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==Incumbent==
Admiral Gary Roughead became the 29th Chief of Naval Operations on 29 September 2007, the culmination of a career starting with 1973 graduation of the United States Naval Academy.  He has commanded six operational units, both ships and larger sea commands.
[[Image:CNO Gary Roughead.jpg|left|thumb|Adm. Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations]]
A surface warfare specialist, he was the first officer to command both types of ships with the [[AEGIS]] battle management system, the [[Arleigh Burke class]] [[destroyer]] ''USS Barry'' and the [[Ticonderoga class]] [[cruiser]] ''USS Port Royal''. He has also commanded the ''USS George Washington'' carrier battle group and the U.S. Second Fleet/NATO Striking Fleet Atlantic. He also had the administrative job of commanding the Pacific Fleet. 

His Naval shore assignments included Commandant of the [[United States Naval Academy]] and Chief of Legislative Affairs.

In joint operational commands, he was Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Command.[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]]