OPNAV RESOURCE SPONSORS
The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) ensemble includes assistants in various positions such as the Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VNCO), the Deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations (DCNOs), the Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations (ACNOs), and other ranking officers. Collectively, these officers and their staffs are known as the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, or OPNAV.[1] OPNAV functions are split between resource sponsors and requirement sponsors. Resource sponsors, which include six DCNOs, represent specific programs and navigate through the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution System (PPBES). Requirement sponsors, in coordination with the resource sponsor where separately assigned, perform as the user representative and gives specific direction pertaining to mission and operational requirements development and changes, program funding, and preparation and approval of required program documentation.
OPNAV Resource Sponsors and leadership as of November 2023:
- DCNO for Personnel, Manpower and Training (N1): VICE ADMIRAL RICK CHEESEMAN, JR.
- DCNO for Information Dominance (N2/N6): VICE ADMIRAL JEFFREY E. TRUSSLER
- Reserve Deputy, Operations, Plans and Strategy Operations, Plans, and Strategy (N3/N5): REAR ADMIRAL W. GRANT MAGER
- DCNO for Fleet Readiness and Logistics (N4): VICE ADMIRAL RICKY L. WILLIAMSON
- DCNO for Warfighter Development (N7): VICE ADMIRAL JEFFREY HUGHES
- DCNO for Integration of Capabilities and Resources (N8): VICE ADMIRAL RANDY B. CRITES
- DCNO for Warfare Systems (N9): VICE ADMIRAL SCOTT CONN
Source: USNI, 2015[3]
*This organizational chart depicts the command structure of the Chief of Naval Operations. Command changes have most likely occurred since the chart’s publication and those listed may have been replaced.
Additional Senior Navy Leadership, As of November 2023
| Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy |
| Erik K. Raven, Under Secretary of the Navy |
| Frederick J. (Jay) Stefany, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) |
| John P. Coffey, General Counsel Department of the Navy |
| Russell Rumbaugh, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) |
| Meredith A. Berger, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and Environment) |
| Melissa Cohen, Director, Department of Navy Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment and Suicide Prevention Office |
| Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Chief of Naval Operations |
| Vice Adm. James W. Kilby*, Vice Chief of Naval Operations (*nominated October 2023) |
| James M. Honea, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy |
| Franklin R. Parker, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) |
Biographies for additional senior Navy leaders and flag officers
Updated by Kristin Stiner, November 2023
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