NORFOLK, Va. (June 12, 2017) Senior Chief Information Systems Technician Paul Kunkle is pinned by his daughter during a Senior Chief frocking ceremony on the forecastle aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)(Ike). Ike is pier side during the sustainment phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP).

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