CNE Officer Promoted to Chief Warrant Officer 5 [Image 1 of 2]

NAPLES, ITALY

11.03.2008

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gary Keen 

U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Donna Gialone is pinned by her husband Antonio during her promotion ceremony, Nov. 3, 2008. Gialone became the third African-American woman to be advanced to the rank of CWO5. The CWO5 rank was established in 2006. There are only 25 Sailors serving the U.S. Navy in this community. With only five percent of the CWO force making CWO5; it is one of the toughest selections in the military. CWOs have been around since 1775 and are Navy subject matter experts.

• Date Taken: 11.03.2008
• Date Posted: 09.16.2011 11:55
• Photo ID: 125879
• VIRIN: 081103-N-6138K-034
• Resolution: 3008x2000
• Size: 1.72 MB
• Location: NAPLES, IT