Adm. Christopher Grady

Navy: OSD Directed Amphib Procurement Pause, Joint Staff Says Current Amphib Force ‘Sufficient’

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Rein.), flies over the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD-24) on May 3, 2022. US Navy Photo

THE PENTAGON – A new study directed by the Office of the Secretary of Defense led to the halt in amphibious ship procurement so the Navy can evaluate requirements and cost efficiencies, a Navy official said Monday.

“We received direction from OSD, but this will be an integrated team...

https://news.usni.org/2023/03/13/navy-osd-directed-amphib-procurement-pause-dod-says-current-amphib-force-sufficient

Senate Confirms Grady to Serve as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Adm. Christopher Grady, then-commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command on Jan. 16, 2020. US Navy Photo

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Adm. Christopher Grady to serve as the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Grady, who most recently was the commander of U.S. Fleet Forces, will be second-highest ranking military officer once he’s sworn into the position.

The upper chamber also confirmed Rear Adm. Collin Green to serve as the deputy commander of U.S. Special Operations Command and promoted him...

https://news.usni.org/2021/12/17/senate-confirms-grady-to-serve-as-vice-chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs-of-staff

Eliminating ‘Risk Aversion’ Key to Weapons Development, Says Vice Chair Nominee Grady

Adm. Christopher Grady speaks at the memorial service for Mr. John ‘Bag’ Hefti on Nov. 5, 2021. US Navy Photo

Fear of failure is keeping the U.S. from developing weapon systems to keep up with China and Russia, the nominee for the number two job on the Joint Chiefs of Staff told a Senate panel on Wednesday.

“That risk aversion was born of a period perhaps in the late 90s, early 90s, when we didn’t have any peer competitors. That’s not the case now. We have to be able to fail, to learn faster....

https://news.usni.org/2021/12/08/eliminating-risk-aversion-key-to-weapons-development-says-vice-chair-nominee-grady

Fleet Forces CO Grady Nominated to be Vice Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff

Adm. Christopher W. Grady, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, speaks to assembled leaders on Oct. 26, 2021. US Navy Photo

The White House has nominated the current commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command to serve in the number two position on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, USNI News has learned.

Adm. Chris Grady’s nomination to serve as the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was submitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday, two legislative sources familiar with the nomination...

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/02/fleet-forces-co-grady-nominated-to-be-vice-chairman-of-joint-chiefs-of-staff

Joint Chiefs Vice Chair Hyten Concerned About Potential Gap in Position When He Leaves Next Month

U.S. Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, 11th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to Department of Defense staff members during a memorial observance in honor of those who were lost during 9/11 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Sept. 10, 2021. US Army Photo

The outgoing vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is concerned ongoing work on electronic warfare could stall if there’s a gap between his November retirement and a successor assuming the number-two position in the Pentagon.

https://news.usni.org/2021/10/28/joint-chiefs-vice-chair-hyten-concerned-about-gap-in-position-when-he-leaves-next-month

White House Nominates Next U.S. Fleet Forces Commander, Deputy

Vice Admiral Daryl Caudle (left), Vice Vice Admiral James Kilby (right)

The current commander of the Navy’s Atlantic submarine force and the current head of the service’s requirements office have been nominated to lead U.S. Fleet Forces Command, the Pentagon announced on Thursday.

Vice Adm. Daryl Caudle is up for a promotion to four-star admiral and will head to the Hampton Roads, Va.-based command. Caudle has lead Naval Submarine Forces and U.S. Atlantic Fleet since November of 2019. Vice Adm....

https://news.usni.org/2021/07/15/white-house-nominates-next-u-s-fleet-forces-commander-deputy

Adm. Grady: Redesignation to Atlantic Fleet Has Implications for Homeland Defense Mission

USS Roosevelt (DDG-80) fires an SM-3 missile during exercise Formidable Shield 2019. US Navy Photo

U.S. Fleet Forces Command is moving forward with its redesignation to U.S. Atlantic Fleet, as Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite announced last month. But while in some ways it’s just a name change, there are some implications for how homeland defense is carried out, Fleet Forces Commander Adm. Chris Grady said today.

Atlantic Fleet will keep the same missions and functions as Fleet Forces Command...

https://news.usni.org/2021/01/13/adm-grady-redesignation-to-atlantic-fleet-has-implications-for-homeland-defense-mission

Joint Chiefs Vice Chair John Hyten Expected to Retire Next Year; Shortest Tenure in Job Since 2007

United States Air Force Academy cadets listen and ask questions with Gen. John Hyten at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., Sept. 8, 2020. US Air Force Photo

The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is set to step down from the number-two leadership role in the Pentagon next year, USNI News has learned.

Gen. John Hyten, who took on the job in November 2019, plans to step down from the position before ending his four-year term, three U.S. officials confirmed to USNI News.

Under the rules for...

https://news.usni.org/2020/11/13/joint-chiefs-vice-chair-john-hyten-expected-to-retire-next-year-shortest-tenure-in-job-since-2007

U.S. Admiral Talks 3rd Chinese Aircraft Carrier: ‘Go Ahead and Build that Big Ship’

Chinese carrier Shandong. PLA Photo

China’s pursuit of more aircraft carriers validates the U.S. Navy’s commitment to building more American aircraft carriers in the future, the U.S. admiral in charge of providing forces to the fleet said on Thursday.

“Good on ‘em. It makes the argument that carriers are important,” Adm. Chris Grady, commander of U.S. Fleet Forces, said on Thursday. “We have them. They want them and they’re building them.”

Grady was responding to reports based off a new analysis...

https://news.usni.org/2020/09/17/u-s-admiral-talks-3rd-chinese-aircraft-carrier-go-ahead-and-build-that-big-ship

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