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The chief of naval operations (CNO) is the highest-ranking 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 ...
John Michael Richardson[1] (born April 8, 1960) is a retired four-star admiral in the United States Navy who previously served as the 31st Chief of Naval Operations. He served as the Director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program from November 2, 2012, to August 14, 2015. While serving as Director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion, itself a joint ...
Lisa Franchetti. Lisa Marie Franchetti (/ fræn.kˈɛti / fran-KEH-ti; born April 25, 1964) [1] is a United States Navy admiral who has been the 33rd [2] chief of naval operations, and due to having that position, a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, [3] since November 2, 2023. [4][5] She is the first woman to be chief of naval operations ...
This is a list of naval officer designators in the United States Navy.In the United States Navy, all active and reserve component officers are assigned to one of four officer communities, based on their education, training, and assignments: Line Officers (divided into Unrestricted Line or URL, Restricted Line or RL, and Restricted Line Special Duty or RL SD), Staff Corps Officers, Limited Duty ...
The vice chief of naval operations (VCNO), the principal deputy of the chief of naval operations, delegated complete authority to act for the CNO in all matters not specifically reserved by law to the CNO. The director of the Navy Staff (DNS). Several deputy chiefs of naval operations (DCNOs) [5] of either three or two-star rank, heading ...
First Fleet Admiral; Chief of Naval Operations (1937–1939), during World War II; became the first fleet admiral and crafted a future thought leadership; served as Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief, which was the role model for the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Governor of Puerto Rico (1939–1940) ambassador to the Vichy ...
Directors of Naval Intelligence from 1882. Note: Prior to 1911 the head of the ONI was known as the Chief Intelligence Officer. [1] Lt. Theodorus B.M. Mason (June 1882 – April 1885) Lt. Raymond P. Rodgers (April 1885 – July 1889) Cmdr. Charles H. Davis, Jr. (September 1889 – August 1892) Cmdr. French E. Chadwick (September 1892 – June 1893)
Defense Superior Service Medal. Legion of Merit (4) Jonathan William Greenert (born May 15, 1953) [1] is a former United States Navy admiral who served as the 30th Chief of Naval Operations from September 23, 2011, to September 18, 2015. He previously served as the 36th Vice Chief of Naval Operations from August 13, 2009, to August 22, 2011. [2]