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Navy Chief Petty Officer Sarah Powers looks upward as a fellow sailor places a cover atop her head during a ceremony aboard the USS Bataan, Sept. 16, 2016. Donning the cover marks the end of a six-week training season to prepare sailors for the responsibility of the chief. Powers is an aviation boatswain's mate handler. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew Callahan

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Navy Chief Petty Officer Sarah Powers looks upward as a fellow sailor places a cover atop her head during a ceremony aboard the USS Bataan, Sept. 16, 2016. Donning the cover marks the end of a six-week training season to prepare sailors for the responsibility of the chief. Powers is an aviation boatswain's mate handler. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew Callahan

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