US Navy 050722-N-0962S-019 Adm. Vern Clark salutes Secretary of the Navy Gordon England during his change of command and retirement ceremony.jpg
{"Image ImageDescription": "050722-N-0962S-019.Annapolis, Md. (July 22, 2005) \u2013 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 U.S. 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.  U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Brandan W. Schulze (RELEASED)..", "Image XResolution": "72", "Image YResolution": "72", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Artist": "JO1(SW) Brandan Schulze", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered", "Image Copyright": "U.S. Navy Photo"}