After 23 years of serving in the U.S. Navy, Master-at-Arms Senior Chief Petty Officer KC Dueñas got the opportunity to come ...

Master Chief James Honea became the Navy’s 16th chief petty officer of the Navy Thursday during a ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

Over half a century later, senior chief petty officer (E-8) and master chief petty officer (E-9) were added, completing what is now known as the Chief’s Mess. Those who hold the ranks of E-7 to ...

In the annals of military science fiction, few figures loom as large as Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, the stoic protagonist of the Halo franchise. Clad in Mjolnir armor and wielding an ...

Master-Chief-Petty-Officer ... REMEMBERING MY SHIPMATE JOHN MICHELWe met in January 1959 when I became the first Officer in Charge of the Navy’s newly acquired Bathyscaph Trieste and John was ...

The Navy community gathered Tuesday at Norfolk Naval Station to mourn Robert "Bob" Walker, Sr., who died Feb. 15 at 87. He served as the Navy's third Master Chief Petty Officer, the service's ...

Command Master Chief Neal Olds places a master chief cover on Senior Chief Fire Controlman Joan Buccat during a master chief petty officer pinning ceremony, May 3, 2019. (U.S. Navy/Mass ...

The Navy has selected an active-duty female gunner’s mate for promotion to master chief petty officer for the first time in the service’s 230-year history.

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) James Honea delivers remarks during the MCPON Change of Office ceremony held at Mahan Hall, United States Naval Academy, on Sept. 8, 2022.

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea speaks with Sailors during an all hands call at Joint Base Peral Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 4, 2023. US Navy Photo.

Yet despite his legendary exploits, his rank has remained static: Master Chief Petty Officer. In the real-world U.S. military, such a scenario would be implausible, if not outright impossible.