Chief Hospital Corpsman Kashiro Aoyama, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Essex
(LHD 2), walks through the side-boys 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 Seaman Apprentice Zachary Warr)
| Date Taken: | 09.16.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 09.17.2025 14:16 |
| Photo ID: | 9321617 |
| VIRIN: | 250916-N-DR102-1250 |
| Resolution: | 2506x2149 |
| Size: | 706.02 KB |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 22 |
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