NORFOLK (April 1, 2021) Command Master Chief Deandre Beaufort, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), delivers remarks during a chief petty officer (CPO) birthday celebration in the Chief�s Mess, April 1. Chiefs aboard Ford and across the Navy celebrated 128 years since the establishment of CPOs in 1893. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ryan G. Wilber)