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CNO

Chief of Naval Operations

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CNO

Chief of Naval Operations

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CNO

Chief of Naval Operations

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VCNO

Vice Chief of Naval Operations

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OPNAVINST

Office of the Chief of Naval Operations INSTruction

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DCNO

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations

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OPNAVINST

Chief of Naval Operations Instruction

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OPNAV

Office of the Chief of NAVal OPerations

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What does chief of naval operations mean?

Chief of Naval Operations
The chief of naval operations (CNO) is the professional head 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. In a separate capacity as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (10 U.S.C. § 151), the CNO is a military adviser to the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council, the secretary of defense, and the president. The current chief of naval operations is Admiral Michael M. Gilday. 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.

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