Surface Line Week 2023 [Image 7 of 8]

231013-N-UN585-1456 NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Oct. 13, 2023) Rear Adm. Yvette Davids, acting Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center, poses for a photograph with a Sailor assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) 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)