Vice Chief of Naval Operations

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The vice chief of naval operations (VCNO) is the second highest-ranking commissioned United States Navy officer and functions as the principal deputy of the chief of naval operations. By statute, the vice chief is appointed as a four-star admiral.[1]

Role

The senior leadership of the U.S. Department of the Navy consists of two civilians, the secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) and the under secretary of the Navy (USECNAV), as well as the four senior commissioned officers on the two military service staffs: Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) and Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC).

The vice chief is the principal deputy of the chief of Naval operations (CNO). The vice chief may also perform other delegated duties that either the secretary of the Navy or the CNO assigns to him or her. If the CNO is absent or is unable to perform their duties, then the vice chief assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CNO. Within the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, while there are several Deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations (DCNOs) of either three or two star rank, there is only one VCNO.

The vice chief is appointed by the president of the United States, and must be confirmed via majority vote by the Senate. While there is not a fixed term nor a term limit in the statute; the historical precedent is that a vice chief of naval operations serves for a tenure of two to three years.

Historical background

The equivalent of the current VCNO position was called Assistant for Operations in 1915, and Assistant Chief of Naval Operations in 1922. In 1942 the title became Vice Chief of Naval Operations.[2]

List of vice chiefs of naval operations

No. Image Name Tenure Post(s) held after VCNO tenure
Began Ended
1 File:Admiral Frederick J Horne.png VADM (ADM) Frederick J. Horne 26 March 1942 2 September 1945 Retired, 1945
Promoted to admiral on 29 January 1945Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 File:ADM Richard S. Edwards.jpg ADM Richard S. Edwards Jr. 1945 1946 Commander, Western Sea Frontier (1946–1947)
Commander, Pacific Reserve Fleet (1946–1947)
Retired, 1947Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 File:Adm ramsey.jpg ADM DeWitt Clinton Ramsey 15 January 1946 3 January 1948 Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (1948–1949)
Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (1948–1949
High Commissioner, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (1948–1949)
Retired, 1949Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 File:ADM Arthur Radford.JPG VADM Arthur W. Radford January 1948 May 1949 Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (1949–1953)
Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (1949–1953)
High Commissioner, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (1949–1951)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1953–1957)
Retired, 1957Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 File:VADM John Dale Price USN aviator 1892-1957.png VADM John D. Price 1949 1950 Retired, 1950
Promoted to admiral upon retirementScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 File:ADM McCormick, Lynde D.jpg ADM Lynde D. McCormick 1950 1951 Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command (1951–1954)
Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (1951–1954)
Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (1952–1954)
Retired, 1954Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 File:Donald B Duncan.jpg ADM Donald B. Duncan 1951 1956 Retired, 1956Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 File:Harry Donald Felt.jpg ADM Harry D. Felt 1956 1958 Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (1958–1964)
Retired, 1964Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 File:ADM James S. Russell.jpg ADM James S. Russell 21 July 1958 September 1961 Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (1961–1965)
Retired, 1965Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 File:ADM Claude V. Ricketts.jpg ADM Claude V. Ricketts 25 September 1961 6 July 1964 Died in office, 1964Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 File:ADM Rivero, Horacio Jr.jpg ADM Horacio Rivero, Jr. July 1964 January 1968 Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (1968–1972)
Retired, 1972Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
12 File:Chick Clarey (edit).jpg ADM Bernard A. Clarey December 1970 Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (1970–1973)
Retired 1973Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
13 File:L38-18 ADM Ralph W. Cousins.jpg ADM Ralph W. Cousins 1970 1972 Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (1972–1975)
Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command (1972–1975)
Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (1972–1975)
Retired, 1975Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
14 File:CINCPAC ADM Weisner.jpg ADM Maurice F. Weisner 1972 1973 Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (1973–1976)
Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (1976–1979)
Retired, 1979Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
15 File:James Holloway III.jpg ADM James L. Holloway III September 1973 1974 Chief of Naval Operations (1974–1978)
Retired, 1978Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
16 File:ADM Worth H. Bagley.jpg ADM Worth H. Bagley June 1974 July 1975 Retired, 1975Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
17 File:ADM Shear, Harold Edson.jpg ADM Harold E. Shear 1975 1977 Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (1978–1980)
Retired, 1980
Administrator of the Maritime Administration (1981–1985)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
18 File:Robert LJ Long.jpg ADM Robert L. J. Long July 1977 April 1979 Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (1979–1983)
Retired, 1983Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
