NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (June 2, 2017) From the right, Utilitiesman 3rd Class Adriane Roane, from Indianapolis, Indiana, is frocked by Culinary Specialist 1st Class Vincent Bradley, from Pensacola, Florida, during the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1frocking ceremony on board Naval Station Rota, Spain, June 2, 2017. During the ceremony, NMCB 1 frocked 24 Sailors to the higher paygrade. Frocking is a Navy tradition that provides the selected Sailors an opportunity to wear and take the responsibilities of their new rank before they are formally advanced.

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