Portuguese Admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo Takes Over As Chief Of Staff Of The Navy

LISBON, PORTUGAL - DECEMBER 27: Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (C) and the President of Portuguese Parliament Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues (R) preside over the ceremony in which Admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo (L), ex-Coordinator of the COVID-19 Vaccination Plan, is sworn-in as Chief of Staff of the Navy in Belem Presidential Palace on December 27, 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal. Admiral Henrique Eduardo Gouveia e Melo has previously served as the Adjutant for Planning and Coordination of the Armed Forces General Staff and as coordinator of the Task Force for the national COVID-19 vaccination plan, as Commander of the Portuguese Fleet from 2017 to 2020 and, from 2017 to 2019, as Commander of the European Maritime Force (EUROMARFOR). (Photo by Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)