VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Feb. 12, 2015) – Master Chief John Mulholland, command master chief of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), is piped ashore for the last time by Sailors from NECC on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Feb. 12. The time honored tradition of piping a Sailor ashore happens when a Sailor comes to the end of his time in the Navy and retires. Mulholland served for 32 years. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Benjamin Wooddy/ Released) CMC retires 150212-N-AC237-017

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