Forty-three sailors from throughout the Navy Pensacola Region were inducted as chief petty officers in a trio of pinning ceremonies this past ... Thomas A. Santos, Viron T. Smith, Rodolfo J. Tapia ...

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea has taken over for now-retired Master Chief Russell Smith. ... Smith had served as the master chief petty officer of the Navy since 2018.

Capt. Jeff Yackeren, commanding officer of Naval Base Point Loma (NBPL), Cmdr. James Gallager, executive officer of NBPL, and chief petty officers pose for a group photo at the Roncador Memorial ...

Now that he’s the Navy’s top enlisted sailor, don’t expect Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russ Smith to shake things up with his first official CPO initiation guidance.