Chaplain Corps

121215-N-DM751-102 ARLINGTON, Va. (Dec. 15, 2012) Religious Program Specialist 3rd Class Richie Greene places a wreath on a veteran's grave in Arlington National Cemetery. Greene was among 40 Sailors from the Pentagon who volunteered to distribute and lay wreaths at the Wreaths Across America event in Arlington National Cemetery. This event, held annually at national cemeteries across the country, seeks to pay respects to our nation's veterans by laying wreaths on their grave. (U.S. Navy photo)

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121215-N-NB538-130 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 15, 2012) Religious Program Specialist 3rd Class Samantha Haag lights a menorah on the seventh night of Hanukkah aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is transiting to her homeport of Norfolk after operating in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sabrina Fine/Released)

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121207-N-RI884-097 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2012) Chaplain Lt. Terry Bewley reads a prayer while the remains of Seaman 1st Class Wallace F. Quillin are handed to National Park Service divers during an interment at the USS Arizona Memorial. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)

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121207-N-FR671-042 OAK HARBOR, Wash. (Dec. 7, 2012) Chaplain Lt. Cmdr. Daniel Link delivers the invocation for the Pearl Harbor commemoration at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Marina. This year marks the 71st anniversary of the attacks at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan A. Colon/Released)

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121202-N-YZ751-018 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 2, 2012) Cmdr. Derek Lavan, reactor officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), and Cmdr. Christopher Merris, a Navy chaplain, sing hymns during Catholic Mass. George H.W. Bush is conducting sea trials in collaboration with Norfolk Naval Shipyard to train Sailors and ensure operability of equipment and systems following the successful completion of a four-month planned incremental availability period. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tony D. Curtis/Released)

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121116-N-RC246-006 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 16, 2012) Religious Programs Specialist 3rd Class Zachary Misner, left, and Capt. Michael Donnelly, the executive officer of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), perform a passing of the flag ceremony during a burial at sea aboard Nimitz. Nimitz recently completed the ship's joint task force exercise, intended to test a strike group's ability to operate in hostile and complex environments with other U.S. and coalition forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan J. Mayes/Released)

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121116-N-RC246-003 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 16, 2012) Religious Programs Specialist 3rd Class Zachary Misner, left, and Capt. Michael Donnelly, the executive officer of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), perform a passing of the flag ceremony during a burial at sea aboard Nimitz. Nimitz recently completed the ship's joint task force exercise, intended to test a strike group's ability to operate in hostile and complex environments with other U.S. and coalition forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan J. Mayes/Released)

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121115-N-HB951-056 WASHINGTON (Nov. 15, 2012) Religious ministries department personnel assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) stand at attention during a reenlistment ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Abraham Lincoln's Religious Ministries department personnel visited the nation's capital to participate in Chief Religious Programs Specialist Elliot Warley's reenlistment. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Phylicia Sorenson/Released)

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121115-N-HB951-010 WASHINGTON (Nov. 15, 2012) Religious Programs Specialist 1st Class Marco Mirador, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), talks with a group of elementary school children at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Abraham Lincoln's religious ministries department personnel visited the nation's capital as part of a reenlistment ceremony for Chief Religious Programs Specialist Elliot Warley. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Phylicia Sorenson/Released)

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121114-N-DM751-085 WASHINGTON (Nov. 14, 2012) Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk, left, Chief of Naval Personnel, cuts a cake with Rear Adm. Mark Tidd, chief of Navy chaplains, Lt. Jonathan Craig, the youngest chaplain present, and Lt. William Dorwart, the most senior chaplain present during a cake-cutting ceremony to celebrate the 237th anniversary of the Navy Chaplain Corps during a ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

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121111-N-XY761-072 DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (Nov. 11, 2012) Lt. j.g. Dominic Mirenda, staff chaplain at U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia, leads a prayer during the Remembrance Day Ceremony at Pointe Marianne Cemetery. Service members from the United Kingdom and United States attended the ceremony to remember the men and women who were killed during the two World Wars and other conflicts. The U.S. Navy has a 237-year heritage of defending freedom and projecting and protecting U.S. interests around the globe. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eric A. Pastor/Released)

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121110-N-WI365-005 NEW YORK HARBOR (Nov. 10, 2012) Cmdr. William Holiman, command chaplain aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), briefs Sailors in the hangar bay before they go ashore to help with relief efforts. More than 130 Sailors and Marines assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) volunteered to help remove debris from the neighborhoods, roads, and alleys. Wasp, the amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio (LPD 17), and the dock landing ship USS Carter Hill (LSD 50) are positioned in New York Harbor to provide relief support to areas affected by Hurricane Sandy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Markus Castaneda/Released)

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121106-N-MU720-152 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 6, 2012) Cmdr. Daniel Mode, chaplain assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), holds Catholic Mass aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89). Mustin is conducting a patrol of the western Pacific in support of regional security and stability of the vital Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Devon Dow/Released)

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121102-N-UP035-131 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 2, 2012) Sailors commit a Sailor's remains to the sea during a burial at sea ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mike DiMestico/Released)

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121023-N-UE577-342 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 23, 2012) Chief Religious Programs Specialist Cayce Mautino salutes a folded American flag held by Staff Sgt. Jason Matlat during a burial at sea ceremony aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp committed 17 former service members to the sea during this time-honored tradition. The U.S. Navy has a 237-year heritage of defending freedom and projecting and protecting U.S. interests around the globe. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Andrew B. Church/Released)

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121018-N-LM312-080 SUBIC BAY, Republic of the Philippines (Oct. 18, 2012) Religious Programs Specialist 2nd Class James Decker, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), plays with a blind child during a community service project at the Ninos Pag-Asa Orphanage. The U.S. Navy has a 237-year heritage of defending freedom and projecting and protecting U.S. interests around the globe. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Adam D. Wainwright/Released)

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