WASHINGTON — Navy Adm. Daryl L. Caudle was sworn in as the 34th chief of naval operations (CNO) during an assumption of office ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard, in Washington, D.C., on Monday, according to the U.S. Navy.

Over 300 Defense Department senior leaders, guests and families were in attendance as Adm. Caudle officially assumed his duties as CNO.

Adm. Caudle was nominated to serve as the chief of naval operations back in June. At the time, he was the commander of the Norfolk-based U.S. Fleet Forces Command, overseeing more than 138,000 Sailors, over 120 ships and submarines, 1,500 aircraft, seven task forces and five carrier strike groups, the Navy says.

As CNO, the highest-ranking officer in the U.S. Navy, Caudle will serve as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and an ad

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