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Newly promoted Navy Chief Petty Officer Johnerikson Angeles, center, stands at attention as the khaki cover of a chief petty officer is placed on his head during a pinning ceremony in the Marine Memorial Chapel at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 16, 2016. Angeles is a chief aviation machinist mate assigned to Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego

Pinning Ceremony

Newly promoted Navy Chief Petty Officer Johnerikson Angeles, center, stands at attention as the khaki cover of a chief petty officer is placed on his head during a pinning ceremony in the Marine Memorial Chapel at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 16, 2016. Angeles is a chief aviation machinist mate assigned to Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego

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