Chaplain Corps

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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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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121106-N-MU720-147 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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121018-N-NR998-116 NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (Oct. 18, 2012) Cmdr. William Holiman, command chaplain aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), salutes while Sailors assigned to the pallbearer detail bring the coffin of a former service member on board Wasp in preparation for an upcoming burial at sea. Wasp is currently preparing for a scheduled underway. 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 2nd Class Gretchen Albrecht/Released)

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121016-N-YZ751-008 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Oct. 16, 2012) Lt. Gregg Peters, a Navy chaplain, speaks during suicide awareness training for Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is undergoing a planned incremental availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard to refurbish shipboard systems and conduct maintenance. The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tony D. Curtis/Released)

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121013-N-YT478-039 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Oct. 13, 2012) Grace Caroline Sims, daughter of Lt. Hayley Sims and Lt. Brandon Sims, is baptized aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) on the Navy's 237th birthday. Lt. John E. Kelly, Staff Chaplain at Naval Air Station Oceana Dam Neck Annex Chapel, performed the baptism, which was his first aboard Ashland as well as on the Navy's birthday. 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 1st Class Lolita Lewis/Released)

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121013-N-OB549-026 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 13, 2012) Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Shandell Black presents Lt. Cmdr. Barry A. Metzler, chaplain, the second piece of cake as the oldest sailor present during a Navy Birthday Ball held at Fleet Activities Yokosuka. 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 Greg Mitchell/Released)

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121012-N-KV696-034 WASHINGTON (Oct. 12, 2012) Capt. Gary Clore, chaplain for Naval District Washington (NDW), left, Rear Adm. Patrick Lorge, NDW Commandant, and Charles Chadburn, Professor of Strategy at the Naval War College, render honors to colors during a wreath laying ceremony in honor of the U.S. Navy's 237th birthday at the Navy Memorial. 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 2nd Class Kiona Miller/Released)

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121010-N-IV546-016 ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Oct. 10, 2012) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert delivers remarks during a worship service for the Navy's 237th Anniversary at the U.S. Naval Academy chapel. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rosprim Thomas/Released)

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121009-N-WL435-116 WASHINGTON (Oct. 9, 2012) A Sailor assigned to USS Constitution rings eight bells, a nautical tradition to render honors with eight being the highest amount of bells bestowed, during a Pentagon Navy staff celebration to commemorate the Navy's 237th birthday. Attending, from left, are Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens and Chief of Chaplains Rear Adm. Mark Tidd. 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 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

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120930-N-NU634-101 ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 30, 2012) Cmdr. Timothy Koester, command chaplain for the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), officiates Catholic Mass to Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66). Hue City 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 Seaman Darien G. Kenney/Released)

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120925-N-SF704-119 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2012) Lt. j.g. Yonina Creditor, from Richmond, Va., a Jewish chaplain embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), leads Sailors in prayer during a Yom Kippur service in the ship's chapel. George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William Pittman/Released)

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120923-N-CH661-039 ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 23, 2012) Navy chaplain Lt. Cmdr. Henry F. Holcombe baptizes Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Andrew S. Lyons, from Baltimore, during a baptism service on the fantail of 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 Jared King/Released)

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120921-N-BH078-046 OAK HARBOR, Wash. (Sept. 21, 2012) Capt. Christopher T. Phillips, executive officer of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI), bows his head as the command chaplain delivers the closing invocation during a ceremony to honor the 70th anniversary of Team Whidbey. Team Whidbey is the name given to the collaboration of NASWI and the state of Washington's Whidbey Island. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Emmanuel Rios/Released)

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120911-N-JV638-030 ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 11, 2012) Lt. Cmdr. Henry Holcombe, chaplain, reads the benediction during a ceremony commemorating the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks 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 Randy J. Savarese/Released)

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120408-M-VH365-026 FORWARD OPERATING BASE JACKSON, Afghanistan (April 8, 2012) U.S. Navy Lt. Seanan Holland, a chaplain assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, administers unleavened bread and juice on Easter Sunday at Forward Operating Base Jackson, Afghanistan. Holland provides religious services to Marines and Sailors over the course of their deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sean M. Searfus/Released)

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