The Communications and Information Systems directorate
(N6) ensures afloat and ashore systems deliver command and control and information technology capability needs of the U.S. Pacific Fleet to ensure successful execution of the Navy’s mission across global, joint and coalition environments.
What is N2N6?
The
Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare
(OPNAV N2N6) sets policies, designates funding and oversees all aspects of the Navy information warfare (IW) mission.
- (N1) DCNO Manpower, Personnel, Training, & Education/Chief of Naval Personnel.
- (N2/N6) DCNO Warfare Dominance/Director of Naval Intelligence.
- (N3/N5) DCNO Operations, Plans, & Strategy.
- (N4) DCNO Fleet Readiness & Logistics.
- (N8) DCNO Integration of Capabilities & Resources.
The
DCNO for Operations, Plans and Strategy
(N3/N5) is the principal advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) on joint operations and the development of joint strategies, plans, programs, and policies.
Jeffrey Trussler
has been selected as the Navy’s next deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare, N2/N6 and director of naval intelligence, according to a Department of Defense release.
Serving concurrently as the deputy chief of naval operations (
manpower, personnel, training and education
) (N1), he is responsible for the planning and programming of all manpower, personnel, training and education resources for the U.S. Navy.
1. How Many Fleets Does the U.S. Navy Have? The U.S. Navy has
seven
active, numbered fleets in its arsenal. 2nd Fleet, 3rd Fleet, 4th Fleet, 5th Fleet, 6th Fleet, 7th Fleet and 10th Fleet.
The
Fleet Training Directorate
(N7) is responsible for ensuring all Pacific Fleet naval forces are properly trained to execute war fighting missions and other operations as assigned by the commander.
What rank is the captain of an aircraft carrier?
The Commanding Officer of an aircraft carrier must satisfy two requirements: He must be an unrestricted line officer (which enables him to command at sea) and he must be a naval aviator. He is always the
rank of Captain (O-6)
.
Basically speaking, 5050s (referred to as fifty-fifty) are
SOPs for a specific event
. They reflect which departments/personnel are responsible for individual tasks of an event. All are related with the policies and guidelines of a particular activity.
Modern US Navy fleets
United States Third Fleet (
HQ San Diego, California
) – East Pacific. United States Fourth Fleet (HQ Mayport, Florida) – South Atlantic. United States Fifth Fleet (HQ Manama, Bahrain) – Middle East. United States Sixth Fleet (HQ Naples, Italy) – Europe, including Mediterranean Sea & Black Sea.
A squadron, or naval squadron
, is a significant group of warships which is nonetheless considered too small to be designated a fleet. A squadron is typically a part of a fleet.
The Navy chain of command is
an organizational hierarchy that shows how members of the unit or company report to one another
. The naval chain of command is similar in structure to those in an office where an employee might report to a supervisor who then reports to a manager.
Seventh Fleet
is the largest of the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed fleets. At any given time there are 50-70 ships and submarines, 150 aircraft, and more than 20,000 Sailors and Marines in Seventh Fleet.
As an Echelon II command, it
reports directly to the Chief of Naval Operations
. It is responsible for the operation and management of all Naval installations worldwide through eleven Navy regions.
The United States Navy has
approximately 490 ships
in both active service and the reserve fleet, with approximately 90 more in either the planning and ordering stages or under construction, according to the Naval Vessel Register and published reports.
