Adm. Gilday is new CNO

WASHINGTON - Adm. Mike Gilday relieved Adm. John Richardson as the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) in a ceremony Aug. 22 at the Washington Navy Yard. Gilday is the 32nd CNO, the Navy's senior officer. As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the CNO acts as an advisor to the President of the United States, the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense. Under direction of the Secretary of the Navy, the CNO is responsible for the command, utilization of resources, and operating efficiency of naval forces and shore activities assigned by the secretary. Adm. Mike Gilday is the son of a sailor and a surface warfare officer from Lowell, Mass., and a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. As a flag officer, he served as commander Carrier Strike Group 8 embarked aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), and as commander of both the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command and U.S 10th Fleet. (Source: Chief of Naval Operations 08/22/19)