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NHCC celebrates 125th birthday, Navy chief rank
April 17, 2018 — The Naval Health Clinic Charleston celebrated the 125th birthday of the Navy’s Chief Petty Officer rank, which was established April 1, 1893. MORE

NHCC Command Master Chief Anthony Petrone, left, and Chief Petty Officer Jami Tankiss, center, cut the cake during a ceremony March 30 at NHCC celebrating the 125th birthday of the Navy’s Chief Petty Officer rank. Appearing in the photo, from left to right: Senior Chief Petty Officer Jacqueline Colbourne, Senior Chief Petty Officer Greg Lassiter, Chief Petty Officer Anthony Johnson, Petrone, Tankiss, Chief Petty Officer Freddy Mejia, Chief Petty Officer Ashley Cooper, Chief Petty Officer Sean Reeves and Chief Petty Officer Capricia Williams.

Lowcountry Mess welcomes newest Chief Petty Officers
September 29, 2016 — The Red Bank Club ballroom here was at full capacity on September 16, 2016 as fifteen Sailors achieved a significant milestone in their careers: promotion to Navy Chief Petty Officer. The promotion ceremony, also called a “pinning” ceremony, welcomed the Sailors to the Lowcountry Chief’s Mess. Historically, the “Mess” referred to the separate... MORE

Chief Petty Officers stand in formation during a promotion ceremony September 16, 2016. Fifteen Sailors from various units in South Carolina were presented with their new rank in a traditional ceremony at the Red Bank Club on Joint Base Charleston-Naval Weapons Station.