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The Navy celebrates 120 years of the chief petty officer rank during a ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington. D.C., April 1, 2013. Chiefs have been charged with leading sailors since the creation of the rank in 1893.

The Navy celebrates 120 years of the chief petty officer rank during a ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington. D.C., April 1, 2013. Chiefs have been charged with leading sailors since the creation of the rank in 1893.

The Navy celebrates 120 years of the chief petty officer rank during a ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington. D.C., April 1, 2013. Chiefs have been charged with leading sailors since the creation of the rank in 1893.

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