190831-N-NT795-922 SAN DIEGO Calif. (Aug. 31, 2019) Personnel Specialist 1st Class Shawn Lewis, a chief petty officer selectee from New York, assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 3, trims the foliage at Veterans Museum and Memorial Center during a community relations project in historic Balboa Park in San Diego as part of chief petty officer initiation. CPO initiation is a professional education and training environment and time-honored tradition which focuses on teams and individuals as leaders of integrity, accountability, initiative and toughness. The Coastal Riverine Force is a core Navy capability that provides port and harbor security, high value asset security, and maritime security operation in the coastal and inland waterways. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Boatswain’s Mate Nelson Doromal Jr./Released)