050722-N-0962S-019 Annapolis, Md. (July 22, 2005) – Adm. Vern Clark salutes Secretary of the Navy Gordon England as he transfers to the Fleet Reserve. Adm. Mike Mullen relieved Adm. Vern Clark as Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) 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 Jou
050722-N-0962S-019 Annapolis, Md. (July 22, 2005) – Adm. Vern Clark salutes Secretary of the Navy Gordon England as he transfers to the Fleet Reserve. Adm. Mike Mullen relieved Adm. Vern Clark as Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) 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 Journalist 1st Class Brandan W. Schulze (RELEASED) US Navy 050722-N-0962S-019 Adm. Vern Clark salutes Secretary of the Navy Gordon England during his change of command and retirement ceremony
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