U.S. Service Members Earn the Title of Chief Petty Officer [Image 3 of 7]

KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JAPAN

09.29.2023

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tatyana Barnett 

Marine Corps Installations Pacific

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps covers are put on display for an island-wide Chief Petty Officer Pinning Ceremony on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Sep. 29, 2023. While the chief initiation is mainly a Naval-oriented professional military education, it is open to the Marine Corps and other branches as well. The ceremony marked the end of the Chief Initiation course, which created a mentorship space for junior chief petty officers to learn from their senior counterparts. Each participant is trained and tested on Navy core values, and received a locked wooden box, also known as a vessel, to take with them throughout the entire course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tatyana Barnett)

• Date Taken: 09.29.2023
• Date Posted: 10.03.2023 03:31
• Photo ID: 8054307
• VIRIN: 230929-M-VF595-1225
• Resolution: 6298x4201
• Size: 2.91 MB
• Location: KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JP