211030-N-BL637-1280 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fl. (Oct. 30, 2021) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith, left, former Chief of Naval Operations, retired Adm. John M. Richardson, center, and retired Vice Adm. Ted Carter speak during a visit to the Kennedy Space Center. MCPON Smith was invited to visit the Kennedy Space Center by NASA Astronaut Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kayla Barron, whom MCPON Smith mentored at the U.S. Naval Academy, and who is scheduled for a mission to the International Space Station on Nov. 3. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Sean Castellano/Released)