Vice Chief of Naval Operations
The Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO; dt. About: Deputy Commander of Naval Operations) is the second highest officer in the US Navy . He is the first advisor and deputy to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO).
He can also work as the acting CNO if the actual CNO is indisposed. He also takes on tasks assigned to him by the CNO.
The position of the VCNO requires the rank of admiral and the approval of the US Senate .
The service position of the VCNO was established as Assistant for Operations in 1915 and renamed Assistant Chief of Naval Operations in 1922. From 1942 onwards the title was Vice Chief of Naval Operations .
Since the ranks of Vice Admiral and Admiral in the US armed forces are only assigned temporarily, the officer must hold an appropriate position. If they fail to do so, they must retire or be demoted within 60 days. If the government has designated an officer for a position that is not yet vacant, it must “park” him in an appropriate post. Admirals who need to be "parked" for later use are often used as Vice Chiefs of Staff of their armed forces or as commanding general of the US Southern Command .
List of incumbents
| No. | Surname | image | Beginning of the appointment | End of appointment | Later posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | William K. Lescher |
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May 29, 2020 | - | |
| 40 | Robert P. Burke |
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June 10, 2019 | May 28, 2020 | Commander US Naval Forces Europe , Commander Allied Joint Force Command Naples |
| 39 | William F. Moran |
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May 31, 2016 | June 9, 2019 | |
| 38 | Michelle J. Howard |
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July 1, 2014 | May 31, 2016 | Commander US Naval Forces Europe , Commander Allied Joint Force Command Naples |
| 37 | Mark E. Ferguson |
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August 22, 2011 | June 30, 2014 | |
| 36 | Jonathan W. Greenert |
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August 13, 2009 | August 22, 2011 | Chief of Naval Operations |
| 35 | Patrick M. Walsh |
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April 2007 | August 2009 | Commander US Pacific Fleet |
| 34 | Robert F. Willard |
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March 18, 2005 | April 2007 | Commander US Pacific Fleet |
| 33 | John B. Nathman |
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August 2004 | February 2005 | Commander US Fleet Forces Command |
| 32 | Michael G. Mullen |
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August 2003 | August 2004 | Commander US Naval Forces Europe / Allied Joint Force Command Naples ( NATO ); Chief of Naval Operations ; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| 31 | William J. Fallon |
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October 2000 | August 2003 | Commander US Fleet Forces Command ; US Pacific Command ; US Central Command |
| 30th | Donald L. Pilling |
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October 1997 | October 2000 | |
| 29 | Harold W. Gehman, Jr. |
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September 1996 | September 1997 | Commander US Atlantic Command / Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic ( NATO ) |
| 28 | Jay L. Johnson |
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April 1996 | August 1996 | Chief of Naval Operations |
| 27 | Joseph W. Prueher |
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April 1995 | 1996 | Commander US Pacific Command ; US ambassador to China |
| 26th | Stanley R. Arthur |
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July 6, 1992 | 1995 | |
| 25th | Jerome L. Johnson |
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May 1990 | July 1992 | |
| 24 | Leon A. Edney |
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August 1988 | May 1990 | Commander US Atlantic Command / Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (NATO) |
| 23 | Huntington Hardisty |
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1987 | 1988 | |
| 22nd | James B. Busey IV. |
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September 1985 | 1987 | Commander US Naval Forces Europe / Allied Forces Southern Europe (NATO) |
| 21st | Ronald J. Hays |
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1983 | 1985 | Commander US Pacific Command |
| 20th | William N. Small |
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1981 | 1983 | |
| 19th | James D. Watkins |
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April 1979 | 1981 | Commander US Pacific Fleet ; Chief of Naval Operations ; US Secretary of Energy |
| 18th | Robert LJ Long |
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July 1977 | April 1979 | Commander US Pacific Command |
| 17th | Harold E. Shear |
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1975 | 1977 | |
| 16 | Worth H. Bagley |
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June 1974 | July 1975 | |
| 15th | James L. Holloway III. |
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September 1973 | 1974 | Chief of Naval Operations |
| 14th | Maurice F. Weisner |
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1972 | 1973 | Commander US Pacific Fleet ; US Pacific Command |
| 13 | Ralph Wynne cousins |
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1970 | 1972 | Commander US Atlantic Command / Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic |
| 12 | Bernard A. Clarey |
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January 1968 | December 1970 | Commander US Pacific Fleet |
| 11 | Horacio Rivero, Jr. |
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July 1964 | January 1968 | Commander Allied Forces Southern Europe (NATO); US Ambassador to Spain |
| 10 | Claude V. Ricketts |
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1961 | July 6, 1964 | |
| 9 | James S. Russell |
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July 21, 1958 | 1961 | |
| 8th | Harry D. Felt |
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1956 | 1958 | Commander US Pacific Command |
| 7th | Donald B. Duncan |
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1951 | 1956 | |
| 6th | Lynde D. McCormick |
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1950 | 1951 | Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic |
| 5 | John D. Price |
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1949 | 1950 | |
| 4th | Arthur W. Radford |
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January 1948 | May 1949 | Commander US Pacific Fleet / US Pacific Command ; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| 3 | DeWitt C. Ramsey |
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January 15, 1946 | January 3, 1948 | Commander US Pacific Fleet / US Pacific Command ; Pacific Islands Trust Territory Commissioner |
| 2 | Richard S. Edwards, Jr. |
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1945 | 1946 | |
| 1 | Frederick J. Horne |
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March 26, 1942 | September 2, 1945 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 10 US Code § 5035 (d) (1)
- ↑ Lists of Commanding Officers and Senior Officials of the US Navy (Naval Historical Center)
- ↑ Tom Bowman: Unceremonious End to Army Career ( Memento of April 21, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) ( The Baltimore Sun of May 29, 2005, archived at TruthOut.org; English)
- ↑ Biography of Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert. navy.mil; Retrieved July 3, 2010.
