![]() ![]() ![]() Thomas Hayward brought with him an equal wealth of operational and tactical experience preparing for high-end, great-power war in the Pacific that he translated into operational and strategic impact in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, or OPNAV. ![]() Similar conditions existed when another Pacific Fleet commander came to Washington to become the chief of naval operations in 1978. defense threat, along with Russia as an “acute threat,” is beginning to change some decades-old assumptions in U.S. The emergence of China as the “pacing” U.S. Since the end of the Cold War, the naval service and its uniformed and civilian leaders have pursued a budget-based strategy, seeking to preserve the best and most capable ships in the fleet from post-Cold War downsizing, while at the same time keeping the service as relevant and engaged in post-Cold War land conflicts in the Middle East. Samuel Paparo to be the 33rd chief of naval operations could herald a renaissance in the CNO’s staff office not seen since the 1980s in terms of strategic and operational focus for the fleet. ![]()
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