List of United States Navy three-star admirals from 2000 to 2009

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This is a list of three-star admirals in the United States Navy from 2000 to 2009. The rank of vice admiral (or three-star admiral) is the second-highest rank normally achievable in the U.S. 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).

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There have been 107 vice admirals in the U.S. Navy from 2000 to 2009, 20 of whom were promoted to four-star admiral. All 107 achieved that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Navy. Admirals entered the Navy via several paths: 57 were commissioned via the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), 29 via Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) at a civilian university, 10 via Officer Candidate School (OCS), 5 via Aviation Officer Candidate School (AOCS), 4 via direct commission (direct), one via the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), and one via direct commission inter-service transfer from the U.S. Army (USA).

List of admirals

Entries in the following list of vice admirals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty. Each entry lists the admiral's name, date of rank, [1] active-duty positions held while serving at three-star rank, [2] number of years of active-duty service at three-star rank (Yrs), [3] year commissioned and source of commission, [4] number of years in commission when promoted to three-star rank (YC), [5] and other biographical notes. [6]

List of U.S. Navy three-star admirals from 2000 to 2009
#NamePhotoDate of rank [1] Position [2] Yrs [3] Commission [4] YC [5] Notes [6]
1 Gordon S. Holder Vice Admiral Gordon S. Holder.jpg 1 Mar 2000  41968 (OCS)32(1946–        )
2 Joseph W. Dyer Jr. Vice Adm. Joseph W. Dyer, Jr.jpg 30 Jun 2000 [7] 31970 (AOCS) [8] 30(1947–        ) Naval aviator.
3 John J. Grossenbacher Vice Adm. John J. Grossenbacher.gif 4 Jul 2000  31970 (USNA)30(1946–        ) [9]
4 Paul G. Gaffney II Paul Gaffney DN-SC-00-03211.jpg 7 Jul 2000  31968 (USNA)32(1946–        ) President, Monmouth University, 2003–2013; Chair, Ocean Exploration Advisory Board, 2014–2017.
5 James W. Metzger Vice Adm. James W. Metzger (2).gif 12 Jul 2000  51971 (USNA)29(1949–        )
6 Michael D. Haskins Portrait of US Navy Vice Admiral Michael D. Haskins.jpg 31 Jul 2000  31966 (USNA)34(1942–        ) Naval aviator. President, Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership, 2005–2007.
* John B. Nathman US Navy 040618-N-0000X-001 U.S. Navy file photo of Vice Adm. John B. Nathman.jpg 1 Aug 2000  41970 (USNA)30(1948–        ) [10] Naval aviator. Promoted to admiral, 1 Dec 2004.
7 Toney M. Bucchi Vice Adm. Toney M. Bucchi.jpg 6 Oct 2000  31970 (NROTC)30(1946–        ) Naval aviator.
8 Richard W. Mayo Portrait of US Navy Vice Admiral Richard W. Mayo. (covered) - DPLA - 917e181dfd464b435de9c76ba3896d9a.jpeg 16 Oct 2000  41968 (NROTC)32(1946–        )
* Timothy J. Keating US Navy 021114-N-0000X-002 Vadm. Keating Commander Fifth Fleet.jpg 1 Nov 2000 [11] 51971 (USNA)29(1949–        ) [12] Naval aviator. Promoted to admiral, 1 Jan 2005.
* Michael G. Mullen Vice Adm. Michael G. Mullen.gif 1 Nov 2000 [13]
  • Commander, U.S. Second Fleet/Commander, Striking Fleet Atlantic (COMSECONDFLT/COMSTRIKFLTLANT), 2000–2001.
  • Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Resources, Requirements, and Assessments (DCNO N8), 2001–2003.
31968 (USNA)32(1946–        ) [10] [14] [15] Promoted to admiral, 28 Aug 2003.
9 Martin J. Mayer Vice Adm. Martin J. Mayer.gif 22 Nov 2000  31966 (OCS)34(1944–        )
10 Malcolm I. Fages Rear Adm. (upper half) Malcolm I. Fages.jpg 1 May 2001  31969 (NROTC)32(1946–        )
11 Albert H. Konetzni Jr. Albert H. Konetzni, Jr. (2).jpg 4 May 2001  31966 (USNA)35(1944–        )
12 Timothy W. LaFleur Vice Adm. Timothy W. LaFleur.jpg 18 May 2001 [16] 41970 (USNA)31(1948–        )
13 Alfred G. Harms Jr. Vice Admiral Alfred G. Harms Jr., USN (covered).jpg 24 May 2001  31971 (NROTC)30(1949–        ) President, Lake Highland Preparatory School, 2019–present.
