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    Two Paths, One Commission: Brothers Graduate OCS Together and Enter Naval Aviation [Image 5 of 8]

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    Two Paths, One Commission: Brothers Graduate OCS Together and Enter Naval Aviation

    NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, UNITED STATES

    11.21.2025

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    Naval Education and Training Command

    Cmdr. Eric Melvin, a U.S. Navy chaplain assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), administers the oath of office to his sons, Ensign Zachary Melvin and Ensign Samuel Melvin, during a commissioning ceremony at Officer Candidate School (OCS), in Newport, Rhode Island. The Melvin brothers were commissioned together privately before the ceremony, with their father presiding over the oath. (U.S. Navy photo by Eugene Haynes)

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    Date Taken: 11.21.2025
    Date Posted: 12.29.2025 10:44
    Photo ID: 9462503
    VIRIN: 251121-N-N0443-1001
    Resolution: 1458x972
    Size: 160.02 KB
    Location: NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, US

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