180914-N-WM647-1244 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 14, 2018) Cmdr. Leroy Mitchell, the commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), congratulates Chief Culinary Specialist Celio Innis, from Killeen, Texas, on his promotion during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony on the ship’s flight deck. The ceremony is part of a long-standing tradition that honors and recognizes the years of hard work, service and leadership dedicated to Sailors in the Navy. Benfold is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elesia Patten/Released)