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Office of the Administrator - Labor Council for Latin American Advancement [412-APD-1241-2014-08-11_LatinLabor_010.jpg]

Office of the Administrator - Labor Council for Latin American Advance...

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The US Navy (USN) 2005 Sailors of the Year (SOY) pose in the Pentagon courtyard following their meritorious advancement to CHIEF PETTY Officer. Pictured left-to-right, CHIEF Utilitiesman (UTC) Thomas E. Mock; CHIEF Hospital Corpsman (HMC) Shannon R. Dittlinger; CHIEF Aviation Electronics Technician (AEC)) Matthew J. Waxenfelter and CHIEF Aerographer's Mate (AGC) Richard B. Rainer

The US Navy (USN) 2005 Sailors of the Year (SOY) pose in the Pentagon ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1(Sw) Brandan Schulze, Usn Release ... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors aboard the USN Nimitz-class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) take the E-4 advancement examination at the forward mess decks

US Navy (USN) Sailors aboard the USN Nimitz-class Aircraft Carrier USS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jordon R. Beesley, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Advancement, a family affair, HONOLULU, HAWAII

Advancement, a family affair, HONOLULU, HAWAII

Newly advanced Chief Petty Officer Heather Bove is all smiles with her husband, Chief Petty Officer Brandon Bove, and son, Gabriel, at an advancement ceremony at the Prince Kuhio Federal Building in Honolulu, S... More

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Aug. 24, 2015) –Ship’s Serviceman

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Aug. 24, 2015) –Ship’s Serviceman

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Aug. 24, 2015) –Ship’s Serviceman 3rd Class Yolonda Butler, assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is pinned to third class petty officer as one of the ship’s first 11 Sai... More

180913-N-TF178-1011
SAN DIEGO (Sept. 13, 2018) Boatswain’s

180913-N-TF178-1011 SAN DIEGO (Sept. 13, 2018) Boatswain’s

180913-N-TF178-1011 SAN DIEGO (Sept. 13, 2018) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Robert Skiles, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), takes the Navy wide advancement exam. Makin Island, hom... More

190314-N-NX429-1020 SAN DIEGO (Mar. 14, 2019) Sailors,

190314-N-NX429-1020 SAN DIEGO (Mar. 14, 2019) Sailors,

190314-N-NX429-1020 SAN DIEGO (Mar. 14, 2019) Sailors, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), participate in the E-5 Navy-wide Advancement Exam. Bonhomme Richard is currently in i... More

Uniformed Services University F. Edward Hebert School

Uniformed Services University F. Edward Hebert School

Uniformed Services University F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine representatives Gustavo Ruiz and Joan Stearman present USO Warrior and Family Center - Bethesda staff members Kris Armstrong, Ashley Gray, Cassi... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Ryan Carson, right, an intel analyst

U.S. Army Pfc. Ryan Carson, right, an intel analyst

U.S. Army Pfc. Ryan Carson, right, an intel analyst with Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 224th Special Troops Battalion (STB), California Army National Guard, is advanced and pinned to the rank of ... More

180906-N-UX013-1158 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS

180906-N-UX013-1158 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS

180906-N-UX013-1158 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 6, 2018) Operations Specialist 2nd Class William Bivins takes the Navy-wide 1st Class advancement exam on the mess decks of the guided-missile destro... More

160916-N-KF478-949
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Chief Yeoman

160916-N-KF478-949 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Chief Yeoman

160916-N-KF478-949 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Chief Yeoman D.J. Humphries, a native of Newman, Georgia assigned to Training Air Wing Four, being pinned with anchor by his loved one during the FY17 chief petty offi... More

Naval Support Activity Bethesda Commanding Officer

Naval Support Activity Bethesda Commanding Officer

Naval Support Activity Bethesda Commanding Officer Capt. Mary Seymour presents Culinary Specialist 1st Class Heather Hoban with the frocking letter authorizing her to wear the uniform and hold the responsibilit... More

NORFOLK, Va. (July 9, 2018) Ship’s Serviceman 1st Class

NORFOLK, Va. (July 9, 2018) Ship’s Serviceman 1st Class

NORFOLK, Va. (July 9, 2018) Ship’s Serviceman 1st Class Brittany Belcher, from Fort Gaines, Georgia, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) supply department, receives her certificate of appointment to the r... More

Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon - Secretary Alphonso Jackson meeting with Bruce Gordon, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), at HUD Headquarters

Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon - Secreta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon Subject Description: Secretary Alphonso Jackson meeting with Bruce Gordon, President ... More

Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon - Secretary Alphonso Jackson meeting with Bruce Gordon, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), at HUD Headquarters

Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon - Secreta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon Subject Description: Secretary Alphonso Jackson meeting with Bruce Gordon, President ... More

The infantry of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 21st Infantry, 24th Division, Regular Army, assaults a roadblock to clear the road for further unit advancement during the training Exercise COMPANY TEAM DEFENSE

The infantry of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 21st Infantry, 24th Division...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMPANY TEAM DEFENSE Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: L... More

A truck is driven off a British C-130 at Kuwait International Airport. The British troops joined the United States forces in response to Saddam Hussein's advancement to the Kuwaiti border

A truck is driven off a British C-130 at Kuwait International Airport....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VIGILANT WARRIOR Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Blaze E. Lipowski Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

British personnel off-load equipment from a British C-130 at Kuwait International Airport. The British troops joined the United States forces in response to Saddam Hussein's advancement to the Kuwaiti border

British personnel off-load equipment from a British C-130 at Kuwait In...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VIGILANT WARRIOR Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Blaze E. Lipowski Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Office of the Administrator - Labor Council for Latin American Advancement [412-APD-1241-2014-08-11_LatinLabor_001.jpg]

Office of the Administrator - Labor Council for Latin American Advance...

Office of the Administrator - Labor Council for Latin American Advancement Public domain photograph of an official meeting, group of people, managers, directors, discussion, free to use, no copyright restricti... More

Office of the Administrator - Labor Council for Latin American Advancement [412-APD-1241-2014-08-11_LatinLabor_011.jpg]

Office of the Administrator - Labor Council for Latin American Advance...

Office of the Administrator - Labor Council for Latin American Advancement Public domain photograph of an official meeting, group of people, conference, discussion, auditorium, free to use, no copyright restri... More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Emily Ford watches Adm. Karl

Petty Officer 2nd Class Emily Ford watches Adm. Karl

Petty Officer 2nd Class Emily Ford watches Adm. Karl Schultz, Commandant of the Coast Guard speak on her acts of service during the State of the Coast Guard Address from Nassau, Bahamas, Feb. 20, 2020. Ford was... More

180605-N-SO730-0082 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 5, 2018) Sailors

180605-N-SO730-0082 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 5, 2018) Sailors

180605-N-SO730-0082 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 5, 2018) Sailors stand in formation during a frocking ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The ship is underway conducting routine trainin... More

INDIAN OCEAN (September 5, 2019) - Ship's Serviceman

INDIAN OCEAN (September 5, 2019) - Ship's Serviceman

INDIAN OCEAN (September 5, 2019) - Ship's Serviceman Second Class David M. Redwanski, a vending and service provider aboard the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), takes the E-6 advancement exam in the ... More

180913-N-TF178-1068
SAN DIEGO (Sept. 13, 2018) Fire

180913-N-TF178-1068 SAN DIEGO (Sept. 13, 2018) Fire

180913-N-TF178-1068 SAN DIEGO (Sept. 13, 2018) Fire Controlman 3rd Class Antonio Evans, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), takes the Navy wide advancement exam. Makin Island, home... More

Competitors in the Futenma Mess Hall Chef of the Month

Competitors in the Futenma Mess Hall Chef of the Month

Competitors in the Futenma Mess Hall Chef of the Month competition pose for photos with the senior enlisted judges after receiving awards for their performance July 22 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okina... More

NORFOLK, Va. (July 9, 2018) Aviation Support Equipment

NORFOLK, Va. (July 9, 2018) Aviation Support Equipment

NORFOLK, Va. (July 9, 2018) Aviation Support Equipment Technician 1st Class Shane McCormick, from Milan, Indiana, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) aviation intermediate maintenance department, receives... More

Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon - Secretary Alphonso Jackson meeting with Bruce Gordon, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), at HUD Headquarters

Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon - Secreta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon Subject Description: Secretary Alphonso Jackson meeting with Bruce Gordon, President ... More

Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon - Secretary Alphonso Jackson meeting with Bruce Gordon, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), at HUD Headquarters

Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon - Secreta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon Subject Description: Secretary Alphonso Jackson meeting with Bruce Gordon, President ... More

Office of the Administrator - Labor Council for Latin American Advancement [412-APD-1241-2014-08-11_LatinLabor_009.jpg]

Office of the Administrator - Labor Council for Latin American Advance...

