List of active duty United States rear admirals
Appearance

This is a list of active duty rear admirals (two-star rear admiral, abbreviated RADM) serving in the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps, and the United States Maritime Service, collected from publicly available and accessible information.
Joint positions
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Assistant Director and Deputy to the Assistant Director, Healthcare Administration, Defense Health Agency (DHA) | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Matthew Case[1][2] Acting[1] |
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Director, Medical Service Corps, U.S. Navy (MSC) | ![]() | |||
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Director for Test, Missile Defense Agency (MDA) | Not applicable | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Douglas L. Williams[3] |
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Vice Director of the Joint Staff (VDJS) | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Paul C. Spedero Jr.[4] |
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Deputy Director for Special Operations and Counterterrorism (J-37), Joint Staff | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Brian H. Bennett[5] |
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Deputy Director for Force Protection (J-8), Joint Staff | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Thomas P. Moninger[5] |
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Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Central Command | |||||
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Director of Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J-5), U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) | Not applicable | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Adan G. Cruz[6] |
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Cyber Command | |||||
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Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) | Not applicable | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Dennis Velez[7][8] Acting[7][a] |
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Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) | Not applicable | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Ronald A. Foy[2] |
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Director of Plans and Policy (J-5), U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) | Not applicable | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Kevin P. Lenox[10] |
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Indo-Pacific Command | |||||
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Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) | Not applicable | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Patrick J. Hannifin[11] |
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Northern Command | |||||
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Director of Strategy, Policy and Plans (J-5), U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) |
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Rear Admiral Gregory D. Newkirk[5] |
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Southern Command | |||||
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Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) | Not applicable | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Brendan C. McPherson[12] |
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Space Command | |||||
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Chief of Staff, U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) | Not applicable | ![]() |
Rear Admiral William P. Pennington[13] |
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Special Operations Command | |||||
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Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) | Not applicable | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Jeromy B. Williams[5] |
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Strategic Command | |||||
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Director of Intelligence (J-2), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) | Not applicable | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Ralph R. Smith III[14] |
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Director of Plans and Policy (J-5), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) | Not applicable | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Thomas R. Buchanan[15] |
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Transportation Command | |||||
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Chief of Staff, U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) | Not applicable | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Kristin Acquavella[2] |
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Director of Strategic Plans, Policy, and Logistics (J-5/4), U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) | Not applicable | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Christopher D. Stone[16] |
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Rear Admiral Curt A. Renshaw Promotable[17] |
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Rear Admiral Scott F. Robertson |
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Other joint positions
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Commander, Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH) | ![]() ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Mark A. Schafer[18] |
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Special activities | |||||
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Attending Physician of the United States Congress and Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) |
Not applicable | Rear Admiral Brian P. Monahan[19] |
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In transit | |||||
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Rear Admiral Jo-Ann F. Burdian |
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United States Navy and Marine Corps
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Office of the Secretary | |||||
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Chief of Naval Research (CNR) | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Kurt J. Rothenhaus[20] |
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Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy (DJAG) and Deputy Department of Defense Representative for Ocean Policy Affairs (REPOPA) |
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Rear Admiral Lia M. Reynolds[21][22] |
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Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Headquarters Marine Corps | |||||
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Medical Officer of the Marine Corps, Director, Health Services, Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) and Deputy Chief for Reserve Policy and Integration, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) |
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Rear Admiral Pamela C. Miller[23][2] |
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Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (staff directorates) | |||||
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Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel (DCNP) and Commander, Navy Personnel Command (NPC) |
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Rear Admiral M. Wayne Baze[24][25] |
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Director, Military Personnel Plans and Policy Division (N13), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Jennifer S. Couture[26] |
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Director, National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NMIO) and Commander, Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) |
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Rear Admiral Michael A. Brookes[27] |
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Director, Warfighting Integration (N2/N6I), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Susan M. BryerJoyner[11] |
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Director, Strategic Integration (N2/N6T), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Oliver T. Lewis[20] |
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Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans, and Strategy (N3/N5B), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Benjamin R. Nicholson[28][25] |
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Reserve Deputy for Operations, Plans, Strategy, and Warfighting Development (N3/N5/N7), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | ![]() ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Marc S. Lederer[29][30] |
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Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development (N7B), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Anthony C. Carullo[31] |
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Reserve Deputy for Fleet Readiness and Logistics (N4R), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | ![]() ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Dennis E. Collins[32][33] |
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Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources (N8) | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Nicholas R. Tilbrook[5] |
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Director, Programming Division (N80), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral John V. Menoni[34][25] |
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Director, Assessment Division (N81), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Douglas W. Sasse III[33] |
