Chief Culinary Specialist Marife Cadena, 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)
| Date Taken: | 09.16.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 09.17.2025 14:16 |
| Photo ID: | 9321605 |
| VIRIN: | 250916-N-AV351-1314 |
| Resolution: | 1500x1076 |
| Size: | 254.43 KB |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 13 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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