DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 2630.2
CHINFO
9 Feb 2016
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 2630.2
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: OFFICIAL FLAG OFFICER BIOGRAPHIES
Ref: (a) Associated Press (AP) Stylebook
(b) U.S. Navy Style Guide
(c) SECNAVINST 5720.44C
Encl: (1) Submitting Flag Officer Biographies and Photos
(2) Flag Officer Biography Format
(3) Sample Official Biography
1. Purpose. To provide guidance on writing and submitting
official flag officer biographies and official photos to the
U.S. Navy Web site (http://www.navy.mil/) for public release.
2. Background
a. Official flag officer biographies are publicly released
on the U.S. Navy Web site (http://www.navy.mil/) to inform and
educate the American public on senior military leadership. As
such, a standard format and procedure for submission and
verification of flag officer biographies are necessary to
provide a consistent, accurate, and credible public information
product.
b. Biographies must be formatted per references (a) through
(c).
(1) Reference (a) is the industry standard for news
releases and can be found at the Associated Press Stylebook Web
site (www.apstylebook.com).
(2) Reference (b) is the Navy standard for the use of
Navy terminology in news releases that is not covered by
reference (a) and is available on the “U.S. Navy Style Guide”
page of Navy.mil
(http://www.navy.mil/tools/styleguide_print.asp).
