The White Falcon - 05.07.1974, Blaðsíða 1

THE WHITE FALCON]
Volume XXX, Number 26 _July 5, 1974
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ADM Holloway relieves ADM Zumwalt as CNO
Admiral James L. Holloway III
relieved Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt
as Chief of Naval Operations in a
ceremony held Saturday at the
U.S. Naval Acadeny, Annapolis,
Maryland.
Admiral Holloway became the
20th CNO upon relieving ADM
Zumwalt, and also the Navy's
first nuclear-trained CNO, having
commanded the Navy's first nu-
clear-powered Carrier, USS Enter-
prise. He has been serving as
Vice Chief of Naval Operations
since September 1973.
Admiral Zumwalt, the youngest
man ever to hold the post, re-
tired Monday after 32 years of
active service.
During his four years as CNO,
ADM Zumwalt instituted many "Peo-
ple Programs" designed to upgrade
the quality of life in the Navy.
He also emphasized the need for a
modernized fleet as an integral
part of the nation's defenses,
and initiated numerous programs
aimed at achieving that moderni-
zation .
Navy Judge Advocate General
Rear Admiral Merlin H. Staring
administered the Oath of Office
to ADM Holloway.
The principal speaker at the
ceremony was Vice President
Gerald R. Ford. Other dignitar-
ies present included the Secre-
tary of Defense James R. Schle-
singer, Secretary of the Navy
J. William Middendorf II and
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff Admiral Thomas H. Moorer.
ADM Elmo R. Zumwalt
NRS head to visit Exchange, Commissary
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Rear Admiral Joe G. Schoggen,
SC, USN, Commanding Officer of
the Navy Resale System Office,
will be visiting the Navy Ex-
change and Commissary Store here
Tuesday and Wednesday.
During his visit, the Admiral
will discuss resale operations
with the local commanders here.
As Deputy Commander of the
Naval Supply Systems Command for
resale matters, Admiral Schoggen
is responsible for providing
technical support, management
assistance and administrative
guidance to all Navy commands
concerning resale activities. He
also has direct command of all
Navy commissary stores.
Currently, the Navy Resale
System consists of 166 Navy Ex-
changes, 95 commissary stores and
376 ships stores afloat.
The primary objective of these
activities is to improve the
quality of life for Navy person-
nel by offering quality merchan-
dise, services and food products
at reasonable prices.
Exchanges and ships stores
hsv© a. secondary mission of gsn—
erating funds for Navy recrea-
tion. Last year, these resale
activities contributed more than
$44 million in support of local
and Navywide recreation programs.
Accompanying the Admiral dur-
his visit here will be his Aide
and Administrative assistant,
Lieutenant P. s. on. SC, USN.
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