NORFOLK, Va. — Navy Adm. Daryl L. Caudle relinquished command of the Norfolk-based U.S. Fleet Force Command at a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk on Wednesday, according to a press release from the ...

NORFOLK — Adm. Karl O. Thomas assumed command Monday of U.S. Fleet Forces during a ceremony aboard the USS Harry S. Truman. Thomas now leads a force of over 100,000 people, 120 ships and submarines ...

WASHINGTON — Adm. Daryl Caudle, the commander of U.S. Fleet Forces, was nominated to be the next chief of naval operations for the Navy, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told senators Wednesday.

Adm. Daryl Caudle, seen here during a June 2022 visit to the carrier Bush, has been tapped to be the next CNO. (MCS Felix Castillo Reyes/U.S. Navy) President Donald Trump on June 17 nominated U.S.

Admiral Daryl L. Caudle during the ceremony held aboard Naval Station Norfolk where he relinquished command of U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC), Aug. 6, 2025. (Photo: U.S. Navy) Admiral Daryl L.