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    USS Essex chief petty officer pinning ceremony FY 26 [Image 4 of 12]

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    USS Essex chief petty officer pinning ceremony FY 26

    SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    09.16.2025

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nettie Manfull 

    USS Essex (LHD 2)

    Chief Culinary Specialist Leopoldo Garibay, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Essex
    (LHD 2), is frocked to chief petty officer during the Essex chief petty officer pinning ceremony
    on the flight deck, Sept. 16, 2025. Essex is homeported in San Diego, conducting a maintenance
    period to upgrade and refurbish many key systems aboard. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass
    Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nettie Mae Manfull)

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    Date Taken: 09.16.2025
    Date Posted: 09.17.2025 14:16
    Photo ID: 9321604
    VIRIN: 250916-N-AV351-1224
    Resolution: 5140x2826
    Size: 1.47 MB
    Location: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US

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