Chaplain Corps

130417-N-DM751-001 USA (Apr. 17, 2013) RPCM Dino C. Medler, Senior Enlisted Leader for RP rating

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120917-N-OY799-008 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 17, 2012) Chaplain Lt. Jose Bautista-Rojas conducts Roman Catholic Mass in the chapel aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is returning to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility four months ahead of schedule to support combatant commander requirements in the regions. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

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120913-N-IL826-105 AMHERST, N.Y. (Sept. 13, 2012) Capt. Bruce Boyle, regional chaplain, places a wreath at the Cheektowaga War of 1812 cemetery during Buffalo Navy Week 2012. Buffalo Navy Week is one of 15 signature events planned across America in 2012. The weeklong event commemorates the bicentennial of the War of 1812, hosting service members from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kenneth Robinson/Released)

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120904-N-UE250-114 OLONGAPO CITY, Philippines (Sept. 4, 2012) Lt. Matthew Prince, chaplain aboard the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), hands out tooth brushes to Olongapo City residents outside City Hall a community service event. Sailors from the ship's health services department spent the day caring for several hundred patients from the area. Frank Cable conducts maintenance and support of submarines and surface vessels deployed in the U.S. 7th area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Corey Hensley/Released)

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120823-N-ZZ999-001 COLUMBIA, S.C. (Aug. 23, 2012) Navy Chief of Chaplains Rear Adm. Mark L. Tidd, middle, discusses training and the health of the religious ministry community with community managers and subject matter experts during a human performance requirements review of Naval Chaplaincy School and Center's (NCSC) Professional Naval Chaplaincy - Basic Leadership Course, and the Religious Program Specialist Course. The review was held to ensure NCSC meets current and future fleet requirements. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

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120803-N-IK959-563 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (August 3, 2012) Rear Adm. Mark L. Tidd, left, Chief of Navy Chaplains, reviews recruits with Capt. John T. Dye, commanding officer of Recruit Training Command, in the USS Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command. During his visit, Tidd toured the command's training facilities, talked with staff members and recruits, and was the reviewing officer at the weekly pass-in-review graduation of more than 800 new Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)

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120803-N-IK959-418 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (August 3, 2012) Rear Adm. Mark L. Tidd, left, Chief of Navy Chaplains, congratulates recruits following a capping ceremony at Recruit Training Command, the Navy's only boot camp. During his visit Tidd was also the reviewing officer for the weekly pass-in-review graduation of more than 800 new Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)

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120803-N-IK959-382 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (August 3, 2012) Rear Adm. Mark L. Tidd, left, Chief of Navy Chaplains, walk through one of the simulated bomb-damaged berthing areas aboard the Navy's largest simulator, USS Trayer (BST 21), at Recruit Training Command. During his visit Tidd was also the reviewing officer for the weekly pass-in-review graduation of more than 800 new Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)

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120803-N-IK959-322 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (August 3, 2012) Rear Adm. Mark L. Tidd, left, Chief of Navy Chaplains, talks with recruits during a breakfast at Recruit Training Command the Navy's only boot camp. Rear Adm. David F. Steindl, right, commander of Naval Service Training Command, hosted Tidd during his time at the base. Tidd was also the reviewing officer for the weekly pass-in-review graduation of more than 800 new Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)

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120410-N-FI736-315 ARABIAN SEA (April 10, 2012) Rear Adm. Mark Tidd, chief of Navy Chaplains, speaks to Sailors assigned to the Religious Ministries department in the chapel aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Scott Pittman/Released)

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111007-N-DR144-205 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 7, 2011) Chaplain Lt. Gregory Hazlett commits remains during a burial at sea for 21 former service members aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting operations off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)

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110908-F-UI176-030 CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (Sept. 8, 2011) Kenyan army Maj. Iman Rajab Athumani, a Muslim chaplain, leads spiritual worship at the prayer tent at Camp Lemonnier. Athumani met with U.S. armed forces chaplains during his three-week visit to exchange practices within religious and morale welfare. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen/Released)

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110906-N-YZ751-066 ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 6, 2011) Lt. Cmdr. Lee W. Hellwig, a Navy chaplain assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), conducts Catholic Mass on the mess deck aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103). Truxtun is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tony D. Curtis/Released)

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110822-M-NK962-038 WASHINGTON (Aug. 22, 2011) Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben, chaplain of the Marine Corps, delivers the invocation before the start of an honors parade for members of the 2011 Brigadier General Select Orientation Course at Marine Barracks Washington in Washington, D.C. The one-week course instructs members on the roles and responsibilities of general officers and is hosted by the commandant of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher A. Green/Released)

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110706-N-VK779-084 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 6, 2011) Cmdr. David Bauer, commanding officer of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), and Lt. Cmdr. Garry Thorton, ship's chaplain, cast a wreath into the Atlantic Ocean after a ceremony to honor the loss of the 230 passengers aboard Trans World Airlines Flight (TWA) 800. On July 17, 1996, at 8:19 p.m., the Boeing 747 took off from Kennedy International Airport bound for Paris, France, and exploded at 8:31 p.m. off the Long Island coast, killing all 230 passengers on board. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian Goodwin/Released)

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110613-N-UK333-034 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (June 13, 2011) Rear Adm. Mark Tidd, Chief of Chaplains, speaks with submariners during a tour aboard the Virginia-class submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776). Hawaii is homeported at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ronald Gutridge/Released)

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