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Newly promoted U.S. Navy Sailors read the privileges and responsibilities that comes with their new rank during an advancement ceremony held onboard Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) on Dec. 5, 2006. During the frocking ceremony more than 240 Sailors were advanced to the rank of 3rd, 2nd and 1ST Class PETTY Officers. The REAGAN is currently conducting training squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class (AW/SW) Aaron Burden) (Released)

Newly promoted U.S. Navy Sailors read the privileges and responsibilit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Aaron Burden, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 1, 2019) Damage Controlman 2nd

ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 1, 2019) Damage Controlman 2nd

ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 1, 2019) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Armando Vargas, assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Tall Ship Eagle (WIX 327), receives his certificate of advancement from Capt. Matthew Meilstrup, Eagle'... More

Personnel Specialist 1st Class Renato Guarin, assigned

Personnel Specialist 1st Class Renato Guarin, assigned

Personnel Specialist 1st Class Renato Guarin, assigned to Naval Operational Support Center Shreveport, holds pencils for sailors participating in the Navy-wide advancement exam during the reserve drill weekend ... More

200802-N-ML755-1208 GULF OF OMAN (August 2, 2020) –

200802-N-ML755-1208 GULF OF OMAN (August 2, 2020) –

200802-N-ML755-1208 GULF OF OMAN (August 2, 2020) – Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Dennis Rich, left, pins new collar device onto Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Sean D. Lott on the f... More

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Nov. 30, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Nov. 30, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Nov. 30, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Jynishia Hines, from Lakeland, Florida, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) air department, is pinned to her current rank d... More

Naval Support Activity Bethesda Commanding Officer

Naval Support Activity Bethesda Commanding Officer

Naval Support Activity Bethesda Commanding Officer Capt. Mary Seymour recognizes Verona Whiteside as Senior Civilian of the Quarter during awards at quarters June 21, 2019. NSA Bethesda is proud to honor so man... More

191130-N-OK547-1015 (Nov. 30 2019) The Arleigh-Burke

191130-N-OK547-1015 (Nov. 30 2019) The Arleigh-Burke

191130-N-OK547-1015 (Nov. 30 2019) The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) conduct a frocking ceremony for its Sailors on the flight deck of the ship. Barry is underway conducting op... More

NORFOLK, Va. (July 9, 2018) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class

NORFOLK, Va. (July 9, 2018) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class

NORFOLK, Va. (July 9, 2018) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Sebastian Abbott, from Caldwell, Idaho, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) medical department, receives his certificate of appointment to the rank ... More

ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 1, 2019) U.S. Coast Guard Academy

ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 1, 2019) U.S. Coast Guard Academy

ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 1, 2019) U.S. Coast Guard Academy 3rd Class Cadet Lauryn Banks plots simulated casualties on a damage control plate on the ship's mess decks of the Coast Guard Tall Ship Eagle (WIX 327). Ea... More

Sgt. Maj. Clement C. Pearson writes comments while

Sgt. Maj. Clement C. Pearson writes comments while

Sgt. Maj. Clement C. Pearson writes comments while serving as a judge for the Futenma Mess Hall Chef of the Month competition July 22 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. The monthly competition... More

Distinguished visitors from the Department of Defense

Distinguished visitors from the Department of Defense

Distinguished visitors from the Department of Defense speak with Marines from 2nd Maintenance Battalion following a demonstration of 3D printing and additive manufacturing technology at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug.... More

NORFOLK, Va. (July 9, 2018) Electrician’s Mate (Nuclear)

NORFOLK, Va. (July 9, 2018) Electrician’s Mate (Nuclear)

NORFOLK, Va. (July 9, 2018) Electrician’s Mate (Nuclear) 2nd Class Sabrina Gonzalez, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) reactor department, receives her certificate of appoi... More

170602-N-WI626-108 APRA HARBOR, Guam (June 2, 2017)

170602-N-WI626-108 APRA HARBOR, Guam (June 2, 2017)

170602-N-WI626-108 APRA HARBOR, Guam (June 2, 2017) Machinist's Mate (Auxiliary) 2nd Class Joseph White, left, assigned to Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721), pins a 2nd Class Petty Office... More

