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Article: OCEANA HOLDS CHIEF PETTY OFFICER PINNING CEREMONY
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 29, 2009
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following press release:
By Cathy Heimer, Naval Air Station Oceana Public Affairs
In a ceremony steeped with tradition dating back to the beginning of the chief petty officer rank, 68 Sailors at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana received their gold anchors and khaki covers as they officially joined the CPO ranks Sept. 16.
"Building new chiefs is serious business. It's important to our mess, to our Navy and to our Sailors," said Oceana's Command Master Chief Robert Santiago, who served as guest speaker.
Santiago explained the induction process is an intensive process of training, counseling and mentoring, "to fully understand the ...