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Mission of the Navy

The United States is a maritime nation, and the US Navy protects America at sea. Alongside our allies and partners, we defend freedom, preserve economic prosperity, and keep the seas open and free.

CNO’s Vision

Who we are, what we do, where we are going

Warfighting

Deliver decisive combat power

Warfighters

Strengthen the Navy team

Foundation

Build trust, align resources, be ready

Amphibious Warfare

AMW

Antisubmarine Warfare

ASW

Air Warfare

AW

Ballistic Missile Defense

BMD

Command, Control, and Communications

CCC

Expeditionary Warfare

EXW

Information Operations

IO

Intelligence Operations

INT

Mine Warfare

MIW

Mobility

MOB

Strike Warfare

STW

Surface Warfare

SUW

National Security Strategy

October, 2022 (POTUS)

National Interests

Protect the security of the American people, expand economic prosperity and opportunity, realize and defend the democratic values at the heart of the American way of life

Overall Goal

Free, open, prosperous, and secure international order

Lines of Effort

Invest, build, modernize and strengthen

National Defense Stratege

October, 2022 (SecDef)

DoD Priorities

Defending the homeland, paced to the growing multi-domain threat posed by the People’s Republic of China; deterring strategic attacks against the United States, Allies, and partners; deterring aggression, while being prepared to prevail in conflict when necessary - prioritizing the PRC challenge in the Indo-Pacific region, then the Russia challenge in Europe; building a resilient Joint Force and defense ecosystem

Chairman of the JCS

General Charles Brown Jr, USAF

Vice-Chairman of the JCS

Admiral Christopher Grady, USN

Commandant of the Marine Corps

General Eric Smith, USMC

Chief of Naval Operations

Admiral Lisa Franchetti, USN

Chief of Staff of the Army

General Randy George, USA

Chief of Staff of the Air Force

General David Allvin, USAF

Chief of the National Guard Bureau

General Daniel Hokanson, ARNG

Chief of Staff of the Space Force

General B. Chance Saltzman, USSF

National Security Council

Vice president, secretary of state, secretary of the treasury, secretary of defense, secretary of energy, national security advisor, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, director of national intelligence

Responsibility of the SecNav

recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping, training, mobilizing, and demobilizing. construction and repair of ships and facilities

Responsibilities of the Chief of Naval Operations

manning, training, and equipping the naval force

Administrative Chain of Command

President, SecDef, SecNav, CNO, Fleet CDR, Numbered Fleet/TYCOM, CSG/ESG, Ship Squadron Commander, Unit Commanding Officer

National Command Authority

POTUS and SecDef

Operational Chain of Command

NCA, Unified Combatant Commander, Component Commander, Numbered Fleet Commander, Task Force Commander, Task Group Commander, Task Unit Commander, Task Element Commander

USEUCOM

Patch Barracks, Stuttgart Germany

USINDOPACOM

Camp H. M. Smith, Honolulu Hawaii

USSOUTHCOM

Miami Florida

USCENTCOM

MacDill AFB, Tampa Florida

USAFRICOM

Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart Germany

USNORTHCOM

Peterson SFB, Colorado Springs Colorado

USSOCOM

MacDill AFB, Tampa Florida

USSPACECOM

Peterson SFB, Colorado Springs Colorado