Chief Boatswain’s Mate Sorrells Claiborne pipes a new chief petty officer into the Chief’s Mess during a pinning ceremony in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting unit-level training off th

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Chief Boatswain’s Mate Sorrells Claiborne pipes a new chief petty officer into the Chief’s Mess during a pinning ceremony in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting unit-level training off the coast of Southern California

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