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Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the senior military officer in the Navy. The CNO is a four-star admiral and is responsible to the Secretary of the Navy for the command, utilization of resources and operating efficiency of the operating forces of the Navy and of the Navy shore activities assigned by the Secretary.

A member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the CNO is the principal naval advisor to the President and to the Secretary of the Navy on the conduct of war, and is the principal advisor and naval executive to the Secretary on the conduct of naval activities of the Department of the Navy. Assistants are the Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), the Deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations (DCNOs) and a number of other ranking officers. These officers and their staffs are collectively known as the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OpNav). Some of the blocks in this diagram are hyperlinked to the web site of that OpNav directorate.

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Deputy CNO, Manpower Personnel Education & Training Deputy CNO, Integration of Capabilities & Resources Deputy CNO, Communication Networks Surgeon General of the Navy Chief of Navy Reserve Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Director for Material Readiness & Logistics Deputy CNO, Information Plans & Strategy Director Test and Evaluation and Technology Requirements

Updated: 10 January 2007


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