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GREAT LAKES, Ill.

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Feb. 17, 2022) Recruits get into formation during the U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command's Pass in Review in Great Lakes, Ill., Feb. 17, 2022. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher M. O'Grady) Share

GREAT LAKES, Ill.

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Feb. 17, 2022) Recruits march in the U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command's Pass in Review in Great Lakes, Ill., Feb. 17, 2022. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher M. O'Grady) Share

GREAT LAKES, Ill.

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Feb. 16, 2023) Recruits walk in formation during a snowstorm at Recruit Training Command. More than 40,000 recruits graduate annually from the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher M. O'Grady) Share

PENSACOLA, Fla.

Force Master Chief Rick Mengel, right, Naval Education and Training Command’s (NETC) force master chief, poses for a photograph with Force Master Chief Matthew Harris, NETC’s off-going force master chief, after a change of charge ceremony at NETC headquarters onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, February 16, 2023. NETC’s mission is to recruit, train and deliver those who serve our nation, taking them from street-to-fleet by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational and combat ready warfighters. (United States Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Sean Panish) Share

PENSACOLA, Fla.

Master Chief Matthew Reed, right, Naval Education and Training Command’s (NETC) senior enlisted advisor, presents Force Master Chief Matthew Harris, NETC’s off-going force master chief, with a token of appreciation after a change of charge ceremony at NETC headquarters onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, February 16, 2023. NETC’s mission is to recruit, train and deliver those who serve our nation, taking them from street-to-fleet by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational and combat ready warfighters. (United States Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Sean Panish) Share

PENSACOLA, Fla.

Capt. Cliff Collins, right, Naval Education and Training Command’s (NETC) chief of staff, presents Force Master Chief Matthew Harris, NETC’s off-going force master chief, with a token of appreciation after a change of charge ceremony at NETC headquarters onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, February 16, 2023. NETC’s mission is to recruit, train and deliver those who serve our nation, taking them from street-to-fleet by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational and combat ready warfighters. (United States Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Sean Panish) Share

PENSACOLA, Fla.

Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, right, commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), presents the Legion of Merit to Force Master Chief Matthew Harris, NETC’s off-going force master chief, during a change of charge ceremony at NETC headquarters onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, February 16, 2023. NETC’s mission is to recruit, train and deliver those who serve our nation, taking them from street-to-fleet by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational and combat ready warfighters. (United States Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Sean Panish) Share

PENSACOLA, Fla.

Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, right, commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), poses for a photograph with Force Master Chief Matthew Harris, before a change of charge ceremony at NETC headquarters onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, February 16, 2023. NETC’s mission is to recruit, train and deliver those who serve our nation, taking them from street-to-fleet by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational and combat ready warfighters. (United States Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Sean Panish) Share

PENSACOLA, Fla.

Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, center, commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), Force Master Chief Rick Mengel, right, NETCs force master chief, and Force Master Chief Matthew Harris, NETC’s off-going force master chief, pose for a photograph after a change of charge ceremony at NETC headquarters onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, February 16, 2023. NETC’s mission is to recruit, train and deliver those who serve our nation, taking them from street-to-fleet by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational and combat ready warfighters. (United States Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Sean Panish) Share

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas

During a change of charge ceremony, Lt. Cmdr. Nicholas Leyba relieved Lt. Cmdr. Mark Wess as the officer in charge of Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Monterey Detachment Goodfellow at the Goodfellow Air Force Base Chapel, February 16. Share

NAS Pensacola, Fla.

230215-N-YW264-1001 NAS PENSACOLA, Fla. (Feb. 17 2023) Official portrait of Force Master Chief Rick Mengel (U.S. Navy photo) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 11, 2023) The amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung Hoon (DDG 93) perform expeditionary strike force (ESF) operations, Feb. 15, 2023, in the South China Sea. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), with embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, are conducting joint ESF operations, representing unique high-end war fighting capabilities, maritime superiority, and power projection, demonstrating the U.S. commitment to our allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kendra Helmbrecht) Share