Source: Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Reina J. Delgado
Chief Machinist’s Mate (Nuclear) Rory Flagg, of Levittown, walks through the sideboys during the Chief Petty Officer’s pinning ceremony in the hangar bay of the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagon (CVN 76).
Sailors assumed the rank of chief petty officer during the ceremony. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.