Rear Adm. Nevin Carr, Chief of Naval Research, gives his remarks at Drs. Jerome and Isabella Karleís retirement ceremony from the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) following a combined 127 years of government service. The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus presented the Department of the Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award to the Karles. Among their many awards and honors, Dr. Jerome Karle's work in crystal structure analysis was recognized by the 1985 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Dr. Isabella Karle was awarded the National Medal of Science from President Clinton in 1995 for her pioneering work in devising methods to determine crystal structure. (U.S. Navy Photo by John F. Williams/Released)