Keywords: US Navy 050722-N-0962S-001 Retired Adm. Vern Clark and his wife Connie walk through honor side boys at the conclusion of his retirement and change of command ceremony.jpg en Annapolis Md July 22 2005 Retired Adm Vern Clark and his wife Connie walk through honor side boys at the conclusion of his retirement and change of command ceremony 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 2005-07-22 050722-N-0962S-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 26457 U S Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Brandan W Schulze PD-USGov-Military-Navy Vern Clark Michael G Mullen in 2005 2005 Chief of Naval Operations change of command ceremony Salutes |