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Newly-pinned U.S. Navy chief petty officers listen to the "Chief Petty Officer Creed" during a ceremony in the Naval Base Guam theater in Santa Rita, Guam, Sept. 16, 2011. The officers are assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable, which conducts maintenance and support of submarines and surface vessels deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

OFFICER'S CREED

Newly-pinned U.S. Navy chief petty officers listen to the "Chief Petty Officer Creed" during a ceremony in the Naval Base Guam theater in Santa Rita, Guam, Sept. 16, 2011. The officers are assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable, which conducts maintenance and support of submarines and surface vessels deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

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