181022-N-HP188-0136 WASHINGTON (Oct. 22, 2018) Cmdr. Joel Holwitt, left, Francis Hoffman, retired Royal Australian Navy Rear Adm. James Goldrick, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, retired Vice Adm. James R. Fitzgerald, Lt. G. Creigh Greensmith, retired Rear Adm. Richard F. Pittenger, and Lt. Robert E. Swain III pose for a group photo during the Chief of Naval Operations Naval History Essay Contest 2018 Awards Reception at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The six winning essays were chosen out of 182 submissions from across the Fleet, almost every state, and around the world. Naval History and Heritage Command, the U.S. Naval Institute, the U.S. Naval Academy, the Naval War College and the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations coordinated the contest. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mutis A. Capizzi/Released)