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Newly promoted Navy Chief Petty Officer Joseph Scott Rios is pinned by his wife, Desiree, and son, Phoenix, during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony at Sharkey Theatre at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Sept. 16, 2016. Rios is an electronics technician. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Shaun Griffin

A Wife and Son's Touch

Newly promoted Navy Chief Petty Officer Joseph Scott Rios is pinned by his wife, Desiree, and son, Phoenix, during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony at Sharkey Theatre at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Sept. 16, 2016. Rios is an electronics technician. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Shaun Griffin

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