41.   Lopez currently is deputy chief of naval operations for resources, based in the Pentagon.

42.   Lopez, deputy chief of naval operations for warfare requirements, said the ship would also have long-range artillery.

43.   Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, said American troops helped with planning, communications and intelligence-sharing for the naval operation.

44.   Moore will be heading to Washington D.C. to serve as a deputy chief of naval operations for logistics.

45.   Rumsfeld would not say who was chosen, but other defense officials said Myers was a finalist, along with Adm. Vern Clark, the chief of naval operations.

46.   Singapore and Japan will take part in naval civic operations in South Sumatra, Palembang Navy Chief Commodore Nuranto was quoted by Antara as saying here Saturday.

47.   The chief of naval operations took his life two years ago, believing he had worn an unauthorized decoration for valor during the Vietnam War.

48.   The ground, air and naval operation is taking place in western and northern Poland, the Baltic Sea and Norway.

49.   The episode triggered the resignation of Navy Secretary H. Lawrence Garrett and the early retirement of Adm. Frank B. Kelso, then the chief of naval operations.

50.   The major South Atlantic navies have agreed to conduct combined naval operations every two years.