Our Navy well and we will miss them both. Served as an example and inspiration for others. Supporter, devoting her life to her husband, to her family, and to the His wife Connie, a woman to whom he owes much. Standing beside this officer throughout his superb career has been Part to his leadership during this difficult time. That the Navy is winning the war for people. Readiness, future readiness, quality of service and alignment. He has continued to focus on his top five priorities manpower, current Led the Navy in the global war against terrorism. Sitting in his office on September 11, 2001, war came to AdmiralĬlark's Navy when American Airlines flight 77 hit the Pentagon just aįew yards from where he was sitting. Admiral Clark hasĪlso served as the Deputy and Chief of Staff, United States Atlanticįleet the Director of Operations, J3 and subsequently Director of theĪdmiral Clark assumed his duties in peacetime on July 21, 2000. While commanding the Carl Vinsonīattle Group, he deployed to the Arabian Gulf and later served as theĭeputy Commander, Joint Task Force Southwest Asia. TransportationĬommand where he was Director of both Plans and Policy, J5 andįinancial Management and Analysis, J8. Atlantic Fleet,Īnd he directed the Joint Staff's Crisis Action Team for Desert ShieldĪdmiral Clark first hoisted his flag aboard the U.S. Officer for the Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. He served as head of the Cruiser-DestroyerĬombat Systems Requirements Section and Force Anti-Submarine Warfare Operations, Surface Warfare, and as the Administrative Aide to the ViceĬhief of Naval Operations. Operations, the Administrative Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Naval Systems Analysis Division in the Office of the Chief of Naval HeĬompleted assignments as the Special Assistant to the Director of the
Served in a series of increasingly challenging shore assignments. On those rare occasions when Admiral Clark was not in command, he Seven, Destroyer Squadron Five, Cruiser Destroyer Group Three, Second Would go on command USS McCloy, FF 1038, USS Spruance, DD 963, theįleet Anti-Submarine Training Center Atlantic, Destroyer Squadron One Leadership when as a lieutenant he commanded USS Grand Rapids, PG98. The Navy recognized early on his potential for Weeks to remind him of where he came from and to keep his focus on theĪdmiral Clark has had the good fortune to spend more than half of hisĬareer in command. To obtain the picture that formally hung in the wardroom of USS John W. The first things Admiral Clark did upon assuming his present post was His first sea duty tour was aboard USS John W. School, receiving his commission in August 1968. It is this Nation's great fortune that AdmiralĬlark heard the call of the sea and attended Officer's Candidate Secretary of the Navy and a member of the Armed Services Committee forĢ7 years, I have worked closely with every Chief of Naval OperationsĪ child of the Midwest, Admiral Clark is a graduate of EvangelĬollege and holds a master's degree in business administration from the Navy, our 27th Chief of Naval Operations, who last President, I rise today to recognize and honor ADM Government Publishing Office, TRIBUTE TO ADMIRAL VERN CLARK Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 13 - TRIBUTE TO ADMIRAL VERN CLARK