Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy

120928-N-KV696-036 WASHINGTON (Sept. 28, 2012) Retired Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Rick D. West, right, passes the cutlass to MCPON Michael D. Stevens during the MCPON Change of Office ceremony at the Sail Loft at the Washington Navy Yard. Stevens replaced West as the 13th MCPON, and was selected while serving as the U.S. Fleet Forces Fleet Master Chief. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kiona Miller/Released)

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120927-N-IC228-001 CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 27, 2012) Rear Adm. Sinclair Harris, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command and U.S. 4th Fleet, sends a "Bravo Zulu" message via flashing light to a Dominican Republic navy vessel from guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68), the flagship, during the annual multinational UNITAS maritime exercise. Thirteen ships and personnel from eleven partner nations participated in the exercise in the Western Caribbean Sea hosted by U.S. Fourth Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Corey Barker/Released)

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120927-N-KF478-019 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Sept. 27, 2012) Hospitalman Stacie M. Sprehe, assigned to Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi, administers an influenza vaccine to Petty Officer 3rd Class John F. Malinowski during a SHOTEX. By getting flu vaccine Sailors may protect themselves from influenza and may also avoid spreading it to others. (U.S. Navy photo by Bill W. Love/Released)

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120927-N-CD336-513 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 27, 2012) A gunner's mate fires the MK-38 25mm machine gun system during a weapons exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is off the coast of Southern California on a scheduled underway. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Oscar Espinoza/Released)

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120923-N-YF306-172 GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 23, 2012) Members of the visit, board, search, and seizure team from the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) approach a dhow for a maritime flag verification. Winston S. Churchill is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Chase/Released)

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120927-N-PM781-215 ARLINGTON, Va. (Sept. 27, 2012) Ima Black, widow of the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON), Delbert Black, visits the grave of her late husband. Black will attend the MCPON change of command ceremony scheduled for Sept. 28 at the Washington Navy Yard. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Arif Patani/Released)

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120926-N-WL435-124 WASHINGTON (Sept. 26, 2012) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert speaks to fleet, force and command master chiefs at the MCPON Leadership Mess Symposium about the current and future status of the Navy and his expectations of the mess. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

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120925-N-BB534-447 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2012) The amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) participates in a live-fire exercise. Green Bay is part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group currently underway on a deployment to the western Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elizabeth Merriam/Released)

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120926-N-TX154-064 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 24, 2012) The bow of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) plows through a wave while underway in rough seas. Cowpens is part of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group, forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, and is currently conducting a routine patrol in the western Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly/Released)

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120925-N-AB355-136 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2012) Engineman 3rd Class Nahun Rodriguez reaches up to close a scuttle during a general quarters drill aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64). Gettysburg is on its way to take part in Exercise Joint Warrior off the coast of Scotland. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Foster Bamford/Released)

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120925-N-KB563-060 GUAM (Sept. 25, 2012) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 10, bottom, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, passes by LCAC 9 during well deck operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed amphibious ready group and is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Russell/Released)

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120925-N-SF704-119 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2012) Lt. j.g. Yonina Creditor, from Richmond, Va., a Jewish chaplain embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), leads Sailors in prayer during a Yom Kippur service in the ship's chapel. George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William Pittman/Released)

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120925-N-ZE938-041 CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 25, 2012) Flight deck crewmen remove chock and chains from a Brazilian navy MK.21A Super Lynx helicopter on the flight deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) during UNITAS Atlantic 2012. UNITAS is an annual multi-national exercise that involves naval forces from 13 partner nations to promote interoperability and cooperation with each other and is hosted by U.S. Fourth Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Frank J. Pikul/Released)

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120925-N-BQ817-035 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 25, 2012) Sailors heave in a span wire to transfer supplies during an underway replenishment aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99). Farragut is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class A.J. Jones/Released)

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120920-N-TX154-336 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 20, 2012) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) fires Standard Missiles (SM) 2 at an airborne drone during a live-fire weapons shoot. Cowpens is part of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group, the U.S. Navy's only forward deployed carrier strike group, and is conducting a routine patrol of the western Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly/Released)

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120924-N-AB355-114 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 24, 2012) The visit, board, search and seizure team aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) clean their weapons outside of the ship's armory. Gettysburg is on its way to take part in Exercise Joint Warrior off the coast of Scotland. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Foster Bamford/Released)

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