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The chief of naval operations is the highest-ranking officer of the United States Navy. The position is a statutory office held by an admiral who is a military adviser and deputy to the secretary of t
ADM Daryl L. Caudle
Michael Mullen, CNO in December 2006, with some of his predecessors: Vern Clark, James D. Watkins, Thomas B. Hayward, and Jay L. Johnson
William Sims
Rear Admiral Charles Johnston Badger with Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske, c. 1914
The secretary of the Navy is a statutory officer and the head of the Department of the Navy, a military department within the United States Department of Defense. On April 22, 2026, Hung Cao became ac
Chief of Naval Operations
…officer of the United States Navy. The position is a statutory office (10 U.S.C. § 8033) held by an admiral who is a military adviser and deputy to the secretary of the Navy. The CNO is also a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (10 U.S.C. § 151) and in this capacity, a military adviser to the National Security Council, the…
Hung Cao
Gilbert Stuart, John Adams, c. 1800 1815, NGA 42933
John langdon
Silas Deane Du Simitier and B.L. Prevost