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U.S. Navy Adm. John Richardson, director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, formally took a new role as chief of naval operations during a ceremony held Friday at the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland. Richardson is the U.S.’ 31st CNO and succeeds Adm. Jonathan Greenert, who has retired after a …

Adm. Jonathan Greenert, chief of naval operations, has told Defense News the U.S. Navy will have to delay aircraft construction, shipbuilding and other projects if continuing resolutions will continue beyond the first quarter of fiscal year 2016. Greenert said in an interview published Monday the service branch’s other procurement programs will also be …

U.S. Navy Adm. John Richardson was approved by the Senate on Wednesday to succeed Adm. Jonathan Greenert as chief of naval operations. Richardson has directed the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program since November 2012 and will formally transition to the CNO role during a change-of-office ceremony that will occur at the U.S. …

The U.S. Navy plans to deploy additional manned and unmanned maritime planes across the the branch’s Asia-Pacific operational area as part of a five-year navigation strategy, Flightglobal reported Tuesday. James Drew writes the military service wants to increase APAC presence of U.S. naval air platforms, including Northrop Grumman-built Triton and Fire …

Rear Adm. Michael Jabaley Jr., commander of the naval undersea warfare center at Naval Sea Systems Command, has been appointed as program executive officer for submarines. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert announced Jabaley’s appointment on Wednesday. Jabaley previously served as vice …

Rear Adm. Robert Girrier, formerly deputy commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet in Hawaii, has been appointed as director of unmanned weapons systems for N99 within the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert announced Girrier’s new assignment on …

Gen. Mark Milley, commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to succeed Gen. Ray Odierno as the military branch’s chief of staff, DoD News reported Wednesday. DoD News reports U.S. Navy Adm. John Richardson, currently director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, has …

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert said the military service strives to continue streamlining the cost of its carrier program, noting that there are several aspects of the project left to explore, the Daily Press reported Monday. Hugh Lessig writes that for the past three years, the U.S. Navy …

Adm. Jonathan Greenert, chief of naval operations, has said the U.S. Navy hopes to expand its carrier strike and amphibious ready forces by 2020 in order to address what it sees as major contingencies, USNI News reported Tuesday. Greenert told a Senate hearing that the surge in carrier strike groups …

The Pentagon has begun to review its major electronic warfare platforms in a move that Adm. Jonathan Greenert says will work to study the situation across the spectrum, Breaking Defense reported Friday. Sydney Freedberg writes the Pentagon intends for the study to evaluate the EA-18G Growler platform and three models of …