Surface Line Week 2023 Award Ceremony [Image 2 of 8]

231013-N-UN585-1285 NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Oct. 13, 2023) Rear Adm. Yvette Davids, acting Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, presents a second runner-up award to a representative from the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) at the Surface Line Week Pacific award ceremony. The two-week competition, hosted by Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, highlights professional and athletic skills while enhancing Surface Warfare culture, connectedness, and team building among the Surface Force. About 2,000 Sailors, Marines and Department of the Navy civilians participated. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Claire M. DuBois)