Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jordan Klineizquierdo | Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic | 09.11.2022
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 11, 2022) The Buddhist pennant flies for the first time in U.S. Navy history onboard the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74), Sept. 11. The pennant flew during a Buddhist Dharma service, led by Navy Chaplain Lt. Saejeong Kim. U.S. Flag code stipulates that any church pennant be flown immediately above the ensign when a chaplain conducts religious services......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jordan Klineizquierdo | Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic | 09.11.2022
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 11, 2022) U.S. Navy Chaplain Lt. Saejeong Kim performs a Buddhist Dharma service onboard the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74), Sept. 11. Kim was commissioned as a Navy Chaplain in 2017 and currently serves with Destroyer Squadron 2 as the only active-duty Buddhist chaplain in the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kerri Kline)...
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Maria Llanos | Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet | 07.07.2022
220707-N-XL376-1016 PEARL HARBOR (July 7, 2022) Republic of Korea Navy Lt. Min-Su Wi, Buddhist chaplain, leads a prayer at an international chaplain symposium during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July, 7. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Spencer Fling | U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command | 05.03.2020
Lt. Piyaratana Hingulwala, a Buddhist chaplain at Recruit Training Command, rings a meditation bell during a Vesak ceremony inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel. Vesak is a celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. More than 35,000 recruits train annually from the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Spencer Fling)...
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Spencer Fling | U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command | 05.03.2020
A shrine dedicated to Buddha is adorned with candles and flowers during a Vesak ceremony inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel. Vesak is a celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. More than 35,000 recruits train annually from the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Spencer Fling)...
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Spencer Fling | U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command | 05.03.2020
A recruit meditates during a Vesak ceremony inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel. Vesak is a celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. More than 35,000 recruits train annually from the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Spencer Fling)...
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Spencer Fling | U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command | 05.03.2020
Recruits meditate during a Vesak ceremony inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel. Vesak is a celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. More than 35,000 recruits train annually from the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Spencer Fling)...
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Spencer Fling | U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command | 05.03.2020
Lt. Piyaratana Hingulwala, a Buddhist chaplain at Recruit Training Command, informs recruits of the history of Vesak during a Vesak ceremony inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel. Vesak is a celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. More than 35,000 recruits train annually from the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Spencer Fling)...
