SASEBO, Japan (January 29, 2021) Chief Culinary Specialist Vladimir Cruz, from Miami, assigned to USS Germantown (LSD 42), is pinned to the rank of chief petty officer by his family during a chief pinning ceremony at India 6 pier adjacent to Germantown. Germantown, part of Expeditionary Strike Group 7, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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