# Chief Pinning Ceremony 2025 (977376)

NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (Sep. 16, 2025) Naval Air Station Sigonella holds a Chief Pinning Ceremony, Sept. 16. The rank of Chief Petty Officer was created April 1, 1893, and the Chief Petty Officer pinning ceremony is a unique tradition to the U.S. Navy that signifies promotion to a crucial position of leadership and responsibility. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jacob Hart)

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2025
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: U.S. Navy video by Seaman Jacob Hart
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chief_Pinning_Ceremony_2025_(977376).webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: U.S. Navy video by Seaman Jacob Hart
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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