[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9455]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                       TRIBUTE TO ADMIRAL CHAPLIN

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 25, 2000

  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
an outstanding member of our military community. After two years of 
exemplary service as the Superintendent of the Naval Postgraduate 
School, Admiral Robert C. Chaplin's new assignment is in Yokosuka, 
Japan, where he will become the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Japan 
(CNFJ).
  As a former graduate of the NPS, Admiral Chaplin has offered a unique 
and insightful perspective as the Superintendent of his alma mater by 
ensuring that we have well-prepared and well-educated Navy officers to 
meet the challenges of the 21st century. Admiral Chaplin has tirelessly 
promoted NPS graduates as an existing and available resource for the 
Navy. He has pushed to create these stronger ties by establishing 
meetings between the school deans and Navy commanders, as well as 
between his students and the fleets. This ``technical to tactical'' 
bridge, as Admiral Chaplin has titled it, has proven highly successful, 
and will benefit the Navy long after his departure.
  The imprint that this extraordinary leader has left on academics at 
the NPS is equally commendable. Not only has Admiral Chaplin 
established two new programs--the Information System Operations and 
System Engineering Programs--but also he has governed the creation of 
three additional new curricula scheduled for implementation in 
September. Pushing the school to be on the cutting edge of distance 
learning, NPS recently graduated over a dozen students who have never 
been on the NPS campus. Admiral Chaplin has ably used technology and 
the Internet to ensure that Navy officers around the world are not 
denied a postgraduate degree simply by geography. Many of his 
accomplishments at NPS have been driven from his desire to foster 
stronger partnerships with many of the region's universities and the 
nation's top technology schools, as well as bringing together the high 
tech companies in the Silicon Valley with students at the school.
  As a valued member of the greater Monterey Peninsula Community, 
Admiral Chaplin will be missed by many. Our regret is tempered by 
recognition of the opportunity that lies before him. Admiral Chaplin is 
well suited by education and experience to be the Commander of U.S. 
Naval Forces Japan. So, it is with great pleasure that I ask my 
colleagues to join me in recognizing the tremendous contribution 
Admiral Chaplin has made to our national security at Naval Postgraduate 
School and throughout his long and distinguished Navy career and to 
wish him many years of continued success.

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