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Newly promoted Navy Chief Petty Officer Demetrius Dickerson, center, receives his anchors and combination cover from his family during a pinning ceremony in the Naval Base Kitsap Bangor Chapel at Silverdale, Wash., Sept. 16, 2016. Dickerson is an Information systems technician. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Charles D. Gaddis IV

Family Ceremony

Newly promoted Navy Chief Petty Officer Demetrius Dickerson, center, receives his anchors and combination cover from his family during a pinning ceremony in the Naval Base Kitsap Bangor Chapel at Silverdale, Wash., Sept. 16, 2016. Dickerson is an Information systems technician. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Charles D. Gaddis IV

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