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Navy Chief Yeoman Kenneth Vinoya, right, places a chief petty officer combination cover on the head of newly promoted Navy Chief Petty Officer Chief Thomas Zacher during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony at Naval Air Facility Misawa, Japan, Sept. 16, 2016. Zacher is an information systems technician. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Samuel Weldin

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Navy Chief Yeoman Kenneth Vinoya, right, places a chief petty officer combination cover on the head of newly promoted Navy Chief Petty Officer Chief Thomas Zacher during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony at Naval Air Facility Misawa, Japan, Sept. 16, 2016. Zacher is an information systems technician. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Samuel Weldin

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