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Director, Warfare Integration (N9I), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral William R. Daly[35] |
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Director, Surface Warfare Division (N96), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Derek A. Trinque[36][2] |
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Director, Undersea Warfare Division (N97), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Mark D. Behning[20] |
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Director, Air Warfare Division (N98), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Michael S. Wosje[5] |
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Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (direct reporting units) | |||||
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Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) and Director, Get Real Get Better |
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Rear Admiral Scott W. Ruston[33] |
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Director, Office of Warfighting Advantage (OWA) | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral C. Adam Kijek[6] |
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Special Assistant for Warfighting Readiness, Office of the Chief of Navy Reserve (N095) | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Bradley D. Dunham[37] |
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Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command (CNRFC) and Deputy Commander, Navy Reserve Force (NRF) |
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Rear Admiral Luke A. Frost[38] |
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Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy (CHC) and Director of Religious Ministries (N097), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations |
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Chaplain (Rear Admiral) Gregory N. Todd[39] |
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Chief of Legislative Affairs (CLA)and Special Assistant for Legislative Support (N09L)[40] |
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Rear Admiral Marc J. Miguez[41] |
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Surgeon General of the United States Navy (SGN/N093) and Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) |
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Rear Admiral Darin K. Via[42] |
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Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Navy (DSG), Deputy Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) and Director, Medical Resources, Plans and Policy Division (N0931), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations |
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Rear Admiral Rick Freedman[43] |
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Type commands | |||||
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Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (COMNAVAIRLANT) | ![]() ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Douglas C. Verissimo[44][45] |
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Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Max G. McCoy Jr.[46] |
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Commander, Naval Information Force Reserve (CNIFR) and Reserve Deputy Commander, Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR) |
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Rear Admiral Gregory K. Emery[33] |
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Commander, Fleet Information Warfare Command Pacific (FIWC Pacific) and Commander, Information Warfare Task Force, Pacific (TF-501) |
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Rear Admiral Nicholas M. Homan[47] |
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Deputy/Reserve Deputy Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic (COMSUBLANT) | ![]() ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Thomas S. Wall[48] |
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Commander, Submarine Group 10 (COMSUBGRU Ten) | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Robert E. Wirth[5] |
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Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) | ![]() ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Christopher J. Cavanaugh[49] |
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Deputy Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMNAVSURFPAC) and Director, Task Force Littoral Combat Ship[50] |
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Rear Admiral Theodore P. LeClair[51][52] |
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Special Assistant to the Commander, Naval Surface Forces (COMNAVSURFOR) and Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMNAVSURFPAC) | ![]() ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Christopher D. Alexander[5] |
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Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT) | ![]() ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Joseph F. Cahill III[53] |
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Operating forces (and subordinated units) | |||||
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Vice Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) | Not applicable | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Kenneth R. Blackmon[54][25] |
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Commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Bradley J. Andros[55] |
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Vice Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (CNE-CNA) | ![]() ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Larry D. Watkins[56] |
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Reserve Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) | ![]() ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Eric C. Ruttenberg[56] |
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Director, Maritime Operations (DMOC/N04), U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Erik J. Eslich[57] |
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Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (COMUSNAVSO) and Commander, U.S. Fourth Fleet (C4F) |
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Rear Admiral Carlos A. Sardiello[58] |
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Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command (COMNAVSPECWARCOM) | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Milton J. Sands III[41] |
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Shore establishment (three-star Echelon II commands) | |||||
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Program Executive Officer for Aircraft Carriers (PEO Carriers) | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Casey J. Moton[59][25] |
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Program Executive Officer for Attack Submarines (PEO SSN) | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Jonathan E. Rucker[60] |
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Program Manager, AUKUS Integration and Acquisition Program | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Richard E. Seif Jr.[61] |
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Program Executive Officer for Tactical Aircraft Programs (PEO(T)) | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Joseph B. Hornbuckle III[5] |
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Program Executive Officer for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons (PEO(U&W)) | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Stephen R. Tedford[25] |
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Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA) | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Carl A. Lahti[62][63] |
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Shore establishment (two-star Echelon II commands) | |||||
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Commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) | Not applicable | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Gregory C. Huffman[6] |
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Deputy Commander, Naval Education and Training Command Force Development (NETC-FD) | Not applicable | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Robert C. Nowakowski[64][25] |
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Commander, Navy Recruiting Command (NRC) | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral James P. Waters III[65][20] |
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Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC), Chief of Civil Engineers, U.S. Navy, Deputy Commander for Facilities and Environment, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) and Deputy Commander for Facilities and Environment, Marine Corps Installations Command (MCICOM) |
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Rear Admiral Jeffrey J. Kilian[5] |
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Commander, Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM) | Not applicable | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Daniel P. Martin[66][41] |
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Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) and Chief, Supply Corps, U.S. Navy |
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Rear Admiral Kenneth W. Epps[67] |
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Deputy Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) | Not applicable | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Jacquelyn McClelland[30] |
