Category: CNO

Looking Back: Former CNO Hayward’s Emphasis on Pride, Confidence and Professionalism

June 29, 2018

Going back in time, Admiral Tom Hayward, USN (RET), provided the Navy with an essential message of professional guidance during his tenure as CNO.  Take a look at the April 1981 issue of All Hands magazine.  There you will find a great article with a timeless message, including the following opening commentary: “Admiral Thomas B. … More Looking Back: Former CNO Hayward’s Emphasis on Pride, Confidence and Professionalism

CNO Professional Reading Program

November 27, 2017

The following list of books is currently posted at the Navy Exchange, Naval Station Everett as essential readings by the Admiral John Richardson, Chief of Naval Operations: NAVAL POWER The Accidental Admiral by James Stavridis Principles of Maritime Strategies by Julian Corbett Fleet Tactics and Coastal Combat by Wayne P. Hughes, Jr. Joe Rochefort’s War … More CNO Professional Reading Program

Chief of Naval Operations Midway Remarks – 2017

June 18, 2017

In his remarks on June 2, 2017, Admiral John M. Richardson, Chief of Naval Operations, cited four “strokes of luck” in the Battle of Midway:  1. Breaking the code, 2. the presence of Yorktown, 3. Nautilus delaying Arashi and 4. McClusky finding the carriers. But he concluded that “It might be tempting to attribute the … More Chief of Naval Operations Midway Remarks – 2017