The vice chief of naval operations is the second highest-ranking commissioned United States Navy officer and functions as the principal deputy of the chief of naval operations. By statute, the vice ch
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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
Vice Chief of Naval Operations
…chief of naval operations (VCNO) is the second highest-ranking commissioned United States Navy officer and functions as the principal deputy of the chief of naval operations. By statute, the vice chief is appointed as a four-star admiral. The senior leadership of the U.S. Department of the Navy consists of two civilians…
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Michael Mullen, CNO in December 2006, with some of his predecessors: Vern Clark, James D. Watkins, Thomas B. Hayward, and Jay L. Johnson
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Rear Admiral Charles Johnston Badger with Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske, c. 1914