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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Rainey, left, deputy commander, U.S. Forces – Afghanistan, congratulates newly pinned U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Edson Anaya, after a chief pinning ceremony on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 16, 2015. Anaya is a hospital corpsman assigned to the Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit based at Kandahar Airfield, is one of seven chief petty officers receiving anchors while serving in Afghanistan. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Kristine Volk

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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Rainey, left, deputy commander, U.S. Forces – Afghanistan, congratulates newly pinned U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Edson Anaya, after a chief pinning ceremony on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 16, 2015. Anaya is a hospital corpsman assigned to the Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit based at Kandahar Airfield, is one of seven chief petty officers receiving anchors while serving in Afghanistan. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Kristine Volk

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