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    Master Chief and Senior Chief Pinning Ceremony [Image 12 of 12]

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    Master Chief and Senior Chief Pinning Ceremony

    NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    05.20.2022

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Darien Kenney 

    PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)

    Senior Chief Machinist’s Mate Richard Whiteman from the Ford class pre-commissioning unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), gets pinned by his family during a pinning ceremony. The rank of senior chief and master chief was created June 1, 1958, under an amendment to the Career Compensation Act of 1949. John F. Kennedy is the second Ford-class aircraft carrier and is under construction at the Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipyard.

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    Date Taken: 05.20.2022
    Date Posted: 06.13.2022 15:24
    Photo ID: 7268937
    VIRIN: 220524-N-NU634-013
    Resolution: 4752x3163
    Size: 662.05 KB
    Location: NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, US

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