C004919

Round shaped coin, antique brass in color, 1 1/2 inches in diameter.

SIDE 1 - A map of Kuwait surrounded by flags of the U.S. (upper left), Kuwait (upper right), and Iraq (below) with the acronym "OEF" to the left and "OIF"; all surrounded by a wide band with the words, "KUWAIT NAVAL BASE" above and, "CHIEF PETTY OFFICER'S ASSOCIATION" below.

SIDE 2 - The words, "ASK, THE, CHIEF" center, surrounded by collar insignia for Chief Petty Officer (left), Senior Chief Petty Officer (Right), and Master Chief Petty Officer (above) and a ribbon banner below with the date, "April 1st 1893" (the date, Chief Petty Officer rank was established); surrounded by a wide banner with the words, "CHIEF PETTY OFFICER" above and, "EXCELLENCE THROUGH LEADERSHIP" below, separated by 5-pointed stars (right and left).

Chief Petty Officer (CPO) is the seventh enlisted rate (E-7) in the United States Navy, just above petty officer first class and below senior chief petty officer. The rate of chief petty officer is that of a senior non-commissioned officer, and was established on 1 April 1893 for the United States Navy.

Chief Petty Officers serve a dual role as both technical experts and as leaders, with the emphasis being more on leadership as they progress through the CPO paygrades. A recognized collateral duty for all Chiefs is the training of newly-commissioned junior officers. Like petty officers, every chief petty officer has both a rate and a rating (i.e., job specialty, similar to an MOS in the U.S. Army or U.S. Marine Corps, or an AFSC in U.S. Air Force). A chief petty officer's full title is a combination of the two. Thus, a chief petty officer who has the rating of gunner's mate would be referred to as a chief gunner's mate