief petty officer induction PT
Misawa Air Base chief petty officer selectees lead a march downhill during morning physical training. The Misawa Chief Petty Officer Association is currently putting six selectees through the CPO induction in p... More
Navy Misawa Chief Petty Officer Selectees Conduct Morning PT
Misawa Air Base chief petty officer (CPO) selectees lead a march downhill during morning physical training here. The Misawa Chief Petty Officer Association is currently putting six selectees through the CPO In... More
Ensign Darren Moore, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction
Ensign Darren Moore, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, gives a patrol brief from the Combat Operations Control using a terrain map during the battalion’s Khaki Field Training Exercise at Camp ... More
Fred L. Habenicht, right, Occupational Safety and Health
Fred L. Habenicht, right, Occupational Safety and Health deputy/journeyman specialist assigned to Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, instructs chief petty officer selectees on the importance and p... More
Capt. Bruce H. Lindsey, commanding officer of the aircraft
Capt. Bruce H. Lindsey, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), congratulates newly pinned Chief Petty Officer Trace Little, an interior communications electrician, after the pinnin... More
pinning ceremony, US Navy Photogrpah
Thirty six chief petty officer selects were initiated into the chief's mess during a pinning ceremony at the C-9 auditorium at Naval Station Norfolk.
Newly-pinned chief petty officers stand to be recognized
Newly-pinned chief petty officers stand to be recognized at the end of a pinning ceremony in the Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 hangar at Naval Base Coronado. Twenty selectees were pinned to the rank of ch... More
chief petty officer pinning ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Littl...
A new chief petty officer receives her anchors from a family member during the chief petty officer pinning ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story.
Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson
Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) render honors during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony on the flight deck. Carl Vinson is in port in San Diego following a tailored ship's avail... More
Fleet Week San Diego, US Navy Photogrpah
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead pins anchors on Chief Petty Officer Matthew Carlisle, a gunner's mate from Bedford, Ind., during a pinning ceremony. The ceremony started off Fleet Week San Diego, w... More
Chief Petty Officer Jason May, a fire controlman, is
Chief Petty Officer Jason May, a fire controlman, is pinned by his family during the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) chief pinning ceremony at Naval Base Kitsap. John C. Stennis is moored in a controlled industria... More
Six petty officers were pinned to chief petty officer
Six petty officers were pinned to chief petty officer at the station chapel on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Sept. 16. Upon selection to chief petty officer, the selectees undergo an indoctrination that... More
Chief Petty Officer Scott Stevens, from Swainville,
Chief Petty Officer Scott Stevens, from Swainville, Maine, salutes the side boys as he is piped in during the chief petty officer pinning ceremony aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima. I... More
Serving ice cream, US Navy Photogrpah
Chief Petty Officer Alex Daplas, engineman, and Chief Petty Officer Redor Rufo, religion programs specialist, both newly pinned chief petty officers, serve ice cream during a karaoke and ice cream social aboard... More
Chief Petty Officer Daniel J. Ambrose, assigned to
Chief Petty Officer Daniel J. Ambrose, assigned to 3rd Naval Construction Regiment, holds on to the top end of a 40-foot flagpole outside of 3rd regiment's work spaces in Kandahar, Afghanistan. A steel bee is a... More
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick D. West
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick D. West shoots a basketball during a visit to the 1st Dental Battalion Family Day, Nov. 23, at Camp Pendleton. West, whose wife is deployed to Camp Leatherneck, Afgha... More
Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base
Chief Petty Officer Enrique Fraga, an aviation electronics technician assigned to Fleet Readiness Center West Fort Worth, selects toys for Christmas baskets that will be distributed to the families of junior pe... More
Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn memorial
A Coast Guard chief petty officer rings the ship's bell for each crew member lost in the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn collision during the 31st anniversary memorial service at Blackthorn Memorial Park, Jan. 28... More
Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn memorial
Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer James Angevine, a food service specialist at Sector St. Petersburg, presents a wreath from the Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer's Association for the 31st anniversary memorial ser... More
Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn memorial
A Coast Guard crew member salutes for the presentation of colors during the 31st anniversary memorial service of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn collision at Blackthorn Memorial Park, Jan. 28, 2011. The Black... More