SASEBO, Japan (Mar. 9, 2017) Sailors take the Navy-wide

SASEBO, Japan (Mar. 9, 2017) Sailors take the Navy-wide

SASEBO, Japan (Mar. 9, 2017) Sailors take the Navy-wide E-5 advancement exam onboard Commander, U.S. Fleet Activies Sasebo Mar. 9, 2017. CFAS enables 13 forward-deployed Naval forces and 26 tenant commands acro... More

Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon - Secretary Alphonso Jackson meeting with Bruce Gordon, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), at HUD Headquarters

Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon - Secreta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon Subject Description: Secretary Alphonso Jackson meeting with Bruce Gordon, President ... More

Office of the Administrator - Labor Council for Latin American Advancement [412-APD-1241-2014-08-11_LatinLabor_004.jpg]

Office of the Administrator - Labor Council for Latin American Advance...

Office of the Administrator - Labor Council for Latin American Advancement Public domain photograph of an official meeting, group of people, managers, directors, discussion, free to use, no copyright restricti... More

Office of the Administrator - Labor Council for Latin American Advancement [412-APD-1241-2014-08-11_LatinLabor_008.jpg]

Office of the Administrator - Labor Council for Latin American Advance...

Office of the Administrator - Labor Council for Latin American Advancement Public domain photograph of an official meeting, group of people, conference, discussion, auditorium, free to use, no copyright restri... More

U.S. Navy CAPT. Jeff Bartkoski, Commanding Officer, Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19), gives children from the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program a brief introduction of the ship before beginning a tour. The AVID kids are from Yokosuka, Camp Zama, and Yokota Middle Schools and will tour the ship, eat lunch in the galley and interact with Sailors and officers. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class Peter D. Lawlor) (Released)

U.S. Navy CAPT. Jeff Bartkoski, Commanding Officer, Amphibious Command...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Peter D. Lawlor, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Washington, D.C., March 25, 2013 -- In celebration of Women's History Month, FEMA hosted a forum on the role of women at FEMA, career advancement, and achieving work-life balance. Attendees joined the forum via video-teleconference

Washington, D.C., March 25, 2013 -- In celebration of Women's History ...

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-03-25 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Brittany Trotter City/State: Washington, DC Categories: FEMA Event Photographs Relating to Disasters and Em... More

Washington, D.C., March 25, 2013 -- In celebration of Women's History Month, Beth Zimmerman, Acting Associate Administrator for Response & Recovery, hosted a forum on the role of women at FEMA, career advancement, and achieving work-life balance. Among the speakers were Nancy Ward, Regional Administrator, Region IX, Pauline Campbell, Director, FEMA Office of Equal Rights, and Lillian Virgil, Mitigation Branch Chief, Emergency Management Institute

Washington, D.C., March 25, 2013 -- In celebration of Women's History ...

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-03-25 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Brittany Trotter City/State: Washington, DC Categories: FEMA Event Photographs Relating to Disasters and Em... More

Defense Information School hosts advancement exam training

Defense Information School hosts advancement exam training

Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Misty Hubbard, a native of Duluth, Minn., who serves as the Defense Information School Navy Element senior enlisted leader, discusses the Navy advancement exam process... More

Staff Sgt. Joshua Long, with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine

Staff Sgt. Joshua Long, with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine

Staff Sgt. Joshua Long, with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, applies a knife technique on 1st Sgt. Sigrid Rivera, a West Palm Beach, Fla., native, during the testing portion of fourth-degree black belt trai... More

PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 16, 2017) Newly frocked Chief

PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 16, 2017) Newly frocked Chief

PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 16, 2017) Newly frocked Chief Ship's Serviceman Joann Maldonado, assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), salutes sideboys during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony at... More

180301-N-XN398-043 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Mar 01, 2018) -

180301-N-XN398-043 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Mar 01, 2018) -

180301-N-XN398-043 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Mar 01, 2018) - Ship's Serviceman 2nd Class Julio Espejoperez from Bronx, N.Y., participates in the E6 advancement exam on the mess decks of USS Blue Ridge (LCC19). All candi... More

U.S. Army Spc. Connor Altman, center, automated logistical

U.S. Army Spc. Connor Altman, center, automated logistical

U.S. Army Spc. Connor Altman, center, automated logistical specialist assigned to the 224th Sustainment Brigade, California Army National Guard, stands at the front of formation after being advanced to the rank... More

