050722-N-5390M-008 Annapolis, Md. (July 22, 2005) Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld shakes hands with Adm. Mike Mullen, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). Adm. Mike Mullen relieved Adm. Vern Clark during a late-morning ceremony at the Naval Academy. Clark's tenure as CNO began July 21, 2000, making it the longest term served by any CNO since Adm. Arleigh Burke resigned in 1961. Mullen last served as Commander, Joint Forces Command Naples, and had operational responsibility for NATO missions in the Balkans, Iraq, and the Mediterranean. Navy photo by Ken Mierzejewski (RELEASED) US
050722-N-5390M-008 Annapolis, Md. (July 22, 2005) Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld shakes hands with Adm. Mike Mullen, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). Adm. Mike Mullen relieved Adm. Vern Clark during a late-morning ceremony at the Naval Academy. Clark's tenure as CNO began July 21, 2000, making it the longest term served by any CNO since Adm. Arleigh Burke resigned in 1961. Mullen last served as Commander, Joint Forces Command Naples, and had operational responsibility for NATO missions in the Balkans, Iraq, and the Mediterranean. Navy photo by Ken Mierzejewski (RELEASED) US Navy 050722-N-5390M-008 Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld shakes hands with Adm. Mike Mullen, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)
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