130913-N-SV688-274 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 13, 2013) Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ryan Valverde hugs Chief Mass Communication Specialist Steve Zurell during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony in the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian Jeffries/Released)