14 John B. Totushek Vice Adm. John B. Totushek.jpg 7 Jun 2001 [17] 21966 (NROTC)35(1944–        ) Naval aviator. First active-duty Navy Reserve officer to achieve the rank of vice admiral.
15 Keith W. Lippert Vice Adm. Keith W. Lippert.jpg 20 Jul 2001  51968 (NROTC)33(1947–        ) Supply Corps.
16 J. Cutler Dawson Jr. Rear Adm. (lower half) J. Cutler Dawson, USN.jpg 27 Jul 2001  
  • Commander, U.S. Second Fleet/Commander, Striking Fleet Atlantic (COMSECONDFLT/COMSTRIKFLTLANT), 2001–2003.
  • Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Resources, Requirements, and Assessments (DCNO N8), 2003–2004.
31970 (USNA)31(1948–        ) President/CEO, Navy Federal Credit Union, 2004–2019.
17 Michael L. Cowan Michael L. Cowan (2).jpg 10 Aug 2001 [18] 31971 (direct)30(1944–        ) Medical Corps.
18 Richard J. Naughton US Navy 030606-N-0000X-007 U.S. Navy photo of Vice Adm. Richard J. Naughton.jpg 7 Jun 2002  11968 (USNA)34(1946–2011) [19] Resigned, 2003.
19 Phillip M. Balisle Vice Adm. Phillip M. Balisle.jpg 28 Jun 2002  31970 (OCS)32(1948–        )
* Robert F. Willard Vice Adm. Robert F. Willard.jpg 18 Jul 2002 [20] 31973 (USNA)29(1950–        ) [10] [12] Naval aviator. Promoted to admiral, 18 Mar 2005.
20 Michael D. Malone US Navy 011001-N-0000X-001 Official file photo of Vice Adm. Michael D. Malone.jpg 2 Aug 2002  21970 (USNA)32(1948–2019) [21] Naval aviator.
21 Kevin P. Green Kevin P. Green.jpg 18 Sep 2002  
  • Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Plans, Policy and Operations (DCNO N3/N5), 2002–2004.
21971 (USNA)31(1949–        )
22 Gerald L. Hoewing VADM Gerald L Hoewing.gif 1 Oct 2002  31971 (NROTC)31(1949–        ) Naval aviator.
23 Lowell E. Jacoby VADM Lowell E. Jacoby, DN-SD-03-09298.jpg 17 Oct 2002  31969 (AOCS)33(1945–        ) Director of Naval Intelligence, 1997–1999.
24 David L. Brewer III VADM David L Brewer.jpg 23 Oct 2002 [22] 41970 (NROTC)32(1946–        ) Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District, 2006–2009.
25 Stanley R. Szemborski Vice Adm. Stanley R. Szemborski.jpg 19 Nov 2002  51971 (USNA)31(1949–        )
26 Albert T. Church III Albert T Church III.jpg Mar 2003  21969 (USNA)34(1947–        ) First cousin once removed of U.S. Senator Frank Church.
27 Michael J. McCabe Portrait of Rear Admiral (lower half) Michael J. McCabe, USN (covered).jpg 28 May 2003  21970 (AOCS)33(1948–        ) First University of Portland alumnus to achieve flag rank in the Navy.
28 Rodney P. Rempt Rodney Rempt.jpg 1 Aug 2003  41966 (USNA)37(1945–        ) President, Naval War College, 2001–2003.
* Gary Roughead Vice Adm. Gary Roughead.jpg 15 Aug 2003 [23]
  • Commander, U.S. Second Fleet/Commander, Striking Fleet Atlantic/Commander, Naval Forces North Fleet East/Commander, Joint Task Force 120/Commander, Joint Task Force 950 (COMSECONDFLT/COMSTRIKFLTLANT/COMNAVNFE/CDRJTF 120/CDRJTF 950), 2003–2004.
  • Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (DCDRUSPACOM), 2004–2005.
21973 (USNA)30(1951–        ) [14] Promoted to admiral, 1 Sep 2005.
