Caudle has served as commander of the U.S. Fleet Forces Command, U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command, U.S. Naval Forces ...

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 ...

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.

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… ...

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 ...

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.

In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti meets with leadership at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Nov. 17, 2022 in Kittery, Maine.

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