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Navy/USMC

CNO’s New Hedge Strategy Uses “Tailored Forces” To Underpin Upcoming Strategic Guidance

Wednesday, January 28th, 2026

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CNO’s New Hedge Strategy Uses “Tailored Forces” To Underpin Upcoming Strategic Guidance

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Chief of Naval Operations (NCO) this week said his upcoming new strategic guidance, dubbed the United States Navy Fighting Instructions, will be a framework guided by his new “hedge strategy” that uses tailored forces, which includes unmanned vessels. Adm. Daryl Caudle first mentioned the strategy during a speech at the Surface Navy Association’s national symposium earlier this month. During a Jan. 27 speech at the Apex Defense conference, Caudle expanded on the meaning of both the strategy and incoming…

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