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[[File:Fleet Battle Hood.jpg|thumb|250px|Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood, the current Chief of Naval Operations]] | [[File:Fleet Battle Hood.jpg|thumb|250px|Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood, the current Chief of Naval Operations]] | ||
'''Chief of Naval Operations''' ('''CNO''') is an office of the [[UNSC Naval Command]] held by a high-ranking flag officer, typically a [[fleet admiral]], who is the [[UNSC Navy]]'s senior officer.<ref name="FS">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 100''</ref> | '''Chief of Naval Operations''' ('''CNO''') is an office of the [[UNSC Naval Command]] held by a high-ranking flag officer, typically a [[fleet admiral]], who is the [[UNSC Navy]]'s senior officer.<ref name="FS">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 100''</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
It is a purely administrative office and such an officer does not exercise command over naval operating forces. However, the Chief of Naval Operations is also dual-hatted as '''Commander-in-Chief Fleet''' ('''CINCFLEET'''),<ref name="GL209">'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 209''</ref> and in this capacity, presides over the Navy's primary combatant [[UNSC Fleet Command|command]] with authority over the Fleet's vast array of warships and small craft. The CNO is the Navy representative to the [[UNSC Security Council]] at [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]] in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]];{{Ref/Reuse|FS}}<ref name="ES 1">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''Issue 1''</ref> the [[Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence|Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] (CINCONI) who leads the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s intelligence service, despite being a subordinate command of the Navy, sits on the council in an equal capacity.{{Ref/Reuse|ES 1}} | It is a purely administrative office and such an officer does not exercise command over naval operating forces. However, the Chief of Naval Operations is also dual-hatted as '''Commander-in-Chief Fleet''' ('''CINCFLEET'''),<ref name="GL209">'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 209''</ref> and in this capacity, presides over the Navy's primary combatant [[UNSC Fleet Command|command]] with authority over the Fleet's vast array of warships and small craft. The CNO is the Navy representative to the [[UNSC Security Council]] at [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]] in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]];{{Ref/Reuse|FS}}<ref name="ES 1">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''Issue 1''</ref> the [[Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence|Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] (CINCONI) who leads the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]'s intelligence service, despite being a subordinate command of the Navy, sits on the council in an equal capacity.{{Ref/Reuse|ES 1}} | ||
The [[Deputy Chief of Naval Operations]] serves as one of the CNO's main staff officers. | The [[Deputy Chief of Naval Operations]] serves as one of the CNO's main staff officers. | ||
The former [[Covenant]] rank of [[Imperial Admiral]] may have held a similar position within the now | The former [[Covenant]] rank of [[Imperial Admiral]] may have held a similar position within the now disbanded fleet's command structure. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[Wikipedia:Chief of Naval Operations|Chief of Naval Operations]] was a title first observed in use by the [[Wikipedia:United States Navy|United States Navy]] in 1915, and later modified by the [[Wikipedia:United States Space Force|United States Space Force]] as the [[Wikipedia:Chief of Space Operations|Chief of Space Operations]] in 2019 | [[Wikipedia:Chief of Naval Operations|Chief of Naval Operations]] was a title first observed in use by the [[Wikipedia:United States Navy|United States Navy]] in 1915, and later modified by the [[Wikipedia:United States Space Force|United States Space Force]] as the [[Wikipedia:Chief of Space Operations|Chief of Space Operations]] in 2019, with the office continues in the same capacity with the United Nations Space Command. The British [[Wikipedia:Royal Navy|Royal Navy]] maintained the position of [[Wikipedia:Commander-in-Chief Fleet|Commander-in-Chief Fleet]] from 1971 to 2012. | ||
[[Lord Terrence Hood]] assumed his duties as Chief of Naval Operations/Commander-in-Chief Fleet sometime before [[2552#September|September 4, 2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|FS}} During his tenure as CNO/CINCFLEET, Lord Hood has served concurrently in vital posts during the [[Human-Covenant War]]'s final year and in the years following, as [[UNSC Home Fleet|Commander, Home Fleet]] during the [[Battle of Earth]] and as one of [[Ruth Charet|President Ruth Charet]]'s main diplomatic envoys to the war-ravaged colonies and to the former Covenant.<ref name="Cairo">'''[[Halo 2]]''', level ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref><ref name="Storm">'''[[Halo 3]]''', level ''[[The Storm (Level)|The Storm]]''</ref><ref name="Flood">'''Halo 3''', level ''[[Floodgate (Level)|Floodgate]]''</ref><ref name="GL70">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 70''</ref><ref name="GL358">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 358-360''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|ES 1}} | [[Lord Terrence Hood]] assumed his duties as Chief of Naval Operations/Commander-in-Chief Fleet sometime before [[2552#September|September 4, 2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|FS}} During his tenure as CNO/CINCFLEET, Lord Hood has served concurrently in vital posts during the [[Human-Covenant War]]'s final year and in the years following, as [[UNSC Home Fleet|Commander, Home Fleet]] during the [[Battle of Earth]] and as one of [[Ruth Charet|President Ruth Charet]]'s main diplomatic envoys to the war-ravaged colonies and to the former Covenant.<ref name="Cairo">'''[[Halo 2]]''', level ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref><ref name="Storm">'''[[Halo 3]]''', level ''[[The Storm (Level)|The Storm]]''</ref><ref name="Flood">'''Halo 3''', level ''[[Floodgate (Level)|Floodgate]]''</ref><ref name="GL70">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 70''</ref><ref name="GL358">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 358-360''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|ES 1}} | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:UNSC Security Council]] | [[Category:UNSC Security Council]] | ||