* Eric T. Olson RADM Eric Olson 2003.jpg 2 Sep 2003 [24] 41973 (USNA)30(1952–        ) [12] Navy SEAL. Promoted to admiral, 6 Jul 2007. First Navy SEAL to attain rank of vice admiral.
* Kirkland H. Donald VADM Kirkland H. Donald.jpg 5 Sep 2003 [25] 11975 (USNA)28(1953–        ) [27] Promoted to admiral, 1 Jan 2005.
29 David C. Nichols Jr. Vice Adm. David C. Nichols, Jr.jpg 7 Oct 2003  41974 (USA)29(1950–        ) [28]
30 John G. Cotton Vice Adm. John G. Cotton.jpg 18 Oct 2003  51973 (USNA)30(1951–        ) Naval aviator.
* Henry G. Ulrich III Vice Adm. Harry G. Ulrich III (2).jpg 4 Nov 2003  21972 (USNA)31(1950–        ) Promoted to admiral, 22 Jul 2005.
31 Walter B. Massenburg Walter B. Massenburg Navy Portrait.jpg 1 Dec 2003  41970 (NROTC)33(1949–        ) Naval aviator.
32 Albert M. Calland III Albert Calland, official Navy photo portrait.jpg 26 Mar 2004  31974 (USNA)30(1952–        ) [29] Navy SEAL. Resigned as CIA deputy director, 2006.
33 James D. McArthur Jr. Vice Adm. James D. McArthur, Jr.jpg 26 Mar 2004  31972 (USNA)32(1949–        ) Naval aviator.
34 Kevin J. Cosgriff Vice Adm. Kevin J. Cosgriff (2).jpg 24 Jun 2004  41971 (USMMA)33(1949–        )
35 Justin D. McCarthy Vice Adm. Justin D. McCarthy.jpg Aug 2004  
  • Director, Material Readiness and Logistics (N4), 2004–2007.
31969 (OCS)35(1947–        ) Supply Corps.
36 Donald C. Arthur Jr. Vice Adm. Donald C. Arthur.jpg 3 Aug 2004 [31] 31974 (direct)30(1950–        ) Medical Corps.
37 Ronald A. Route VADMRARoute.jpg 12 Aug 2004  31971 (USNA)33(1949–        ) [32] President, Naval War College, 2003–2004; President, Naval Postgraduate School, 2013–2019.
38 James M. Zortman Zortman.jpg 17 Aug 2004  31973 (USNA)31(1951–        ) Naval aviator.
* James G. Stavridis Vice Adm. James G. Stavridis.jpg 1 Sep 2004 [33] 21976 (USNA)28(1955–        ) [29] [12] [34] Promoted to admiral, 18 Oct 2006. Dean, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 2013–2018.
* Mark P. Fitzgerald Vice Adm. Mark P. Fitzgerald.jpg 1 Oct 2004  31973 (NROTC)31(1951–        ) Naval aviator. Promoted to admiral, 30 Nov 2007.
* Jonathan W. Greenert Vice Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert.jpg 1 Oct 2004 [35]
  • Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet (COMSEVENTHFLT), 2004–2006.
  • Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Integration of Capabilities and Resources (DCNO N8), 2006–2007.
31975 (USNA)29(1953–        ) [10] [14] Promoted to admiral, 29 Sep 2007.
39 Charles L. Munns VADM C.L.Munns.jpg 15 Oct 2004  31973 (USNA)31(1950–        )
40 Lewis W. Crenshaw Jr. Vice Adm. Lewis W. Crenshaw, Jr.jpg 4 Nov 2004  
  • Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Resources, Requirements and Assessments (DCNO N8), 2004–2006.
21974 (USNA)30(1952–        )
41 Joseph A. Sestak Jr. VADM Joseph A. Sestak, Jr.jpg 17 Nov 2004  
  • Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Warfare Requirements and Programs (DCNO N6/N7), 2004–2005.
  • Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations, 2005.
11974 (USNA)30(1951–        ) [36] Relieved as deputy chief of naval operations, 2005. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district, 2007–2011.
42 J. Kevin Moran Vice Adm. J. Kevin Moran.jpg 3 Dec 2004  31974 (USNA)30(1952–        ) Naval aviator.
43 Terrance T. Etnyre Vice Adm. Terrance T. Etnyre.jpg 4 Mar 2005  31971 (OCS)34(1947–        )
44 Evan M. Chanik Jr. Vice Adm. Evan M. Chanik, Jr.jpg 17 Mar 2005  31973 (USNA)32(1951–        ) Naval aviator.
45 Barry M. Costello Barry Costello.jpg 7 May 2005  21973 (NROTC)32(1951–        )
46 John D. Stufflebeem Vice Adm. John Dickson Stufflebeem.jpg 20 May 2005  31975 (USNA)30(1952–        ) [37] Naval aviator. Relieved, 2008.