Members of the Fort Drum community gathered March 27

Members of the Fort Drum community gathered March 27

Members of the Fort Drum community gathered March 27 at the Commons to celebrate Women’s History Month with an observance hosted by the 10th Mountain Division Artillery. As guest speaker, Sgt. Maj. Rebeca Kenne... More

Lt. Gen. Michael Dana, left, Deputy Commandant of

Lt. Gen. Michael Dana, left, Deputy Commandant of

Lt. Gen. Michael Dana, left, Deputy Commandant of Installations and Logistics, Alan Estevez, center, the Principal Deputy under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, and Kristin French... More

Yeoman 2nd Class Sandy Toves distributes frocking letters

Yeoman 2nd Class Sandy Toves distributes frocking letters

Yeoman 2nd Class Sandy Toves distributes frocking letters for Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is the flagship for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th... More

PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 16, 2017) Chief Ship's Serviceman

PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 16, 2017) Chief Ship's Serviceman

PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 16, 2017) Chief Ship's Serviceman Joann Maldonado, assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), gets her anchors pinned by her mother during a chief petty officer pinning cere... More

180308-N-LI768-1039
SAN DIEGO (March 8, 2018) Boatswain’s

180308-N-LI768-1039 SAN DIEGO (March 8, 2018) Boatswain’s

180308-N-LI768-1039 SAN DIEGO (March 8, 2018) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Ahmir Meadows, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), takes the Navy-wide E5 advancement exam on board Naval B... More

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Nov. 30, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Nov. 30, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Nov. 30, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Faith Thomas, from Beaumont, Texas, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) air department, is pinned to her current rank durin... More

Culiniary Specialist 1st Class Heather Hoban is frocked

Culiniary Specialist 1st Class Heather Hoban is frocked

Culiniary Specialist 1st Class Heather Hoban is frocked to her new paygrade during awards at quarters June 21, 2019. NSA Bethesda is proud to honor so many members of our military, civilian, contractor, and vol... More

NORFOLK, Va. (July 9, 2018) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class

NORFOLK, Va. (July 9, 2018) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class

NORFOLK, Va. (July 9, 2018) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Patrick Fitzgerald, from Washingtonville, New York, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) deck department, receives his certificate of appointment to t... More

Commanding Officer, Navy Recruiting District Ohio Cmdr.

Commanding Officer, Navy Recruiting District Ohio Cmdr.

Commanding Officer, Navy Recruiting District Ohio Cmdr. Michael Hudson promotes Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Glenn Liwanag to Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class during the command's awards/frocking ce... More

171205-N-NB544-030 SASEBO, Japan (Dec. 5, 2017) Sailors,

171205-N-NB544-030 SASEBO, Japan (Dec. 5, 2017) Sailors,

171205-N-NB544-030 SASEBO, Japan (Dec. 5, 2017) Sailors, selected for advancement to the next pay grade, stand in formation during a frocking ceremony aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LH... More

Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon - Secretary Alphonso Jackson meeting with Bruce Gordon, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), at HUD Headquarters

Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon - Secreta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon Subject Description: Secretary Alphonso Jackson meeting with Bruce Gordon, President ... More

Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon - Secretary Alphonso Jackson meeting with Bruce Gordon, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), at HUD Headquarters

Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon - Secreta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon Subject Description: Secretary Alphonso Jackson meeting with Bruce Gordon, President ... More

Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon - Secretary Alphonso Jackson meeting with Bruce Gordon, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), at HUD Headquarters

Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon - Secreta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon Subject Description: Secretary Alphonso Jackson meeting with Bruce Gordon, President ... More

Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon - Secretary Alphonso Jackson meeting with Bruce Gordon, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), at HUD Headquarters

Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon - Secreta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon Subject Description: Secretary Alphonso Jackson meeting with Bruce Gordon, President ... More

Crewmen of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) assemble in front of the No. 1 and 2 turrets for an advancement ceremony

Crewmen of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) assemble in front of the No...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk Naval Shipyard State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Relea... More

A researcher looks for test questions at the Navy Advancement Center. Personnel at the center create rate training manuals, correspondence courses, military leadership and apprentice qualification exams as well as the Navy's enlisted advancement tests for petty officer 3rd class through chief petty officer

A researcher looks for test questions at the Navy Advancement Center. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jim Bryant Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

British troops depart a British C-130 after its arrival at Kuwait International Airport. The British troops joined the United States forces in response to Saddam Hussein's advancement to the Kuwaiti border

