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Tag: Chief Pinning

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.

Chief Petty Officer Pinning Ceremony 2016
September 19, 2016 — Chief Petty Officers with the Nuclear Power Training Unit Charleston stand in formation after receiving their gold anchor collar devices at a Chief Petty Officer Pinning Ceremony aboard the USS Yorktown in Charleston, South Carolina, Sept. 16, 2016. MORE

Chief Petty Officers with the Nuclear Power Training Unit Charleston stand in formation after receiving their gold anchor collar devices at a Chief Petty Officer Pinning Ceremony aboard the USS Yorktown in Charleston, South Carolina, Sept. 16, 2016.