Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Ashley Guire | Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Weapons School | 09.16.2025
MPRWS hosts the 2025 Chief pinning ceremony.
Courtesy Video | U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command | 09.16.2025
Recruit Training Command Chief Petty Officer Pinning Ceremony.
Video by Alejandra Tirapu Lucero | Naval Station Rota, Spain | 09.15.2025
NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Sept. 16, 2025) Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain, celebrates a chief petty officer promotion ceremony, Sept. 16, 2025. NAVSTA Rota is a force multiplier, capable of promptly deploying and supporting combat-ready forces through land, air and sea, enabling warfighters and their families, sustaining the fleet and fostering the U.S. and Spanish partnership. (U.S. Navy......
Video by Kelly Jordan | Fleet Readiness Center Southeast | 10.04.2024
The Chiefs Mess is the backbone of the United States Navy. While symbolic in meaning, every CPO pinning ceremony is about more than the fouled anchors, covers and khakis. Each chief petty officer is a product of many before them, and the tradition has persevered year after year - for more than 130 years - as a testament to their deckplate leadership. Chiefs are responsible for honing, helping......
Video by Timothy Klanderud | Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC) | 09.29.2023
Chief Petty Officer Pinning Ceremony 29 September 2023 Fallon Nevada CLASS FY-24 CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Russell | USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) | 09.29.2023
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) conducts a pinning ceremony for newly selected Chief Petty Officers onboard the ship Sept. 29, 2023 in Norfolk, Virginia. George Washington is pier side in Naval Station Norfolk in the stages of inspection and survey, a comprehensive evaluation of the material condition of the ship to ensure it is fully prepared for sea operations.......
Video by Sgt. Nicholas Riccio | AFN Humphreys | 09.27.2023
U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Messina, Command Master Chief for Naval Forces Korea, speaks on his roll ensuring the coordination and continuity of training between the Chiefs Messes across the Korean peninsula on Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, Sept. 27, 2023. Messina has been a senior leader for 17 years, having helped produce the best quality chief petty officers the Navy......
Video by Sgt. Nicholas Riccio | AFN Humphreys | 09.27.2023
U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Messina, Command Master Chief for Naval Forces Korea, speaks on his roll ensuring the coordination and continuity of training between the Chiefs Messes across the Korean peninsula on Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, Sept. 27, 2023. Messina has been a senior leader for 17 years, having helped produce the best quality chief petty officers the Navy......
