NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (May 3, 2024) Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Jorge Acosta, left, from Chicago, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), escorts his husband as they are piped over the side during Acosta's retirement ceremony on the ship's flight deck at Naval Base San Diego, May 3, 2024. Acosta retired after 26 years of dedicated service to the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Olivia Rucker)