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President of the Naval War College (NWC) | Not applicable | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Darryl L. Walker[68][69] |
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Rear Admiral Sean R. Bailey |
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Rear Admiral Stephen D. Barnett |
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Rear Admiral Heidi K. Berg |
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Rear Admiral Richard T. Brophy Jr. |
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Rear Admiral Michael P. Donnelly |
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Rear Admiral John S. Lemmon |
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Rear Admiral Dean A. VanderLey |
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Other services
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Office of the Deputy Commandant for Operations | |||||
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Deputy Commandant for Operations (DCO) | Not applicable | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Douglas M. Schofield[70] Acting[71] |
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Director of Staff, Coast Guard Headquarters (CGHQ) | |||||
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Deputy for Operations Policy and Intelligence (DCO-D/CG-2) | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral David C. Barata[72][73] |
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Assistant Commandant for Response Policy and Operations Integration (CG‐5R/CG-3) | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral M. Megan Dean[74][73] |
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Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy (CG-5P) | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Wayne R. Arguin Jr.[75] |
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Assistant Commandant for Reserve (CG-R) and Director, U.S. Coast Guard Reserve (USCGR) |
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Rear Admiral Tiffany G. Danko[76] |
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Office of the Deputy Commandant for Systems | |||||
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Deputy Commandant for Systems (DCS) | Not applicable | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Chad L. Jacoby[77][78] |
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Office of the Deputy Commandant for Personnel Readiness | |||||
Deputy Commandant for Personnel Readiness (DPR) and Chief Human Capital Officer, U.S. Coast Guard |
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Rear Admiral Charles E. Fosse[79][73] |
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Chief Medical Officer, U.S. Coast Guard | Office of the Deputy Commandant for Personnel Readiness (DPR) | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Paul Jung[80][73] |
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Coast Guard Atlantic Area | |||||
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Deputy Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area (LANTAREA) and Commander, U.S. Coast Guard East District[81] |
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Rear Admiral John C. Vann[82][73] |
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Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Northeast District[81] | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Michael E. Platt[83] |
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Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes District[81] | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Jonathan P. Hickey[84] |
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Coast Guard Pacific Area | |||||
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Commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area (PACAREA) and Commander, Defense Force West |
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Rear Admiral Joseph R. Buzzella[85] Acting[86] |
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Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District[81] | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Sean P. Regan[87] |
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Rear Admiral Michael H. Day |
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Rear Admiral Mark J. Fedor |
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Rear Admiral Shannon N. Gilreath |
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Rear Admiral Carola J. List |
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Scientific Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Richard W. Childs[88] |
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Office of the Surgeon General | |||||
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Surgeon General of the United States (SG) | ![]() |
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Rear Admiral Denise Hinton[89] Acting |
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Deputy Surgeon General of the United States (DSG) |
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Federal Bureau of Prisons | |||||
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Assistant Director, Health Services Division, Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBP) | Not applicable | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Chris A. Bina[90] |
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Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Office of the Director | |||||
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Director, NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and Director, NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) |
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Rear Admiral Chad M. Cary[91] |
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List of pending appointments
[edit]Awaiting reassignment
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Joint assignments | ||||||
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Chief of Staff, U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) | In transit | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Sean R. Bailey |
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Announced March 2025[92] Scheduled to assume office 6 August 2025[2] |
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Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (COMNAVAIRLANT) | In transit | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Richard T. Brophy Jr. |
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Announced June 2025[6] Scheduled to assume office 5 September 2025[5] |
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Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA) | In transit | ![]() |
Rear Admiral Stephen D. Barnett |
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Announced March 2025[92] Scheduled to assume office September 2025[92] |
Retaining current position/position unannounced
[edit]These are flag officers awaiting promotion to rear admiral while retaining their current position or do not have their position announced yet.
Photo | Name | Service branch | Status and date |
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Rear Admiral (lower half) M. Scott Sciretta |
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Nomination sent to the Senate 15 July 2025[93][94] |
Nominations (June 2025) | |||
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Rear Admiral (lower half) David J. Faehnle |
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Confirmed by the Senate 29 June 2025[95][96] |
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Rear Admiral (lower half) Joaquin J. Martinez de Pinillos |
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Rear Admiral (lower half) Donald M. Plummer |
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Rear Admiral (lower half) David M. Buzzetti |
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Confirmed by the Senate 29 June 2025[97][96] |
Nominations (November 2024) | |||
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Rear Admiral (lower half) Martin J. Muckian |
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Confirmed by the Senate 19 December 2024[98][99] |
See also
[edit]- List of active duty United States four-star officers
- List of active duty United States three-star officers
- List of active duty United States Army major generals
- List of active duty United States Marine Corps major generals
- List of active duty United States Air Force major generals
- List of active duty United States Space Force general officers
- List of active duty United States senior enlisted leaders and advisors
- List of current United States National Guard major generals
- List of United States Army four-star generals
- List of United States Marine Corps four-star generals
- List of United States Navy four-star admirals
- List of United States Air Force four-star generals
- List of United States Coast Guard four-star admirals
References
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- ^ "Rear Admiral Paul Spedero Jr". U.S. Navy. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), August 2025" (PDF). MyNavyHR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d "United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), June 2025" (PDF). MyNavyHR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Acting Deputy Commander, USCYBERCOM". U.S. Cyber Command. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Rear Admiral Dennis Velez". U.S. Navy. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
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Notes
[edit]- ^ RADM Velez serves as acting USCYBERCOM deputy commander while LTG William J. Hartman serves as acting commander; in the meantime, BG Kenneth J. Burgess is covering Velez's duties.[9]