100916-N-5215E-016 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 16, 2010) Chief petty officer covers await their new owners at a pinning ceremony aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is on patrol in the western Pacific participating in the joint military exercise Valiant Shield 2010. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Ebarb/Released) US Navy 100916-N-5215E-016 Chiefs are pinned aboard USS Essex

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