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Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus interacts with a crowd of Marines after a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Nov. 9, 2016. During the visit, Mabus announced that the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, DDG 121, will be named the USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., in honor of the Marine Corps lieutenant general who was the first African-American Marine Corps aviator and Marine Corps general officer. Mabus also awarded MCAS Cherry Point with a certificate of achievement for its Blue level of achievement in the Fiscal Year 2016 SecNav Energy and Water Management Awards, for a well-rounded energy or water program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. N.W. Huertas/ Released)
| Date Taken: | 11.09.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 11.15.2016 01:08 |
| Photo ID: | 2988623 |
| VIRIN: | 161109-M-RH401-171 |
| Resolution: | 1456x971 |
| Size: | 140.85 KB |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
| Web Views: | 9 |
| Downloads: | 103 |
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