47 Paul E. Sullivan VADM Sullivan 2005 DN-SD-06-03596.jpg 15 Jul 2005  31974 (USNA)31(1952–        )
48 Ann E. Rondeau Ann E. Rondeau.jpg 1 Aug 2005  71974 (OCS)31(1951–        ) President, College of DuPage, 2016–2019; President, Naval Postgraduate School, 2019–present.
49 John G. Morgan Jr. Vice Adm. John G. Morgan, Jr.jpg 15 Aug 2005  
  • Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Plans, Policy and Operations (DCNO N3/N5), 2005.
  • Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Information, Plans and Strategy (DCNO N3/N5), 2005–2008.
31972 (NROTC)33(1950–        )
* Patrick M. Walsh Vice Adm. Patrick M. Walsh.jpg 3 Nov 2005  21977 (USNA)28(1955–        ) [10] Naval aviator. Promoted to admiral, 5 Apr 2007.
* John C. Harvey Jr. 101306 VADM Harvey uncovered.jpg 22 Nov 2005  
  • Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education/Chief of Naval Personnel (DCNO N1/CNP), 2005.
  • Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Total Force/Chief of Naval Personnel (DCNO N1/CNP), 2005–2008.
  • Director, Navy Staff (DNS/N09B), 2008–2009.
41973 (USNA)32(1951–        ) Promoted to admiral, 24 Jul 2009. Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, 2014–2017.
50 Robert T. Conway Jr. Robert T. Conway, Jr.jpg 14 Mar 2006  31972 (OCS)34(1950–        )
51 Mark J. Edwards Vice Adm. Mark J. Edwards.jpg 16 Jun 2006  
  • Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Communication Networks (DCNO N6), 2006–2008.
21972 (NROTC)34(1950–        )
52 Robert B. Murrett RobertBMurrett.jpg 7 Jul 2006  41975 (NROTC)31(1952–        ) Director of Naval Intelligence, 2005–2006; Deputy Director, Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, 2011–present.
53 Nancy E. Brown Nancy Elizabeth Brown.jpg Aug 2006  
  • Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems, Joint Staff, J6, 2006–2009.
31974 (OCS)32(1952–        ) Deputy Director, White House Military Office, 1999–2000.
54 William D. Crowder William Crowder.jpg 12 Sep 2006  
  • Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet (COMSEVENTHFLT), 2006–2008.
  • Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Information, Plans and Strategy (DCNO N3/N5), 2008.
  • Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Operations, Plans and Strategy (DCNO N3/N5), 2008–2009.
31974 (USNA)28(1952–        )
55 P. Stephen Stanley VICE ADMIRAL P. STEPHEN STANLEY.JPG 6 Dec 2006  61975 (USNA)31(1952–        )
56 Melvin G. Williams Jr. WilliamsMG.png 1 Jan 2007  31978 (USNA)28(1955–        ) U.S. Associate Deputy Secretary of Energy, 2011–2013.
57 Michael K. Loose Vice Adm. Michael K. Loose.jpg 31 Jan 2007 [38]
  • Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Fleet Readiness and Logistics (DCNO N4), 2007–2010.
31975 (NROTC)32(1953–        ) Civil Engineer Corps.
58 John J. Donnelly Vice Adm. John J. Donnelly.jpg 3 Feb 2007  
  • Commander, Submarine Forces/Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet/Commander, Allied Submarine Command/Commander, Task Force 46/Commander, Task Force 82/Commander, Task Force 144/Commander, Task Force 84 (COMSUBFOR/COMSUBLANT/COMASC/CTF-46/CTF-82/CTF-144/CTF-84), 2007–2010.
31975 (USNA)32(1952–        )
59 David J. Venlet David J. Venlet.jpg 16 Feb 2007  51974 (USNA)33(1954–        ) Naval aviator.
* Samuel J. Locklear III Vice Adm. Samuel Locklear III, Commander, U.S. Third Fleet - official portrait.jpg 3 May 2007 [39]
  • Commander, U.S. Third Fleet (COMTHIRDFLT), 2007–2009.
