Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick West, center, joins the 2009 Sailors of the Year, Petty Officer 1st Class Cassandra Foote, cryptologic technician (technical) (left), Chief of Naval Operations Shore Sailor of the Year; Petty Officer 1st Class Shalanda Brewer, hospital corpsman, Navy Reserve Sailor of the Year; Petty Officer 1st Class Ingrid Cortez, hospital corpsman, U.S. Fleet Forces Sea Sailor of the Year and Petty Officer 1st Class Samira McBride, operations specialist, U.S. Pacific Fleet Sea Sailor of the Year, at the Navy Memorial to watch the U.S. Navy Band, Sea Chanters, perform for Concert on the Avenue. All four Sailors will be meritoriously promoted to chief petty officers. This is the first time in history all Sailors of the Year are women.