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Greenert To Be Nominated For CNO

June 17 2011

USA

A senior submariner has gotten the nod to become the U.S. Navy's next chief of naval operations (CNO), according to Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

President Obama interviewed Adm. Jonathan Greenert, the vice chief of naval operations, last week, reports Defense News. Sources said he made a favorable impression.

Greenert, a 1975 graduate of the Naval Academy, is currently vice chief of naval operations and has a reputation as an expert on the Navy's budget and financial...

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