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Unless the [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] or the [[Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] is a naval officer, the [[Chief of Naval Operations]] (CNO) is the senior officer of the [[United States Navy]]. A member of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]], he does not directly command operational forces of the Navy, which are under [[Unified Combatant Command]]s that report to the [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] and the [[President of the United States]]; the latter two constitute the [[National Command Authority]].
Unless the [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] or the [[Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] is a naval officer, the [[Chief of Naval Operations]] (CNO) is the senior officer of the [[United States Navy]]. He is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, currently for a four-year term, and usually retires after the term. Admiral [[Arleigh Burke]], however, served three terms, then of two years each.


A large staff organization does report to the CNO, and he has a major role in developing naval doctrine, planning the navy of the future, preparing its budget, etc.
A member of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] (JCS), he does not directly command operational forces of the Navy, which are under [[Unified Combatant Command]]s that report to the [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] and the [[President of the United States]]; the latter two constitute the [[National Command Authority]].
 
The CNO reports to the [[Secretary of the Navy]], especially in matters such as Congressional relations, but has complex relationships with the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] and Secretary of Defense. While he does not have operational command over naval forces, he has enormous influence.
==CNO Staff==
The Vice Chief of Naval Operations acts for the CNO in his absence. Each CNO and VCNO work out their particular responsibilities, but the CNO is often more concerned with JCS, White House, and Congressional relations, so the VCNO may be closer to the day-to-day naval structure.
 
A large staff organization, headed by the Director of Navy Staff, does report to the CNO, and he has a major role in developing naval doctrine, planning the navy of the future, preparing its budget, etc.
[[Image:CNO Staff.gif|thumb|Navy professional staff under the CNO]]
==CNO list and especially notable CNOs==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Dates of office
|-
| William Shepherd Benson
| May 11, 1915 – Sept. 25, 1919
|-
| Robert Edward Coontz
| Nov. 1, 1919 – July 21, 1923
|-
| Edward Walter Eberle
| July 21, 1923 – Nov. 14, 1927
|-
| Charles Frederick Hughes
| Nov. 14, 1927 – Sept. 17, 1930
|-
| William Veazie Pratt
| Sept. 17, 1930 – June 30, 1933
|-
| William Harrison Standley
| July 1, 1933 – Jan. 1, 1937
|-
| William Daniel Leahy
| Jan. 2, 1937 – Aug. 1, 1939
|-
| Harold Raynsford Stark
| Aug. 1, 1939 – Mar. 26, 1942
|-
| Ernest Joseph King
| Mar. 26, 1942 – Dec. 15, 1945
|-
| Chester William Nimitz
| Dec. 15, 1945 – Dec. 15, 1947
|-
| Louis Emil Denfeld
| Dec. 15, 1947 – Nov. 1, 1949
|-
| Forrest Percival Sherman
| Nov. 2, 1949 – July 22, 1951
|-
| William Morrow Fechteler
| Aug. 16, 1951 – Aug. 17, 1953
|-
| Robert Bostwick Carney
| Aug. 17, 1953 – Aug. 17, 1955
|-
| Arleigh Albert Burke
| Aug. 17, 1955 – Aug. 1, 1961
|-
| George Whalen Anderson, Jr.
| Aug. 1, 1961 – Aug. 1, 1963
|-
| David Lamar McDonald
| Aug. 1, 1963 – Aug. 1, 1967
|-
| Thomas Hinman Moorer
| Aug. 1, 1967 – July 1, 1970
|-
| Elmo Russell Zumwalt, Jr.
| Jul. 1, 1970 – Jul. 1, 1974
|-
| James L. Holloway III
| July 1, 1974 – June 30, 1978
|-
| Thomas B. Hayward
| July 1, 1978 – June 30, 1982
|-
| James D. Watkins
| July 1, 1982 – June 30, 1986
|-
| Carlisle A.H. Trost
| July 1, 1986 – June 30, 1990
|-
| Frank B. Kelso II
| July 1, 1990 – Apr. 23, 1994
|-
| Jeremy Michael Boorda
| Apr. 23, 1994 - May 16, 1996
|-
| Jay L. Johnson
| Aug. 2, 1996 – July 21, 2000
|-
| Vern Clark
| July 21, 2000 – 22 July 2005
|-
|Michael Mullen
| 22 July 2005 – 29 September 2007
|-
|Gary Roughead
| 29 September 2007 – Present
|}

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Unless the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is a naval officer, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the senior officer of the United States Navy. He is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, currently for a four-year term, and usually retires after the term. Admiral Arleigh Burke, however, served three terms, then of two years each.

A member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), he does not directly command operational forces of the Navy, which are under Unified Combatant Commands that report to the Secretary of Defense and the President of the United States; the latter two constitute the National Command Authority.

The CNO reports to the Secretary of the Navy, especially in matters such as Congressional relations, but has complex relationships with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of Defense. While he does not have operational command over naval forces, he has enormous influence.

CNO Staff

The Vice Chief of Naval Operations acts for the CNO in his absence. Each CNO and VCNO work out their particular responsibilities, but the CNO is often more concerned with JCS, White House, and Congressional relations, so the VCNO may be closer to the day-to-day naval structure.

A large staff organization, headed by the Director of Navy Staff, does report to the CNO, and he has a major role in developing naval doctrine, planning the navy of the future, preparing its budget, etc.

Navy professional staff under the CNO

CNO list and especially notable CNOs

Name Dates of office
William Shepherd Benson May 11, 1915 – Sept. 25, 1919
Robert Edward Coontz Nov. 1, 1919 – July 21, 1923
Edward Walter Eberle July 21, 1923 – Nov. 14, 1927
Charles Frederick Hughes Nov. 14, 1927 – Sept. 17, 1930
William Veazie Pratt Sept. 17, 1930 – June 30, 1933
William Harrison Standley July 1, 1933 – Jan. 1, 1937
William Daniel Leahy Jan. 2, 1937 – Aug. 1, 1939
Harold Raynsford Stark Aug. 1, 1939 – Mar. 26, 1942
Ernest Joseph King Mar. 26, 1942 – Dec. 15, 1945
Chester William Nimitz Dec. 15, 1945 – Dec. 15, 1947
Louis Emil Denfeld Dec. 15, 1947 – Nov. 1, 1949
Forrest Percival Sherman Nov. 2, 1949 – July 22, 1951
William Morrow Fechteler Aug. 16, 1951 – Aug. 17, 1953
Robert Bostwick Carney Aug. 17, 1953 – Aug. 17, 1955
Arleigh Albert Burke Aug. 17, 1955 – Aug. 1, 1961
George Whalen Anderson, Jr. Aug. 1, 1961 – Aug. 1, 1963
David Lamar McDonald Aug. 1, 1963 – Aug. 1, 1967
Thomas Hinman Moorer Aug. 1, 1967 – July 1, 1970
Elmo Russell Zumwalt, Jr. Jul. 1, 1970 – Jul. 1, 1974
James L. Holloway III July 1, 1974 – June 30, 1978
Thomas B. Hayward July 1, 1978 – June 30, 1982
James D. Watkins July 1, 1982 – June 30, 1986
Carlisle A.H. Trost July 1, 1986 – June 30, 1990
Frank B. Kelso II July 1, 1990 – Apr. 23, 1994
Jeremy Michael Boorda Apr. 23, 1994 - May 16, 1996
Jay L. Johnson Aug. 2, 1996 – July 21, 2000
Vern Clark July 21, 2000 – 22 July 2005
Michael Mullen 22 July 2005 – 29 September 2007
Gary Roughead 29 September 2007 – Present
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