Vice Chief of Naval Operations
The Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) is the top deputy to the Chief of Naval Operations, in the United States Navy.
As of April 2007, the current (34th) VCNO is Admiral Patrick M. Walsh.
Previous VCNOs include:
| Vice Chief of Naval Operations | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Frederick J. Horne | 1942 to 1945 |
| Richard S. Edwards Jr. | 1945 to 1946 |
| DeWitt Clinton Ramsey | January 15, 1946 - January 3, 1948 |
| Arthur W. Radford | 1948 – 1950 |
| Lynde D. McCormick | 1950 – 1951 |
| Donald B. Duncan | 1951 – 1956 |
| Harry D. Felt | 1956 - 1958 |
| James S. Russell | 1958 - 1961 |
| Claude V. Ricketts | 1961 - 1964 |
| Horacio Rivero, Jr. | 1964 - 1968 |
| Bernard A. Clarey | January 1968 - December 1970 |
| Ralph W. Cousins | 1970 - 1972 |
| Maurice F. Weisner | 1972 - 1973 |
| James L. Holloway III | 1973 - 1974 |
| Worth H. Bagley | 1974 - 1975 |
| Harold E. Shear | 1975 - 1977 |
| Robert L.J. Long | 1977 - 1979 |
| James D. Watkins | 1979 - 1981 |
| William N. Small | 1981 - 1983 |
| Ronald J. Hays | 1983 - 1985 |
| James B. Busey IV | 1985 - 1987 |
| Huntington Hardisty | 1987 - 1988 |
| Leon A. Edney | 1988 - May 1990 |
| Jerome L. Johnson | 1990 - 1992 |
| Stanley R. Arthur | 1992-1995 |
| Joseph W. Prueher | 1995-1996 |
| Jay L. Johnson | March 1996 - August 1996 |
| Harold W. Gehman Jr. | 1996-1997 |
| Donald L. Pilling | 1997-2000 |
| William J. Fallon | October 2000 - October 2003 |
| Michael Mullen | 2003-2004 |
| John B. Nathman | August 2004 - February 2005 |
| Robert F. Willard | February 2005 - April 2007 |
| Patrick M. Walsh | April 2007 – present |
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