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U.S. Navy Capt. Duncan Smith, left, U.S. Navy SEAL, 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

Congratulatory Shake

U.S. Navy Capt. Duncan Smith, left, U.S. Navy SEAL, 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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