21.   One of them was Admiral Jay L. Johnson, chief of naval operations.

22.   Postol, a nuclear engineer by training, is an authority on missiles who worked for the chief of naval operations before going to MIT seven years ago.

23.   That investigation, being reviewed by the chief of naval operations, Adm. Vern Clark, is expected to be completed later this week.

24.   The chief of naval operations needs to put his stars on the table and resign.

25.   The chief of naval operations shot himself just as he was to be interviewed by a couple of Newsweek reporters about the combat awards.

26.   The chief of naval operations, Adm. Jay L. Johnson, said in an interview that the shortage was only partly a problem of recruiting and retention.

27.   The force is to arrive there on Tuesday and join NATO naval operations that already include an American carrier, the Theodore Roosevelt.

28.   The new chief of naval operations, Adm. Jeremy M. Boorda, notched his warrior stripes directing NATO operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

29.   The procession Tuesday was billed as the largest naval operation in history, and its organizers said it would contain more floating vessels than D-Day or the Spanish Armada.

30.   The unit has been involved in more than naval operations.