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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Pinning Ceremony

Navy Chief Petty Officer Cornel Wallace has a senior chief petty officer cover placed on his head by Master Chief Petty Officer Matthew Lashley during a senior chief pinning ceremony aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold in the Philippine Sea, June 16, 2018. Benfold is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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