British troops depart a British C-130 after its arrival at Kuwait Inte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VIGILANT WARRIOR Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Blaze E. Lipowski Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Clinton K. Boyd of the 374th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Yokota Air Base (AB), Japan, is presented with the Bronze Star by the 374th Airlift Wing (AW) Commander (WC), Colonel Mark E. Stearns, left, for stopping the advancement of an armed terrorist while manning the gate Al Udeid Air Base (AB), Qatar

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Clinton K. Boyd of the 374th S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cohen A. Young, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

A collection of cell phones lie in the foreground as US Navy Reserve (USNR) Sailors take the Navy wide advancement exam at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida (FL)

A collection of cell phones lie in the foreground as US Navy Reserve (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Aw/Sw) Andrea Simmons. Us... More

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 2nd Class Sailors take the E-6 advancement exam aboard the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) in the Arabian Sea on Sep. 7, 2006. The IWO JIMA is on a six-month deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations and the Global War on Terrorism.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Joshua T. Rodriguez) (Released)

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 2nd Class Sailors take the E-6 advancement exa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Joshua T. Rodriguez, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 2nd Class David O. Johnson, Aviation Boatswain's Mate Fuels, takes the E-6 Navy-wide advancement exam aboard the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) in the Arabian Sea on Sep. 7, 2006. The IWO JIMA is on a six-month deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations and the Global War on Terrorism.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Joshua T. Rodriguez) (Released)

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 2nd Class David O. Johnson, Aviation Boatswain...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Joshua T. Rodriguez, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

U.S. Navy CAPT. Terry Kraft, (left), Commander of the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) congratulates Yeoman 2nd Class Heidi Spoonheim during an advancement ceremony held in the ship's hangar bay on Dec. 5, 2006. During the frocking ceremony, more than 240 Sailors were advanced to their next pay grade. The REAGAN is currently conducting training squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class (AW/SW) Aaron Burden) (Released)

U.S. Navy CAPT. Terry Kraft, (left), Commander of the Nimitz Class Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Aaron Burden, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

USS Ronald Reagan action

USS Ronald Reagan action

Third class petty officers take the semi-annual advancement exam on the aft mess deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. Sailors are given three hours to answer 200 questions that test their knowledge o... More

Orlando, Fla., July 12, 2013 -- FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) President and CEO Benjamin Jealous signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) at the NAACP's 104th Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida

Orlando, Fla., July 12, 2013 -- FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and th...

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-07-12 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: FEMA News Photo City/State: Orlando, FL Categories: DHS leadership - 1 Photographs Relating to Disasters an... More

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 take the E-4, E-5, and E-6 advancement exams at club 11 Degrees North on Camp Lemonnier. With its homeport in Gulfport, Miss., NMCB-11 is a Seab... More

USS Somerset operations, San Diego, California

USS Somerset operations, San Diego, California

SAN DIEGO (Nov. 24, 2015) - Capt. Lennie Reed, commanding officer of amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), announces the names of the 47 petty officers select for advancement over the ship’s 1MC... More

170914-N-RU971-006 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 14, 2017)

170914-N-RU971-006 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 14, 2017)

170914-N-RU971-006 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 14, 2017) Sailors participate in the Navywide E-5 advancement exam on the mess decks of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, flags... More

Sailors assigned to U.S. Fleet Forces Band take the

Sailors assigned to U.S. Fleet Forces Band take the

Sailors assigned to U.S. Fleet Forces Band take the Navy-wide advancement exam at the band’s facility onboard Naval Station Norfolk. The advancement examinations are currently being administered with a tailored... More

Pfc. Niakkia Durham (center) receives her new E-3 rank

Pfc. Niakkia Durham (center) receives her new E-3 rank

Pfc. Niakkia Durham (center) receives her new E-3 rank from Company Commander, Capt. Stacy Black (far left) on June 12, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Steven Clark/released)

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Nov. 30, 2018) Boatswain's Mate

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Nov. 30, 2018) Boatswain's Mate

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Nov. 30, 2018) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Derrick Carlisle, from Antwerp, New York, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) deck department, is pinned to his current rank during a promotion... More

180308-N-LI768-1027
SAN DIEGO (March 8, 2018) Culinary

180308-N-LI768-1027 SAN DIEGO (March 8, 2018) Culinary

180308-N-LI768-1027 SAN DIEGO (March 8, 2018) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Amber McMillian, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), takes the Navy-wide E5 advancement exam on board Na... More

