Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy

120928-N-WL435-246 WASHINGTON (Sept. 28, 2012) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert shares some words of advice for the new Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens, the 13th MCPON, at the official change of office and retirement ceremony of MCPON Rick West. West served 32 years in the Navy before retiring as the top enlisted service member. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

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120928-N-KV696-047 WASHINGTON (Sept. 28, 2012) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Michael D. Stevens delivers remarks during the MCPON Change of Office ceremony at the Sail Loft at the Washington Navy Yard. Stevens replaced retired MCPON Rick D. 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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120928-N-KV696-022 WASHINGTON (Sept. 28, 2012) Retired Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Rick D. West delivers remarks during the MCPON Change of Office ceremony at the Sail Loft at the Washington Navy Yard. MCPON Michael D. Stevens replaced West as the 13th MCPON. Stevens 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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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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120926-N-IV546-159 WASHINGTON (Sept. 26, 2012) Prospective Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike D. Stevens talks with Mrs. Ima Black, wife of the first MCPON, Delbert Black, during a Navy enlisted leaders' social at the United States Navy Memorial. The social was part of the 2012 MCPON Leadership Mess Symposium, a gathering of command, force, and fleet master chiefs from throughout the fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Thomas L. Rosprim/Released)

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120627-N-ZZ999-001 WASHINGTON (June 27, 2012) In this undated photo, U.S. Fleet Forces Fleet Master Chief Michael Stevens speaks to Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert announced his selection of Stevens as the 13th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) at a Pentagon press conference. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

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