Latest "Chief-of-naval-operations" stories

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl answers a question Sept. 6, 2023, at the Defense News Conference in Pentagon City.

When a service’s top two officers aren’t available, who takes charge?

Who is the no. 3 officer in the military services? It's not a simple answer.

By Meghann Myers

5 weeks ago

Capt. Brett Crozier, then-commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), gives remarks during an all-hands call on the ship’s flight deck Dec. 15, 2019.

Officials continue to throw Capt. Brett Crozier under the bus for outbreak on Navy carrier

Unlike Capt. Brett Crozier, other military and civilian officials have not been held accountable for the response to the coronavirus outbreak on the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, says the author of this commentary.

By Lawrence J. Korb

3 years ago

Navy’s top officer to quarantine after exposure to coronavirus

"The CNO Admiral Gilday had contact with a COVID positive family member and, although testing negative, will be quarantining this week."

By Diana Stancy Correll

4 years ago

The US Navy’s so-called budget salvo demands too much

Money is tight at the Pentagon. It should take the CNO's comments with a grain of salt, one reader argues.

By Mark Gunzinger

4 years ago

Two Navy warships sailed through disputed South China Sea waters on Monday

The latest freedom of navigation operation is designed to show China that it can't lay claim to international waters.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

5 years ago

Navy veteran charged after toxic letters sent to Trump, other leaders

Charging documents filed Friday in U.S. District Court say 39-year-old William Clyde Allen III told investigators he wanted to "send a message."

5 years ago