19 File:Admiral James Watkins, official military photo.JPEG ADM James D. Watkins April 1979 1981 Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (1981–1982)
Chief of Naval Operations (1982–1986)
Retired, 1986
Secretary of Energy (1989–1993)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
20 File:ADM Small, William Newell.jpg ADM William N. Small 1981 1983 Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (1983–1985)
Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (1983–1985)
Retired, 1985Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
21 File:Ronald J Hays.jpg ADM Ronald J. Hays 1983 1985 Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (1985–1988)
Retired, 1988Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
22 File:James B Busey IV.jpg ADM James B. Busey IV September 1985 March 1987[3] Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (1987–1989)
Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (1987–1989)
Retired, 1989
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (1989–1991)
Deputy Secretary of Transportation (1991–1992)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
23 File:Huntington Hardisty.jpg ADM Huntington Hardisty March 1987 1988 Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (1988–1991)
Retired, 1991Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
24 File:Portrait of US Navy Admiral Leon A. Edney.jpg ADM Leon A. Edney August 1988 May 1990 Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (1990–1992)
Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command (1990–1992)
Retired, 1992Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
25 File:Jerome L Johnson.jpg ADM Jerome L. Johnson May 1990 July 1992 Retired, 1992Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
26 File:Stanley R Arthur.jpg ADM Stanley R. Arthur 6 July 1992 1995 Retired, 1995Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
27 File:Joseph W. Prueher, ADM USN, 1996.jpg ADM Joseph W. Prueher April 1995 1996 Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (1996–1999)
Retired, 1999
U.S. Ambassador to China (1999–2001).Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
28 File:Admiral Jay L. Johnson, 1996.jpg ADM Jay L. Johnson April 1996 August 1996 Chief of Naval Operations (1996–2000)
Retired, 2000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
29 File:Admiral Harold W. Gehman, Jr..jpg ADM Harold W. Gehman, Jr. September 1996 September 1997 Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (1997–2000)
Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command (1997–1999)
Commander in Chief, U.S. Joint Forces Command (1999–2000)
Retired, 2000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
30 File:Donald L Pilling.jpg ADM Donald L. Pilling October 1997 October 2000 Retired, 2000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
31 File:Adm. William J. Fallon.jpg ADM William J. Fallon October 2000 August 2003 Commander, Fleet Forces Command/U.S. Atlantic Fleet (2003–2005)
Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (2005–2007)
Commander, U.S. Central Command (2007–2008)
Retired, 2008Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
32 File:Admiral Michael Mullen, official Navy photograph.jpg ADM Michael G. Mullen August 2003 August 2004 Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (2004–2005)
Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples (2004–2005)
Chief of Naval Operations (2005–2007)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2007–2011)
Retired, 2011Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
33 File:John B. Nathman.jpg ADM John B. Nathman August 2004 February 2005 Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (2005–2007)
Retired, 2007Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
34 File:Robert F. Willard cov.jpg ADM Robert F. Willard 18 March 2005 5 April 2007 Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (2007–2009)
Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (2009–2012)
Retired, 2012Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
35 File:ADM Walsh.jpg ADM Patrick M. Walsh 5 April 2007 13 August 2009 Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (2009–2012)
Retired, 2012Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
36 File:Jonathan W. Greenert 2010.jpg ADM Jonathan W. Greenert 13 August 2009 22 August 2011 Chief of Naval Operations (2011–2015)
Retired, 2015Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
37 File:ADM Mark E. Ferguson III VCNO.jpg ADM Mark E. Ferguson III 22 August 2011 1 July 2014 Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (2014–2016)
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa (2014–2016)
Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples (2014–2016)
Retired, 2016Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
38 File:Admiral Michelle J. Howard VCNO.jpg ADM Michelle J. Howard 1 July 2014 31 May 2016 Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (2016–2017)
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa (2016–2017)
Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples (2016–2017)
Retired, 2017Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
39 File:Moran 2016 2.jpg ADM William F. Moran 31 May 2016 10 June 2019 Retired, 2019Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[4]
40 File:Adm. Robert P. Burke.jpg ADM Robert P. Burke 10 June 2019 29 May 2020 Commander, United States Naval Forces Europe-Africa (2020–2022)
Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples (2020–2022)
Retired, 2022Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
41 File:Adm. William K. Lescher.jpg ADM William K. Lescher 29 May 2020 2 September 2022 Retired, 2022Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
42 File:ADM Lisa M. Franchetti (2).jpg ADM Lisa M. Franchetti 2 September 2022 2 November 2023 Chief of Naval Operations (2023–2025)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
43 File:ADM James W. Kilby.jpg ADM James W. Kilby 5 January 2024 Incumbent

See also

References

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External links

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