171218-N-PO203-213 ARLINGTON, Va. (Dec. 18, 2017) Dr. Frank Herr, head, Ocean Battlespacing Sensing S&T department, Office of Naval Research, receives a standing ovation during his retirement ceremony following 40 years of government service. Dr. Herr started as a research chemist in 1977 at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released)