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GULFPORT, Miss. (Dec. 5, 2025) Chief Hospital Corpsman Christopher Marlo, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, stands for a portrait at Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport, Mississippi, Dec. 5, 2025 with his Licensed Practical Nurse certificate. Chief Marlo recently passed the NCLEX on his first attempt following new Mississippi legislation that allows Hospital Corpsmen to obtain Licensed Practical Nurse credentials. NMCB 11, assigned to Naval Construction Group TWO, is homeported in Gulfport, Miss. as part of the Naval Construction Force. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Alexa H. Trafton)
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