Photo By Senior Chief Petty Officer Alexander Gamble | 190818-N-YC738-0004 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (August 18, 2019) –...... read more read more
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Enlisted Sailors move aboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam’s Battleship Missouri Memorial to start the 20th iteration of Battleship Missouri’s Chief Petty Officer Legacy Academy Aug. 18.
Seventeen master, senior and chief petty officers join 39 first class petty officers selected to become chief petty officers to live aboard the floating museum.
“This experience really strikes home the depth and importance of heritage of the United States Navy,” said Senior Chief Intelligence Specialist Matthew Siemienski, of Naples, Florida, the lead mentor for this year’s legacy academy classes. “As chief petty officers, we are the keepers of heritage. This week provides that opportunity for the next generation of chiefs to truly appreciate that heritage and legacy we carry as Sailors.”
The plan for this week’s events includes tours of the Battleship Missouri Museum, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park, USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, and the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency. There are also several training events to simulate life at sea while developing teamwork and leadership skills.
“I want to strengthen my heritage,” said Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Petty Officer Emanuel Floyd, of Jacksonville, Florida, one of the live-aboard Sailors selected to become a chief petty officer. “I want to know more about chief petty officers, and more about the Missouri, especially in conjunction with Hawaii. Just knowing where I came from, and knowing my heritage, will strengthen my leadership.”
The Battleship Missouri Memorial Chief Petty Officer Legacy Academy is one of several live-aboard chief petty officer legacy academies around the Navy. These legacy academies provide an opportunity for Sailors selected to become chief petty officers to live Navy heritage.
| Date Taken: | 08.18.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 08.19.2019 01:23 |
| Story ID: | 336363 |
| Location: | JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII, US |
| Hometown: | JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, US |
| Hometown: | NAPLES, FLORIDA, US |
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