President Trump has chosen Adm. Daryl Caudle as the next chief of naval operations, nearly four months after firing Adm. Lisa Franchetti with no explanation. Caudle, the head of U.S. Fleet Fo… ...

UPDATED: June 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM EDT Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday named Norfolk-based Navy Adm. Daryl Caudle to succeed Adm. Lisa Franchetti as Chief of Naval Operations.

Admiral Daryl Caudle isn’t coming to polish brass or shuffle paper—he’s showing up with a warfighter’s résumé, a submariner’s ...

President Donald Trump has nominated Navy Adm. Daryl L. Caudle to serve as the Chief of Naval Operations, the highest-ranking position in the U.S. Navy, according to a release put out Wednesday.

President Trump has chosen Adm. Daryl Caudle as the next chief of naval operations, nearly four months after firing Adm. Lisa Franchetti with no explanation. Caudle, the head of U.S. Fleet Forces in ...

Caudle will replace Adm. James Kilby, the vice chief of naval operations, who has served as chief of naval operations since Franchetti’s firing. Originally from Winston-Salem, North Carolina ...

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Caudle, a career submariner from North Carolina, has been in command of the Norfolk, Virginia-based U.S. Fleet Forces Command since December 2021.