![Adm. Vern Clark joins Secretary Cohen in briefing reporters at the Pentagon about the suspected terrorist attack on the USS Cole. Adm. Vern Clark joins Secretary Cohen in briefing reporters at the Pentagon about the suspected terrorist attack on the USS Cole.](https://media.defense.gov/2000/Oct/25/2002018896/1088/820/0/181974-Y-NLU74-368.jpg)
Adm. Vern Clark joins Secretary Cohen in briefing reporters at the Pentagon about the suspected terrorist attack on the USS Cole.
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Admiral Vern Clark, Retired Chief of Naval Operations of the United States Navy (Part 2), Episode 143 — The WOW Factor Podcast
![U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (center), U.S. Navy Admiral (ADM) Vern Clark (right), CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO) and USN ADM Michael"Mike"G. Mullen salute the colors during a late-morning change-of-command ceremony U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (center), U.S. Navy Admiral (ADM) Vern Clark (right), CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO) and USN ADM Michael"Mike"G. Mullen salute the colors during a late-morning change-of-command ceremony](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/2005/07/22/us-secretary-of-defense-donald-rumsfeld-center-us-navy-admiral-adm-vern-clark-3ccc81-1024.jpg)
U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (center), U.S. Navy Admiral (ADM) Vern Clark (right), CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO) and USN ADM Michael"Mike"G. Mullen salute the colors during a late-morning change-of-command ceremony
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Admiral Vern Clark Chief Naval Operations Editorial Stock Photo - Stock Image | Shutterstock | Shutterstock Editorial
![US Navy (USN) Out-going CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral (ADM) Vern Clark delivers his final remarks during his Change of Command and Retirement Ceremony held at the US Naval Academy, at US Navy (USN) Out-going CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral (ADM) Vern Clark delivers his final remarks during his Change of Command and Retirement Ceremony held at the US Naval Academy, at](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/2005/07/22/us-navy-usn-out-going-chief-of-naval-operations-cno-admiral-adm-vern-clark-389f0a-1600.jpg)
US Navy (USN) Out-going CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral (ADM) Vern Clark delivers his final remarks during his Change of Command and Retirement Ceremony held at the US Naval Academy, at
![The Navy's Sailors of the Year pose for a photo between Adm. Vern Clark, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott. - PICRYL The Navy's Sailors of the Year pose for a photo between Adm. Vern Clark, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott. - PICRYL](https://cdn14.picryl.com/photo/2003/07/17/the-navys-sailors-of-the-year-pose-for-a-photo-between-adm-vern-clark-chief-defa12-1024.jpg)
The Navy's Sailors of the Year pose for a photo between Adm. Vern Clark, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott. - PICRYL
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Admiral Vern Clark, Chief of Naval Operations is takes questions from local media at the Virginia Beach Convention Center - PICRYL Public Domain Image
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WeRemember911: A Time of Great Consequence with Former CNO Admiral Vern Clark (Feature Story) - YouTube
![File:US Navy 031018-N-8253M-120 Admiral Vern Clark, Chief of Naval Operations pins a medal on Vice Adm. John Totushek.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:US Navy 031018-N-8253M-120 Admiral Vern Clark, Chief of Naval Operations pins a medal on Vice Adm. John Totushek.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/US_Navy_031018-N-8253M-120_Admiral_Vern_Clark%2C_Chief_of_Naval_Operations_pins_a_medal_on_Vice_Adm._John_Totushek.jpg)