USS Whidbey Island chief petty officer pinning ceremony [Image 8 of 12]

GULF OF ADEN, USCENTCOM, AT SEA

09.16.2011

Photo by Rachael Leslie 

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet           

Chief Petty Officer Cleve Miller, engineman, center, from Coushatta, La., is promoted to the rank of chief petty officer as Lt. Cmdr. Joe Towles, left, and Master Chief Petty Officer Johnnie Taylor, engineman, pin on his new anchors during a ceremony aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island. Whidbey Island is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (Photo by: Petty Officer 1st Class (SW) Rachael L. Leslie)

• Date Taken: 09.16.2011
• Date Posted: 09.22.2011 04:11
• Photo ID: 460537
• VIRIN: 110916-N-GH121-057
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 483.66 KB
• Location: GULF OF ADEN, USCENTCOM, AT SEA