Inaugural Class Graduates from International Course: "Eight chief petty officers (CPOs) and warrant officers from India, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua-New Guinea, Philippines and Samoa, along with three U.S. Navy CPOs, graduated from the first International CPO Leadership (ICPOL) Course at a ceremony aboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Fla., Nov. 19.
The course, part of the International Maritime Enlisted Leadership and Development Assistance (IMELDA) Program, was coordinated through the Naval Education and Training Security Assistance Field Activity (NETSAFA)."