Photo By Petty Officer 2nd Class Kryzentia Richards | 170401-N-BV658-020 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 1, 2017) -- Chiefs, senior chiefs and master...... read more read more
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The event began with opening remarks by Command Master Chief Michael Noullet, from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
“Today, we celebrate 124 years of the culture and way of life of the chief petty officer,” said Noullet. “We are here today not only to celebrate another birthday, but to pay tribute to those who have laid the foundation upon which our CPO Mess was built. For those of us who wear the anchors, today is a day to reassess ourselves and ask ourselves if we are living up to the expectations found in our CPO Creed. To the Chiefs Mess, I cannot begin to tell you how proud I am of you. I am truly honored to be one of you, and I am proud to serve with all of you.”
Since 1893, chief petty officers have been charged with the responsibility of leading, training and mentoring their Sailors and junior officers. Chiefs are technical experts who bridge the gap between enlisted personnel and officers.
The insignia of a chief petty officer is a gold-fouled anchor with the superimposed silver letters USN. It is the device worn by the Navy’s senior enlisted personnel.
“The ‘U’ stands for unity, which reminds us of cooperation, maintaining harmony and continuity of purpose and action,” said Chief Damage Controlman Ty Griffin, from Dayton, Ohio. “The ‘S’ stands for service, which reminds us of service to our Sailors, our Navy, and all humankind. The ‘N’ stands for navigation, which reminds us to keep ourselves on a true course, so that we may walk upright before all in our transactions with all humankind, but especially our fellow chiefs. The chain is symbolic of flexibility and reminds us of the chain of life that we forge day-by-day, link-by-link, and may it be forged with honor, morality and virtue.
The celebration included speeches from a few of the chiefs aboard, the reading of the Chief’s Creed, a slide show past and present Dewey chiefs. At the conclusion of the ceremony, in a time-honored tradition, the senior most chief and junior most chief cut a CPO birthday cake.
As the chiefs move forward towards another year, they carry the lessons of chiefs past and present into the future to build a better Navy for those who follow their footsteps.
Dewey, homeported in San Diego, is currently deployed as a part of the Sterett-Dewey Surface Action Group.
For more news from USS Dewey (DDG 105), visit http://www.public.navy.mil/sufor/ddg105
| Date Taken: | 04.01.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 04.10.2017 00:32 |
| Story ID: | 229044 |
| Location: | US |
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