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Chief of Naval Operations
The
Chief of Naval Operations
(
CNO
) is a statutory office held by a
four-star admiral
in the
United States Navy
, and is the most senior naval officer assigned to serve in the
Department of the Navy
. The office 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
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 John M. Richardson
.
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