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Master Chief Petty Officer Ben Hodges, force master chief petty officer of Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), right, poses for a photograph with NETC's Sailor of the Year and finalists, from left to right, Naval Aircrewman Helicopter 1st Class Jeffrey Jorgensen, assigned to Naval Air Technical Training Center Pensacola, Sonar Technician Submarine 1st Class Justin Gore, assigned to TRIDENT Training Facility Bangor, Navy Diver 1st Class Mark Powell, assigned to Naval Diving and Salvage Center Panama City, and Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Bobby Bailey, assigned to Surface Warfare Engineering School Command Great Lakes, following the Sailor of the Year ceremony onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, in Pensacola, Fla., May 7, 2026. 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 battle-ready warfighters. (Official U.S. Navy photo by Austen Hunter McClain)