{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Defense News","provider_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews","author_name":"migration","author_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/author\/migration\/","title":"CNO Bans 'A2AD' As Jargon","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"mrnhyh2dbX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2016\/10\/04\/cno-bans-a2ad-as-jargon\/\">CNO Bans &#8216;A2AD&#8217; As Jargon<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2016\/10\/04\/cno-bans-a2ad-as-jargon\/embed\/#?secret=mrnhyh2dbX\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;CNO Bans &#8216;A2AD&#8217; As Jargon&#8221; &#8212; Defense News\" data-secret=\"mrnhyh2dbX\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cno-john-richardson.jpg.jpg?w=600","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":399,"description":"The chief of naval operations (CNO) is banning one of the Pentagon\u2019s favorite acronyms. \u201cWe\u2019re going to scale down the mention of A2AD,\u201d Adm. John Richardson said Monday, referring to the acronym for anti-access area denial, a warfighting approach with, he said, a variety of definitions. \u201cIt\u2019s a term bandied about pretty freely and lacks the precise definition it probably would benefit from, and that ambiguity sends a variety of signals,\u201d Richardson said. \u201cSpecifics matter.\u201d"}