Leon Albert "Bud" Edney is a former United States Navy officer. A native of Dedham,Massachusetts,he retired from the navy as an admiral after serving as Vice Chief of Naval Operations from 1988 to 1990.
Timothy John Keating is a retired United States Navy admiral. During his career,he served as commander of Carrier Group Five,the United States 5th Fleet,the United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD),and United States Pacific Command. He retired in 2009 after more than 38 years of service. He was the first navy officer to head Northern Command and NORAD.
Admiral Robert Joseph Natter is a retired United States Navy admiral who served as Commander,U.S. Atlantic Fleet/Fleet Forces Command from 2000 to 2003.
Mark E. Ferguson III is a retired United States Navy admiral who last served as Commander,United States Naval Forces Europe,United States Naval Forces Africa and Allied Joint Force Command Naples. Ferguson previously served as the 37th Vice Chief of Naval Operations from August 22,2011,to July 1,2014. Prior to that,he served as the 55th Chief of Naval Personnel and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations. He also served as chief of legislative affairs and assistant commander for distribution,Navy Personnel Command. He retired from active duty on July 1,2016.
Carol M. Pottenger is a retired United States Navy flag officer. She was among the first women to be assigned to serve at sea in 1978,the first female admiral to command a major combat organization,Amphibious Force 7th Fleet/Expeditionary Strike Group Seven,encompassing the amphibious forces assigned to the western Pacific;and the first female admiral to lead a combatant force "type command",Navy Expeditionary Combat Command,charged with the manning,training and equipping of over 40,000 expeditionary sailors in preparation for combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan,as well as global security assistance operations. Her final naval post was with NATO as deputy chief of staff for capability and development at Supreme Allied Commander Transformation,Norfolk,Virginia,the first female officer to hold this position.
Thomas John Kilcline Jr. is a retired vice admiral of the United States Navy who served as Commander,Naval Air Forces from June 22,2007,to July 1,2010.
RDML Gretchen S. Herbert is a retired United States Navy officer who commanded the Navy Cyber Forces.
Robin Rumble Braun is a retired vice admiral of the United States Navy. Her last assignment was as Chief of Navy Reserve and Commander,Navy Reserve Force. She assumed that assignment on 13 August 2012. She was the first female commander of the United States Navy Reserve,and the first woman to lead any Reserve component of the United States military. Prior to her last assignment,Braun served as Deputy Director,European Plans and Operations Center,ECJ-3 United States European Command.
Jacob Lawrence Shuford was a rear admiral of the United States Navy. His career included service in the Cold War,Kosovo War,and Operation Desert Fox. He commanded surface combatants,served on the staffs of the Chief of Naval Operations,the Joint Chiefs of Staff,and the Secretary of the Navy,coordinated Navy legislative activities in the United States Senate,and his final assignment as President of the Naval War College.
Vice Admiral Thomas J. Moore was a senior officer in the United States Navy. He retired from active duty on June 19,2020,after 39 years of service. He currently serves as Vice President of Customer Relations for the Mission Technologies Division at Huntington Ingalls Industries.
DeWolfe H. "Chip" Miller III is a former vice admiral in the United States Navy who retired as the Commander,Naval Air Forces,which is also Type Commander (TYCOM) for all United States Navy aviation units,and dual-hatted as Commander,Naval Air Force,Pacific.
Christopher Watson Grady is a United States Navy admiral who is currently serving as the 12th vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since 20 December 2021.
Jon Christopher Kreitz is a retired United States Navy Rear Admiral and former Deputy Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. He is an Independent Director on the Board of Directors of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Surface Navy Association (SNA).
Russell L. Smith is a United States Navy sailor who served as the 15th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON). He was acting MCPON from June 22,2018,when Steven S. Giordano resigned,to August 29,2018,when he officially assumed the role.
Craig Stephen Faller is a retired United States Navy admiral. A 1983 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a native of Fryburg,Pennsylvania,he earned a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering. He earned his master's in national security affairs from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1990.
Lisa Marie Franchetti is a United States Navy admiral who has been the 33rd chief of naval operations since 2 November 2023. She is the first woman to be chief of naval operations,and the first woman to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Randy B. Crites is a retired vice admiral of the United States Navy. He last served as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources from May 15,2020,to 2023. He previously served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget,and as director of the Fiscal Management Division in Washington,D.C.,until he was promoted to the rank of vice admiral in 2020. Prior he served as the Director of OPNAV N81 Assessments Division,as Director of the Maritime Headquarters at United States Pacific Fleet,as Commander Submarine Group 10,and as Commanding officer of USS West Virginia (SSBN-736) and USS Florida (SSGN-728).
Rear Admiral Dwight Shepherd is a retired United States Navy officer and career Naval Flight Officer who last served as Director of Cyberspace Operations,J6,at U.S. Northern Command/ North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) from June 2014 to August 2016. Before that,he served as Director of Manpower and Personnel,J1,on the Joint Staff from June 2012 to June 2014 and as the Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy,Ray Mabus,from April 2011 to June 2012.
John Blackwelder Nowell Jr. is a retired vice admiral in the United States Navy. Nowell assumed duties as the navy's 59th Chief of Naval Personnel on May 24,2019. Nowell is a distinguished graduate of the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering and holds a Master of Science in Weapons Systems Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School.
Paul C. Spedero Jr. is a United States Navy rear admiral and naval aviator who has served as the vice director for operations of the Joint Staff since June 2023. He most recently served as the commander of Carrier Strike Group 8 from May 31,2022 to June 1,2023. He most recently served as commander of the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command from July 9,2021 to May 23,2022,and prior to that as director for fleet integrated readiness and analysis on the staff of the United States Fleet Forces Command.
