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Outgoing and incoming chiefs of naval operations salute.
190822-N-BB269-0139C.JPG Photo By: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Raymond D. Diaz III

Washington, D.C. - Navy Adm. John M. Richardson is relieved by Navy Adm. Michael Gilday as chief of naval operations at a change-of-office ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard, Aug. 22, 2019. Richardson had served as the 31st chief of naval operations since September 2015.


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