Keywords: US Navy 060629-N-4014G-159 The Navy's Chief of Information (CHINFO) Rear. Adm. T. McCreary, right, presents the new Mass Communication Specialist (MC) rating badge, worn by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW-AW) Rustum.jpg Rear Adm T McCreary right presents the new Mass Communication Specialist MC rating badge worn by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class SW/AW Rustum F Rivera Effective July 1 2006 the Journalist Photographer's Mate Illustrator Draftsman and Lithographer ratings will merge and be redesignated as Mass Communication Specialists The new MC rating badge consists of a satellite orbiting a globe with four lightning bolts The globe represents the Mass Communication Specialist's ability to accomplish the mission worldwide The satellite and orbit signify use of the most advanced technology to transmit media products to the point of impact The lightning bolts reflect the immediacy of the modern media environment and the critical need for rapid dissemination of digitized video audio text and graphics U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Patrick Gearhiser RELEASED 2006-06-29 060629-N-4014G-159 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 36332 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Patrick Gearhiser PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval Station Norfolk Mass Communication Specialist Military rank insignia of the United States Navy |