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The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the senior military officer
of the Department of 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 adviser to the President and to the Secretary of
the Navy on the conduct of war, and is the principal adviser and
naval executive to the Secretary on the conduct of activities of
the Department of the Navy. Assistants are the Vice Chief of Naval
Operations (VCNO), the Deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations (DCNOs),
the Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations (ACNOs) 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).
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