USS Abraham Lincoln conducts qualifications at sea [Image 3 of 6]

USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, AT SEA

09.21.2007

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James Evans  

U.S. Navy           

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Trent Sickles reads the eulogy he wrote for his white hat during a white hat burial at sea, held on the fantail of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. The white hat burial at sea is a naval tradition in which chief petty officer selectees acknowledge their transition from first class petty officer to chief by "burying" their white hats. Lincoln is underway off the coast of Southern California for Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualification.

• Date Taken: 09.21.2007
• Date Posted: 10.10.2007 13:55
• Photo ID: 61301
• VIRIN: 070921-N-7981E-407
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 1.31 MB
• Location: USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, AT SEA