{"id":82982,"date":"2026-05-06T19:18:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T19:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/06\/naval-aviators-will-no-longer-command-amphibious-warships-cno-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:04:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:04:56","slug":"naval-aviators-will-no-longer-command-amphibious-warships-cno-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/05\/06\/naval-aviators-will-no-longer-command-amphibious-warships-cno-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Naval aviators will no longer command amphibious warships, CNO says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surface warfare officers will soon assume command of all amphibious warships, bumping naval aviators from their previous positions as commanding officers, according to a Navy memo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The April 24 directive, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/navy\/comments\/1szt1tm\/from_the_cno_no_more_aviator_command_of_amphibs\/?solution=b74744fca5ee945eb74744fca5ee945e&amp;js_challenge=1&amp;token=bbbe4bf1c9a2b5160829c4be34da586168b5306adefdf7eb41621b3a467d9b43&amp;jsc_orig_r=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">seen<\/a> on Reddit and confirmed by the U.S. Navy, cites issues with amphibious ship readiness and operational availability as catalysts for removing naval aviators from their previous positions as commanding officers of specialized vessels that transport Marine Expeditionary Units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGiven the challenges that reside with the amphibious fleet, the current major command construct underutilizes and fails to properly leverage the depth of mariner expertise resident in the SWO community,\u201d the memo reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting in fiscal 2028, surface warfare officers will become the only officers authorized to command America-class and Wasp-class amphibious assault ships, San-Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships, and Harpers Ferry-class and Whidbey Island-class dock landing ships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service said it has spent two years assessing the root causes of a dip in readiness for amphibious ships and that among the many improvements needed is time. The memo noted that it typically takes at least two years for an officer to begin to possesses the \u201cexquisite knowledge\u201d of an amphibious ship\u2019s operational and maintenance procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A defense official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2025\/08\/18\/navy-amphib-readiness-dips-as-sailors-marines-deploy-for-caribbean\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">told<\/a> Military Times in August 2025 that the readiness rate of amphibious ships had dropped to 41% despite the Marine Corps previously stating that the amphibious readiness rate needed to remain at 80% or higher to complete missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2026\/05\/05\/corps-overhauls-reconnaissance-pipeline-to-better-prepare-marines\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635963225708688639-april-15-frontlines-1jpg.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\">Corps overhauls reconnaissance pipeline to better prepare Marines<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Freshly minted recon Marines were showing up to their first units less prepared than expected, service leaders said. The Marine Corps is out to fix that.<\/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\">The vice chief of naval operations, chief of naval personnel and naval reactors and lead surface type commander will help restructure amphibious major command by developing a timeline for the process to be completed and assessing any necessary changes to surface warfare officer billet structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lead aviation type command<b> <\/b>will create a plan to shift command to SWOs and produce a review of how the change might affect the aviation community, providing potential solutions to any problems that may arise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy will leverage surface warfare officers\u2019 career-long technical knowledge of amphibious operations and maintenance nuances to improve amphibious ship availability, according to Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle, who provided an emailed statement to Military Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis 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,\u201d Caudle said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Importantly, the Navy aviation community will experience no loss in major command opportunities, the CNO stressed, with the service reviewing the community\u2019s \u201ccareer pipelines to improve major command quality of assignment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Naval aviators will still be allowed to command aircraft carriers and submarine tenders, if nuclear trained, as well as expeditionary sea bases and amphibious command ships, the memo said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy holds an inventory of 32 amphibious warfare ships, but half of the fleet is in substandard condition and poorly maintained, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/gao-25-106728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">according<\/a> to a 2024 report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amphibious ships were at the forefront of discussion last week at the Modern Day Marine exposition in Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marine Corps Commandant Gen. 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