050722-N-0962S-003 Annapolis, Md. (July 22, 2005) – Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Vern Clark delivers his final remarks during his change of command and retirement ceremony. Adm. Mike Mullen relieved Adm. Vern Clark as Chief of Naval Operations 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.
050722-N-0962S-003 Annapolis, Md. (July 22, 2005) – Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Vern Clark delivers his final remarks during his change of command and retirement ceremony. Adm. Mike Mullen relieved Adm. Vern Clark as Chief of Naval Operations 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-003 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Vern Clark delivers his final remarks during his change of command and retirement ceremony
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