Why Navy Cno is making news

The Navy currently has a total of 32 amphibious warfare ships, including nine big deck amphibious assault ships, which carry Marines and vertical-take off aircraft like the MV-22B Osprey, helicopters and F-35 fighters. Navy Cno has emerged this Saturday as one of the stories drawing attention in United States.

Key facts

• The Navy currently has a total of 32 amphibious warfare ships, including nine big deck amphibious assault ships, which carry Marines and vertical-take off aircraft like the MV-22B Osprey, helicopters and F-35 fighters.
• Aviators have historically commanded amphibious warships to become eligible for command of aircraft carriers.
• Daryl Caudle has directed that the Navy ships that transport Marines into war zones be commanded by surface warfare officers instead of aviators.
• The Navy confirmed to Task & Purpose that the memo is authentic.
• In the memo, Caudle wrote that his decision is tied to Navy efforts to improve amphibious warfare ships’ readiness.

What we know

Going deeper, Aviators have historically commanded amphibious warships to become eligible for command of aircraft carriers.

On the substance, Daryl Caudle has directed that the Navy ships that transport Marines into war zones be commanded by surface warfare officers instead of aviators.

Beyond the headlines, the Navy confirmed to Task & Purpose that the memo is authentic.

More precisely, In the memo, Caudle wrote that his decision is tied to Navy efforts to improve amphibious warfare ships’ readiness.

It is worth noting that Caudle also wrote that the Navy will look into whether aviators will continue to be required to command large vessels — known as a “deep draft command tour”

By the numbers

At this stage, the change applies to amphibious assault ships, transport docks, and dock landing ships, Caudle wrote in an April 24 memo that has been shared on Reddit.

On a related note, James Kilby, vice chief of naval operations, told lawmakers on April 15 that only about 45% of amphibious ships are “combat surge ready,” or available to deploy soon for their mission in a crisis, compared with 63% of surface ships and 65% of submarines.

What they're saying

“Further, this change enables Commanding Officers to stay in place longer in order to provide more command stability, focused oversight, and solution ownership required to drive measurable performance,” Caudle said in his statement.

“There’s more places in their career where they can serve on amphibs and gain expertise than there would be for aviators,” Martin said. “My experience with aviators commanding amphibs has been generally positive, but they wouldn’t be experts.

“I was the chief engineer of an amphibious ship, so I knew a lot about how to maintain an amphibious ship,” Martin said. “So when I became a CO of an amphibious ship, I had a considerable amount of background in what works, what it takes to make things happen.

The wider context

On a related note, Historically, aviators have served as captains of certain amphibious warships to meet that requirement, said retired Navy Capt.

Going deeper, a former surface warfare officer himself, Martin had considerable experience with amphibious vessels during his Navy career, which included commanding a dock landing ship and later leading an amphibious squadron.

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The bottom line

• The Navy confirmed to Task & Purpose that the memo is authentic.
• Caudle also wrote that the Navy will look into whether aviators will continue to be required to command large vessels — known as a “deep draft command tour” — to be eligible to serve as commanding officers of aircraft carriers.
• A former surface warfare officer himself, Martin had considerable experience with amphibious vessels during his Navy career, which included commanding a dock landing ship and later leading an amphibious squadron.