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U.S. Marines assigned to the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) color guard perform during a ceremony at MCAS Cherry Point, N.C., Nov. 9, 2016. During the ceremony, Secretary of the Navy Ray 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 the first African-American 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 Lance Cpl. Jered T. Stone/Released)
| Date Taken: | 11.09.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 11.15.2016 01:49 |
| Photo ID: | 2989364 |
| VIRIN: | 161109-M-WP334-0038 |
| Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
| Size: | 6.9 MB |
| Location: | MCAS CHERRY POINT, NC, US |
| Web Views: | 9 |
| Downloads: | 104 |
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