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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. The chief of naval operations (CNO) is typically the highest-ranking officer on active duty in the U.S. Navy unless the chairman and/or the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are naval officers. [2]
The first alumnus to graduate and go on to become a CNO was William S. Benson, who graduated from the Class of 1877. The current CNO, Jonathan Greenert , is also an Academy graduate. Four graduates subsequently became Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , three became ambassadors, three were recipients of the Navy Cross , and one was a ...
Originally held by a vice admiral, [1] the post of CNO has been held by an admiral since 1968. [ 2 ] The appointment of the CNO, along with the Chiefs of Staff of the Army , Chiefs of Staff of the Air Force and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , is referred to the State Council of South Korea for deliberation according to Article 89 ...
Boorda was born in South Bend, Indiana, to Jewish parents, Gertrude (Frank) Wallis and Herman Boorda. [3] His family moved to Momence, Illinois, where his father had a dress shop.
Lisa Marie Franchetti (/ f r æ n. k ˈ ɛ t i / fran-KEH-ti; born 25 April 1964) [1] is a United States Navy admiral who has been the 33rd [2] chief of naval operations since 2 November 2023. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] She is the first woman to be chief of naval operations, and the first woman to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Vernon Eugene Clark [1] (born September 7, 1944) is a retired admiral who served as the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) of the United States Navy. He retired on July 22, 2005, making his tenure of five years the second-longest serving CNO behind Arleigh Burke. He currently sits on the board of directors of Raytheon and SRI International.
In March 1942, Stark was relieved as CNO by Admiral Ernest King. He went to Britain the next month to become Commander of United States Naval Forces Europe . Brigadier General James E. Wharton (left), commander of the 1st Engineer Special Brigade , escorts Admiral Harold Stark on Utah Beach shortly after the D-Day landings in 1944.