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CNO Releases Navigation Plan 2024 . The plan focuses on two strategic ends: readiness for conflict with the PRC by 2027 and enhancing long-term advantage.
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Newport, R.I. -- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lisa...
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Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday and his...
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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 structure of the United States Navy consists of four main bodies: the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, the operating forces (described below), and the Shore Establishment.
Organizational charts for the U.S. National Defense Command Structure and Department of the Navy and reference sources for the Navy.
To issue the official chain of command for Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) established commands and detachments, the official command addresses...
The CNO is the principal naval advisor to the president and to the Navy secretary on the conduct of war, and is the principal advisor and naval executive to the secretary on the conduct of...