
Mission of the Chaplain
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Derek N. Vande-Slunt, deputy command chaplain assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, writes down a message for the command chaplain after receiving an important phone call. Vande-Slunt has been a Navy chaplain for almost 3 years and is leaving for his next duty station on a ship in August 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Aliannah T. Bartok)