191130-N-OK547-1021 (Nov. 30 2019) The Arleigh-Burke

191130-N-OK547-1021 (Nov. 30 2019) The Arleigh-Burke

191130-N-OK547-1021 (Nov. 30 2019) The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) conduct a frocking ceremony for its Sailors on the flight deck of the ship. Barry is underway conducting op... More

Master Gunnery Sgt. Tony C. Smith gives critiques to

Master Gunnery Sgt. Tony C. Smith gives critiques to

Master Gunnery Sgt. Tony C. Smith gives critiques to food service specialists after receiving awards for their performance in the Futenma Mess Hall Chef of the Month competition July 22 on Marine Corps Air Stat... More

180221-N-YW501-039 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 21, 2018)

180221-N-YW501-039 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 21, 2018)

180221-N-YW501-039 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 21, 2018) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Amber S. Elbert, left, from Florissant, Colorado, and Karen E. Sielck, from Chicago, participate in a study session for the pet... More

160901-N-WC455-015
ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 1, 2016) Sailors

160901-N-WC455-015 ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 1, 2016) Sailors

160901-N-WC455-015 ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 1, 2016) Sailors take the Navy-wide E-6 advancement exam on the aft mess decks of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike and its Carrier Strike ... More

Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon - Secretary Alphonso Jackson meeting with Bruce Gordon, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), at HUD Headquarters

Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon - Secreta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Secretary Alphonso Jackson with NAACP President Bruce Gordon Subject Description: Secretary Alphonso Jackson meeting with Bruce Gordon, President ... More

A crew member studies for a rate advancement course in the library operated by the chaplain's department aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60)

A crew member studies for a rate advancement course in the library ope...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 William Dodge Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

A crew member aboard the destroyer USS PETERSON (DD-969) studies for advancement exams during Fleet Ex 1-90

A crew member aboard the destroyer USS PETERSON (DD-969) studies for a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn ... More

A right side view of a British C-130 from the Royal Air Force (RAF) lands at Kuwait International Airport. The aircraft is bringing passengers and equipment for their troops stationed in various parts of Kuwait. The British troops joined the United States forces in response to Saddam Hussein's advancement to the Kuwaiti border

A right side view of a British C-130 from the Royal Air Force (RAF) la...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VIGILANT WARRIOR Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Blaze E. Lipowski Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Onboard the Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer, USS JOHN S. McCAIN (DDG 56), Personnelman 1ST Class Dennis L. Hodgson (Surface Warfare) (Right), exam proctor, gives directions during the Navy E-4 rating advancement exam. The AEGIS destroyer, is deployed in the Persian Gulf in support of the Southwest Asia build up

Onboard the Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer, USS JOHN S. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS John S. Mccain (DDG 56) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Gloria J. Barry, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer Third Class Sailors take the advancement exam aboard the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) on Sep. 14, 2006 in the Persian Gulf. The IWO JIMA is on a six-month deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations and the Global War on Terrorism.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Joshua T. Rodriguez) (Released)

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer Third Class Sailors take the advancement exam ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Joshua T. Rodriguez, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 16, 2017) Newly frocked Chief

PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 16, 2017) Newly frocked Chief

PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 16, 2017) Newly frocked Chief Boatswain's Mate Damian Carrell, assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), salutes sideboys during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony at t... More

170914-N-RU971-008 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 14, 2017)

170914-N-RU971-008 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 14, 2017)

170914-N-RU971-008 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 14, 2017) Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class Daniel Charest from Seekonk, Mass., participates in the Navywide E-5 advancement exam on the mess decks of the am... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Hilary Beringhele, right, a supply specialist

U.S. Army Pfc. Hilary Beringhele, right, a supply specialist

U.S. Army Pfc. Hilary Beringhele, right, a supply specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 224th Special Troops Battalion (STB), California Army National Guard, receives a round of applause ... More

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Peter W. Gautier, 11th Coast

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Peter W. Gautier, 11th Coast

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Peter W. Gautier, 11th Coast Guard District commander, meritoriously advanced Petty Officer 2nd Class Kimberly Zsuffa, at Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, July 17, 2020. Zsuffa’s accompli... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Schneider, operations

Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Schneider, operations

Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Schneider, operations specialist, takes the Navy-wide E-5 advancement exam with 72 other eligible third class petty officers on the mess decks aboard the amphibious transport do... More

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