Chaplain Corps

130418-N-DI878-152 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 18, 2013) Religious Programs Specialist 3rd Class Ashley Schumacher passes creamains to Lt. Cmdr. Charles Varsogea in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway off the coast of Southern California conducting unit-level training. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Giovanni Squadrito/Released)

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130413-N-KG407-010 NORTH ARABIAN SEA (April 13, 2013) Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Michael Jamieson, from West Bloomfieild, Mich., sets up a Menorah for a Holocaust remembrance ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility promoting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Kameren Guy Hodnett/Released)

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130409-M-UU132-597 ZAMBALES, Philippines (April 9, 2013) Chaplain of the Marine Corps Rear Adm. Margret G. Kibben speaks to members of the 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion about the work they are doing during Exercise Balikatan 2013. Balikatan is an annual Philippine-U.S. bilateral exercise. Humanitarian assistance and training activities enable the Philippine and American service members to build lasting relationships, train together and provide assistance in communities where the need is the greatest. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon C. Suhr/Released)

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130404-N-IY633-312 MANILA, Philippines (April 4, 2013) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Christopher Mechura, left, and Religious Programs Specialist 3rd Class Bryant Fossier, both assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46), play with children from the House of the Heroes orphanage during a community service event. Tortuga is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility and will be participating in the annual Republic of the Philippines-U.S. military blilateral training exercise and humanitarian assistance engagement Balikatan 2013. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amanda S. Kitchner/Released)

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130402-N-BH078-013 OAK HARBOR, Wash. (April 2, 2013) Religious Program Specialist 1st Class William D. Murdy, assigned to Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing (CPRW) 10, conducts SafeTALK training with Sailors from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at the base chapel. SafeTALK is suicide awareness training designed to prepare anyone more than 15-years-old to identify persons with thoughts of suicide and connect them to suicide resources. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Emmanuel Rios/Released)

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130331-N-ZZ999-454 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 31, 2013) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) participate in an Easter sunrise service on the flight deck while the ship is underway. Nimitz is departing its homeport of Everett, Wash., for a sustainment training exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua Haiar/Released)

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130330-N-IY633-029 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 30, 2013) Religious Programs Specialist 3rd Class Bryant Fossier dons a self-contained breathing apparatus face mask during a general quarters drill aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, and will be participating in the annual Republic of Philippines-U.S. military blilateral training exercise and humanitarian assistance engagement Balikatan 2013. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amanda S. Kitchner/Released)

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130331-N-SR846-013 NORTH ARABIAN SEA (March 31, 2013) Lt. Philip Neito, a chaplain assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, leads Sailors in worship during a sunrise Easter service on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility promoting 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 Rob Rupp/Released)

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130331-N-GC639-019 NORTH ARABIAN SEA (March 31, 2013) Sailors gather for an Easter sunrise service on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility promoting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan D. McLearnon/Released)

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130331-N-TP834-013 CORONADO, Calif. (March 31, 2013) Chaplain Lt. Cmdr. Charles Varsogea and Lt. Dan Wedeman participate in Protestant Easter services aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the ship's chapel. Carl Vinson is pierside at Naval Air Station North Island. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)

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130331-N-DU438-072 FORT STORY, Va. (March 31, 2013) Capt. Frank Hughlett, commander officer of Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - Fort Story, speaks during the 86th annual Easter sunrise service at the historic Cape Henry Memorial Cross on Fort Story. The on-site memorial cross was erected in 1935 by the Daughters of the American Colonists to commemorate the raising of the first cross by the first settlers who came ashore in 1607. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Betsy Knapper/Released)

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130328-N-OQ305-048 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 28, 2013) Sailors attend a dinner in celebration of the Jewish Passover Seder aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is underway conducting training off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Robert R. Sanchez/Released)

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130327-N-LN833-004 CORONADO, Calif. (March 27, 2013) Sailors, family and friends of the aircraft carriers USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) participate in the Passover Seder in the wardroom aboard Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson is pierside at Naval Air Station North Island. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jacob G. Kaucher /Released)

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130325-N-DT702-071 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (March 25, 2013) Recruits and staff participate in a Passover seder dinner at Recruit Training Command, the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy Photo by Lt. Liza Swart/Released)

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130213-N-TC437-021 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Feb. 13, 2013) Lt. Cmdr. Jose Bautista-Rojas, from Wittier, Calif., gives sacramental blessing to Sailors during Ash Wednesday Mass aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ignacio D. Perez/Released)

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130109-N-VA840-105 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 8, 2013) The national ensign flies at half-mast under the church pennant during a burial at sea ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is conducting training and carrier qualifications in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Leonard Adams Jr./Released)

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