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CNO Navigation Plan To Be Updated Within A Month

Friday, March 11th, 2022

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CNO Navigation Plan To Be Updated Within A Month

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday speaks remotely from his Pentagon office to the Surface Navy Association’s annual symposium on Jan. 11, 2022. (Photo: US Navy)

The Chief of Naval Operations recently said he would publish an update to his Navigation Plan (NAVPLAN) “within another month.” “The Navigation Plan was always intended to keep the Navy cited and honest on those key competencies that we most have to deliver during what we consider a critical decade,” Adm. Mike Gilday said during the McAleese and Associates annual defense programs conference on March 9. He said the document will focus on four key areas: how the Navy shoots,…

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