Gunnery Sgt. Estevan Hernandez from Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Chief Petty Officer Shaunte Merrell from Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Alpha, Chief Petty Officer Reid Weathersby from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Pendleton, and Chief Petty Officer Larry Carter also from NMRTC Camp Pendleton, stand at parade rest while Capt. Virginia Damin, NMRTC Camp Pendleton commander, provides remarks during the 2026 Chief Petty Officer pinning ceremony held aboard Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton on Sept. 16, 2026. At the conclusion of the ceremony, the three newly minted Chief Petty Officers and one Marine were accepted into the NMRTC Camp Pendleton Chief’s Mess.
| Date Taken: | 09.16.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 09.16.2026 16:20 |
| Photo ID: | 9942102 |
| VIRIN: | 260916-O-EQ418-4969 |
| Resolution: | 5333x4000 |
| Size: | 4.05 MB |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
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