Chief of Naval Operations
term end: 1953-08-17
term start: 1953-08-17
flag: Flag of the United States Chief of Naval Operations.svg
officeholder sort: Eberle, Edward Walter
term end: 1974-06-29
cabinet: Mark Esper
termlength: 1.262304E8
term start: 1970-07-01
officeholder sort: King, Ernest Joseph
term end: Incumbent
insignia: Seal of the Chief of Naval Operations.svg
appointer: The president
officeholder: Lynde D. McCormick
defence branch: Battleships
term end: 1933-06-30
cabinet: Neil H. McElroy
term end: 1996-05-16
residence: Tingey House
officeholder sort: Caudle, Daryl
image title: Portrait
description: statutory office held by a four-star admiral in the United States Navy
termlength qualified: Renewable one time, only during war or national emergency
officeholder: George Whelan Anderson Jr.
order: –
term end: 1915-04-01
term end: 1923-07-21
term start: 1923-07-21
alt officeholder: John Connally
officeholder: Thomas B. Hayward
incumbentsince: 2025-08-25
officeholder: Elmo Zumwalt
cabinet: James Forrestal
officeholder: William Fechteler
cabinet: —
abbreviation: CNO
label: Начальник военно-морских операций @ru
label: Kepala Staf Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat @in
label: رئيس العمليات البحرية (الولايات المتحدة) @ar
officeholder sort: Pratt, William Veazie
cabinet: Pete Hegseth
officeholder sort: Moorer, Thomas Hinman
deputy: Vice Chief of Naval Operations
showdefencebranch: n
military rank: Rear Admiral
cabinet: Robert A. Lovett
term start: 1909-12-03
alt officeholder: Francis P. Matthews
description: comandante della United States Navy @it
officeholder sort: Hayward, Thomas Bibb
label: 美国海军作战部长 @zh
term start: --09-23
alt officeholder: Robert B. Anderson (Texas politician)
term start: 1939-08-01
officeholder sort: Richardson, John
term end: 1939-08-01
cabinet: Robert Gates
officeholder: Charles E. Vreeland
label: Jefe de Operaciones Navales @es
alt officeholder: Dan A. Kimball
label: アメリカ海軍作戦部長 @ja
alt officeholder: John L. Sullivan (United States Navy)
officeholder: James D. Watkins
term start: 1990-06-29
term end: 1990-06-29
cabinet: William J. Perry
term start: --06-29
officeholder sort: Leahy, William
term end: 1947-12-15
alt officeholder: John Howard Dalton
term start: 1947-12-15
officeholder sort: Kilby, James
died: y
alt officeholder: Gordon R. England
cabinet: Elliot Richardson
alt officeholder: Sean O'Keefe
term end: 1937-01-01
cabinet: Frank Carlucci
alt officeholder: George von Lengerke Meyer
officeholder: Harold Raynsford Stark