Submitted Photo by Matthew Bodenner. Chief Petty Officer

Submitted Photo by Matthew Bodenner. Chief Petty Officer Selects from area commands present their guidon for judging during the 19th Annual CPO Heritage Days Event. Judging the event this year was Laura Orr (left), Director of Education for the Hampton Roads Naval Museum; BTCS(SW), Ret. Thomas Dandes, Special Events Coordinator with the Hampton Roads Naval Museum (center) and Senior Chief (Ret.) April Maletz (right). The event was held on August 20-22, 2019, and was hosted by the Hampton Roads Naval Museum in partnership with Nauticus, Sail Nauticus, the City of Norfolk, the Hampton Roads Naval Historical Foundation and area Chief Petty Officers. The event featured history and heritage presentations aboard the decommissioned Iowa-Class Battleship, USS Wisconsin (BB-64), and was attended by over 850 CPO Selects from over 50 area and out of state commands. (US Navy Photo by Matthew Bodenner/Released).