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The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the head of the United States Navy. The position is a statutory office held by a four-star admiral who is a military adviser and deputy to the Secretary of the Navy. In a separate capacity as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff the CNO is a military adviser to the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council, the Secretary of Defense, and the President. The current Chief of Naval Operations is Admiral Michael M. Gilday.
The Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) is the second highest-ranking commissioned United States Navy officer in the Department of the Navy and functions as the principal deputy of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO); and by statute, the VCNO is appointed as a four-star admiral.
Admiral Shahid Karimullah, LH, LM, NI(M), HI(M), HI(M), TI(M), SJ, is a retired four-star rank admiral, diplomat, and a defence columnist who served as the Chief of Naval Staff from 2002 until 2005.
The Chief of the Naval Staff ((Urdu: سربراہ پاک بحریہ, is a military appointment and a Statutory office held by the four-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy, who is nominated and appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan and confirmed by the President of Pakistan.
Admiral Saeed Mohammad Khan, NI(M), SBt, is a retired four-star rank admiral and retired diplomat who served as the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) of the Pakistan Navy from 9 November 1991 until retiring from his military service on 9 November 1994. After his retirement, he briefly served as the Pakistan Ambassador to the Netherlands, having being appointed by Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in the 1990s.
Admiral Yastur-ul-Haq Malik, NI(M), SBt, is a retired four-star rank admiral who served as the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) of Pakistan Navy from 10 November 1988 until retiring from his military service on 8 November 1991. Admiral belonged to a family of Top Generals and bureaucrats. Notable members of the family include his brothers Vice Admiral Ikram ul Haq Malik (R), Brigadier Manzoor Ul Haq Malik (R), and General Zahoor Ul Haq Malik (late).
Vice-Admiral Shahid Iqbal, HI(M), is a retired three-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy, and former university administrator who served as the Rector of the Bahria University from 2010 until 2015.
Admiral Mohammad Asif Sandila,, is a retired four-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy who was the 14th Chief of Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy. Prior to this command appointment, Sandila briefly tenured as the Vice Chief of Staff in the Pakistan Navy which he assumed in 2010.
Vice-Admiral Abbas Raza ,HI(m), SI (m), TI(m), is a retired three-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy who served as the senior fleet commander in 2010 until retiring in 2012.
Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani was a senior officer in the Indian Navy. He served as the 13th Chief of the Naval Staff from 1 December 1984 until 30 November 1987. His prior commands included those as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-IN-C) of the Western Naval Command, FOC-IN-C of the Southern Naval Command and Flag Officer Commanding of the Western Fleet (FOCWF). A carrier-based aircraft pilot, he also served as the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant (R11).
Admiral Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni, PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, ADC was an Indian Navy Admiral who served as the 14th Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy from 1 December 1987 to 30 November 1990.
Vice Admiral Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani, PVSM, AVSM, NM, PhD was a senior Indian Navy officer. He served as the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff from 1987 to 1989. Prior to that, he served as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command. He was the Commissioning Commanding Officer of the INS Rajput (D51), the lead vessel of the Rajput class destroyers. He was awarded the Nausena Medal for gallantry during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.
Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC is a retired Indian naval officer who served as the 23rd Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy. He assumed the office on 31 May 2016 after Admiral Robin K. Dhowan and demitted office three years later on 31 May 2019. During this time, he also served as Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee and Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the President of India.
Vice Admiral P Murugesan is a former Flag Officer of the Indian Navy. He served as the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS) from March 2015 to March 2016.
The Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS) is the second-highest ranking Officer in the Indian Navy. The VCNS is a PSO at Naval Headquarters in New Delhi. The office is held by a Three Star Officer in the rank of Vice Admiral. He is responsible for operation of naval related tasks. The current VCNS is Vice Admiral G. Ashok Kumar who took over from Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar on 30 January 2019.
Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC is an Indian Navy Admiral. He currently serves as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) Western Naval Command. He assumed the position on 31 January 2019 after Vice Admiral Girish Luthra's retirement. Prior to this appointment, he served as Vice Chief of Naval Staff.
Vice-Admiral Kaleem ShaukatHI(m), SI(m) is a retired three-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy, currently serving in the capacity as the Vice-Chief of Naval Staff since 2017–19.
Vice Admiral G. Ashok Kumar PVSM, AVSM, VSM is a serving Flag Officer in the Indian Navy. He is the current Vice Chief of the Naval Staff. He assumed the position on 30 January 2019 from Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar who took over the Western Naval Command.
The Vice Chief of Naval Staff (VCNS) is the post that is, in principle, the deputy and the second-in-command (S-in-C) of the Pakistan Navy, reporting and functioning under the Chief of The Naval Staff. The post is a three-star rank assignment, usually held by the Vice-Admiral.