{"id":41471,"date":"2019-05-24T16:23:46","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T16:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/05\/24\/senate-confirms-moran-and-burke-for-navys-top-posts\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:50:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:50:33","slug":"senate-confirms-moran-and-burke-for-navys-top-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/05\/24\/senate-confirms-moran-and-burke-for-navys-top-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate confirms Moran and Burke for Navy\u2019s top posts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With two key nominees confirmed Thursday evening by a voice vote of senators, the Navy\u2019s top leadership triad is now complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nominated by President Donald Trump on April 11, lawmakers greenlighted Vice Chief of Naval Operations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/04\/11\/trump-picks-next-chief-of-naval-operations\/\" target=_blank>Adm. William \u201cBill\u201d Moran<\/a> to fleet up and become CNO, replacing Adm. <a href=\"https:\/\/dod.defense.gov\/About\/Biographies\/Biography-View\/Article\/621885\/admiral-john-m-richardson\/\" target=_blank>John Richardson<\/a> later this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also confirmed the Chief of Naval Personnel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/04\/12\/trump-nominates-vice-adm-bob-burke-for-4th-star-vcno-job\/\" target=_blank>Vice Adm. Robert \u201cBob\u201d Burke<\/a>, as Moran\u2019s replacement as VCNO. The move means Burke will pin on a fourth star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They\u2019ll join the 15th master chief petty officer of the Navy, Russ Smith, who was named by Richardson on Aug. 29 as the sea service\u2019s top enlisted leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moran now will form a transition team to take the helm of the sea service, most likely in July or August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am deeply humbled and honored to be given the opportunity to continue to serve as our Navy\u2019s next chief of naval operations,\u201d said Moran in a prepared statement emailed to Navy Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He lauded Adm. Richardson and his wife, Dana, as an \u201camazing team&#8221; that &#8220;consistently advocated on behalf of our sailors and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy wife, Patricia, and I are grateful for their service to our Navy and our nation. I look forward to the honor of leading the men and women of the world\u2019s greatest Navy in service to our nation,\u201d added Moran.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/04\/11\/trump-picks-next-chief-of-naval-operations\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Moran5.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Trump picks next chief of naval operations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The nomination has been forwarded to Congress.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In mid-June, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/02\/15\/meet-the-nominee-fleeting-up-to-become-the-navys-top-personnel-officer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rear Adm. John Nowell<\/a> is expected to replace Burke as the chief of naval personnel. He\u2019s currently serving as Burke\u2019s deputy in charge of military personnel plans and policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt has been an honor and privilege to have had the opportunity to serve as the Navy\u2019s 58th chief of naval personnel, and I look forward to continue serving our sailors and their families as the vice chief of naval operations,&#8221; said Burke in a statement emailed to Navy Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am grateful to Navy leadership for their trust and confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/04\/11\/trump-picks-next-chief-of-naval-operations\/\" target=_blank>career sub hunter<\/a> as the pilot of P-3 Orion patrol planes, Moran rose through the ranks to land key staff and command posts that set him apart from his peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Burke is a career submarine officer who helmed the Norfolk-based fast attack boat Hampton and served as commodore of Submarine Development Squadron 12, the command that develops tactics for the underwater Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But their careers intersected at the top levels of the Navy\u2019s Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education leadership. Both became the key architects of the sea service\u2019s massive personnel modernization project, \u201cSailor 2025,\u201d with Burke following Moran as the chief of naval personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reforms are designed to streamline the recruitment, training and retention of a 21st century pool of military talent, making it possible for the fleet to grow to 355 ships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Navy&#8217;s new top two officers will join MCPON Russ Smith at the Pentagon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":76696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":65,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[101,23,88,12,26,65],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3087],"class_list":["post-41471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-home","category-left-column","category-news","category-newsletters","category-your-navy"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"ZHBPG4C2LBHGTBUSWJOOEXPIJA","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/05\/24\/senate-confirms-moran-and-burke-for-navys-top-posts\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Senate confirms Moran and Burke for Navy\u2019s top posts - Navy Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Navy&#039;s new top two officers will join MCPON Russ Smith at the Pentagon.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Senate confirms Moran and Burke for Navy\u2019s top posts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Navy&#039;s new top two officers will join MCPON Russ Smith at the Pentagon.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/05\/24\/senate-confirms-moran-and-burke-for-navys-top-posts\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Navy Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-05-24T16:23:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T19:50:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mark D. 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