The Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

The Office of the Chief of Naval Operations The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the senior military officer of the Department of the Navy.

09/05/2026

Every missile we fire at a low-cost threat is one less available for the more dangerous threat that may be coming next.

That’s why directed energy matters.

Learn more by watching this month’s “Minute with the CNO.”

09/04/2026

The lifeblood of our Navy is the Sailor: well-trained, connected, supported and fit to fight.

Watch more from the Worldwide Town Hall with Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John Perryman on the US Navy YouTube channel.

Electrical power is becoming combat power. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle released C-NOte #10 on directed ...
09/03/2026

Electrical power is becoming combat power.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle released C-NOte #10 on directed energy and addressed the Directed Energy Symposium yesterday in National Harbor, Maryland.

“For too long, we have viewed directed energy as an emerging technology rather than an operational capability. That must change,” Caudle wrote.

Read more in the Navy Times. A link is available in the comments.

09/02/2026

The strategic value of directed energy is not the novelty of the beam.

It’s the endurance it can give the Fleet.

Watch for more from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle's remarks today at the Directed Energy Symposium in National Harbor, Maryland.

A link to his full remarks on YouTube is available in the comments.

Chief of Naval Operation Adm. Daryl Caudle released the following statement about the loss of Navy Reserve Senior Chief ...
09/02/2026

Chief of Naval Operation Adm. Daryl Caudle released the following statement about the loss of Navy Reserve Senior Chief Petty Officer David Taylor - a true American hero who lost his life while trying to save the lives of others.

09/01/2026

Mission first.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle shares what keeps warfighters re-enlisting and serving on the front lines worldwide.

Watch his full remarks from his Worldwide Town Hall with MCPON John Perryman on the YouTube channel.

Thank you to everyone who participated in today’s Worldwide Town Hall featuring Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Cau...
08/31/2026

Thank you to everyone who participated in today’s Worldwide Town Hall featuring Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John Perryman and our world-class Sailors around the globe.

You can rewatch the broadcast on DVIDS as well as on the U.S. Navy’s flagship Facebook, X and YouTube accounts.

08/31/2026

One year into the job as Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Daryl Caudle remains convinced that our greatest advantage isn't a platform, weapon or piece of technology.

It is the U.S. Sailor.

Learn more about where we've been in the past year and where we're heading in the video below.

Watch a recording of CNO and MCPON's worldwide town hall to see what Sailors around the globe asked them as we continue to ensure we're ready when our Nation calls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj8fvE372r8

08/31/2026

Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Daryl Caudle, and the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, John Perryman, host a worldwide town hall.

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