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    A formal U.S. Navy ceremony is taking place on a decorated stage, with one officer speaking at a podium while three others are seated behind him. The stage is adorned with patriotic red, white, and blue bunting and a 'Welcome Aboard' banner, suggesting a change of command or commissioning ceremony. All personnel are wearing Navy dress uniforms with medals and ribbons.

    GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES

    04.25.2019

    Photo by Scott Thornbloom 

    U.S. Navy           

    190425-N-IK959-1557
    GREAT LAKES, Ill., (April 25, 2019) Vice Adm. Robert P. Burke, chief of Naval personnel, delivers remarks during a change of command ceremony in the Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy’s only boot camp, at Naval Station Great Lakes, April 25, 2019. Burke was the keynote speaker at the ceremony that saw the command of Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) change hands from Rear Adm. Mike Bernacchi to Rear Adm. Milton J. Sands III. Bernacchi will report as commander of Submarine Group Ten in Kings Bay, Georgia. (U. S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)

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    Date Taken: 04.25.2019
    Date Posted: 04.30.2019 00:33
    Photo ID: 5308681
    VIRIN: 190425-N-IK959-1557
    Resolution: 2100x1431
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    Location: GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, US
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