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150915-N-GR120-569 ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 15, 2015) – Chief petty officers pose for a photo after being pinned to chief petty officer following a chief pinning ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Forty-four chiefs were pinned by fellow chiefs in a traditional ceremony in the hangar bay aboard Theodore Roosevelt. The pay-grade of chief petty officer became effective on Jan. 1, 1884 and is unique to the Navy. Theodore Roosevelt is deployed in the 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directe
150915-N-GR120-569 ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 15, 2015) – Chief petty officers pose for a photo after being pinned to chief petty officer following a chief pinning ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Forty-four chiefs were pinned by fellow chiefs in a traditional ceremony in the hangar bay aboard Theodore Roosevelt. The pay-grade of chief petty officer became effective on Jan. 1, 1884 and is unique to the Navy. Theodore Roosevelt is deployed in the 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anna Van Nuys/Released)
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