Senior-most officer and service chief of the United States Navy
Chief of Naval Operations
Seal of the Chief of Naval Operations
Flag of the Chief of Naval Operations
Incumbent Admiral Lisa Franchetti since 2 November 2023
United States Navy Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Abbreviation
CNO
Member of
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Reports to
Secretary of the Navy
Appointer
The President with Senate advice and consent
Term length
4 years Renewable one time, only during war or national emergency
Constituting instrument
10 U.S.C. § 8033
Precursor
Aide for Naval Operations
Formation
11 May 1915
First holder
ADM William S. Benson
Deputy
Vice Chief of Naval Operations
Website
www.navy.mil
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 adviser to the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council, the secretary of defense, and the president.
Despite the title, the CNO does not have operational command authority over naval forces. The CNO is an administrative position based in the Pentagon, and exercises supervision of Navy organizations as the designee of the secretary of the Navy. Operational command of naval forces falls within the purview of the combatant commanders who report to the secretary of defense.
The current chief of naval operations is Lisa Franchetti, who was sworn in on November 2, 2023.[1]
^"SECNAV Del Toro Statement on the Swearing-In of Adm. Lisa Franchetti as 33rd Chief of Naval Operations". DVIDS. Washington, D. C.: Office of the Secretary of the Navy. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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