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Flag of a Navy vice admiral. The rank of vice admiral (or three-star admiral) is the second-highest rank normally achievable in the United States Navy, and the first to have a specified number of appointments set by statute. It ranks above rear admiral (two-star admiral) and below admiral (four-star admiral).
For the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, the surgeon general of the United States is a three-star vice admiral by statute, equivalent in rank to the surgeon general of the Army. [219] Although the rank of vice admiral exists in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps), its use is rare ...
For example, the nomination of Rear Admiral Elizabeth L. Train for promotion to vice admiral and assignment as director of naval intelligence and deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare was withdrawn in April 2016 [35] in favour of Vice Admiral Jan E. Tighe, then-commander of U.S. Fleet Cyber Command and Tenth Fleet. [36]
(1888–1972) Promoted to admiral, 3 Apr 1945. Brother-in-law of Navy admiral Husband E. Kimmel. 86: Arthur B. Cook: 22 Jul 1943 15 May 1944 1 Commander, Caribbean Sea Frontier/Commandant, Tenth Naval District, 1943–1944. (1881–1952) Naval aviator. Retired 1 Dec 1944. 87: John S. McCain Sr. 6 Aug 1943 6 Sep 1945 2
Few three-star positions are set by statute, leading to their increased volatility as they do not require congressional approval to be downgraded. Rear Admiral Frank D. Whitworth II was promoted to vice admiral on 30 July 2021, making him the first director of intelligence of the Joint Staff to hold three-star rank. [1]
[3] [1] [4] He resigned from active duty in August 1973, but transferred to and remained in the United States Naval Reserve until January 1998. From January 1980 to January 1982, he served as commanding officer of VF-302 at NAS Miramar. Following squadron command, he was subsequently promoted to captain and later to rear admiral.
[8] [9] Similarly, Robert C. Giffen was reprimanded for misconduct while serving as vice admiral, reverted to rear admiral, and retired with a tombstone promotion back to vice admiral. [10] [11] By May 29, 1959, 154 out of 198 living retired vice admirals—78 percent—had never served in that rank on active duty.
The shoulder stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a U.S. Navy rear admiral (Line officer). 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 ...