  • Director, Navy Staff (DNS/N09B), 2009–2010.
31977 (USNA)30(1954–        ) [12] Promoted to admiral, 6 Oct 2010.
60 Jeffrey L. Fowler Jeffrey L. Fowler.jpg 8 Jun 2007  31978 (USNA)29(1956–        ) Resigned, 2010.
61 H. Denby Starling II Vice Adm. H. Denby Starling II.jpg 15 Jun 2007  31974 (NROTC)33(1952–        ) Naval aviator.
62 Thomas J. Kilcline Jr. VADM Thomas Kilcline Jr.jpg 22 Jun 2007  31973 (USNA)34(1951–        ) Naval aviator.
63 Joseph Maguire Vice Adm. Joseph Maguire.jpg 28 Jun 2007  31974 (NROTC)33(1951–        ) Navy SEAL. Director, National Counterterrorism Center, 2018–2019.
64 David Architzel Vice Admiral David Architzel, Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, (USN).JPG 1 Aug 2007  51973 (USNA)34(1951–        ) Naval aviator.
65 Adam M. Robinson Jr. Admiral Adam M. Robinson Jr.jpg 27 Aug 2007  41977 (direct) [40] 30(1950–        ) [29] Medical Corps. Director, Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System, 2015–present.
66 Jeffrey A. Wieringa Vice Adm. Jeffrey A. Wieringa.jpg 29 Aug 2007  31976 (AOCS)31(1955–        ) [29] Naval aviator.
* James A. Winnefeld Jr. Winnefeld 2010.jpg 14 Sep 2007 [41] 31978 (NROTC)29(1956–        ) [12] [42] Naval aviator. Promoted to admiral, 19 May 2010.
67 Richard K. Gallagher Vice Adm. Richard K. Gallagher.jpg 1 Oct 2007  51976 (USNA)31(1952–        ) Naval aviator.
68 Robert T. Moeller VADM Robert T Moeller.jpg 10 Oct 2007  
  • Deputy to the Commander for Military Operations, U.S. Africa Command (DCDR-MILOP, USAFRICOM), 2007–2010.
31974 (NROTC)33(1951–2011)
69 William D. Sullivan William D Sullivan.jpg 11 Oct 2007  21972 (OCS)35(1950–        )
70 Carl V. Mauney Vice Adm. Carl V. Mauney (2).jpg 15 Oct 2007  31975 (NROTC)32(1953–        )
71 Bernard J. McCullough III Bernard J. McCullough, III.jpg 1 Nov 2007  41975 (USNA)32(1953–        )
72 Anthony L. Winns Vice Adm. Anthony L. Winns.jpg 9 Nov 2007  41978 (USNA)30(1956–        ) [43]
73 Derwood C. Curtis DC Curtis Vice Admiral USN 2009.JPG 13 Mar 2008  31976 (USNA)32(1953–        )
* Mark E. Ferguson III VADM Ferguson.jpg 16 Apr 2008  
  • Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education/Chief of Naval Personnel (DCNO N1/CNP), 2008–2011.
31978 (USNA)30(1956–        ) [10] Promoted to admiral, 22 Aug 2011.
74 David J. Dorsett VADM Dorsett.JPG 4 Jun 2008  31978 (NROTC)30(1956–        )
* William H. McRaven William H McRaven.JPG 13 Jun 2008 [44] 31977 (NROTC)31(1955–        ) [12] Navy SEAL. Promoted to admiral, 8 Aug 2011. Chancellor, University of Texas System, 2015–2018.
* Harry B. Harris Jr. Vice Admiral Harry Harris.jpg 13 Jun 2008 [45] 51978 (USNA)30(1956–        ) [12] Promoted to admiral, 16 Oct 2013. U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, 2018–2021.
* William E. Gortney Vice Admiral William Gortney official photo.jpg 5 Jul 2008 [46] 41977 (AOCS)31(1955–        ) [12] Naval aviator. Promoted to admiral, 14 Sep 2012.
75 John M. Bird Vice Adm. John M. Bird.jpg 12 Jul 2008  
  • Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet (COMSEVENTHFLT), 2008–2010.
  • Director, Navy Staff (DNS/N09B), 2010–2012.
41977 (USNA)31(1955–        )
76 Dirk J. Debbink Dirk J. Debbink official photo.jpg 22 Jul 2008  41977 (USNA)31(1955–        )
77 Peter H. Daly VADM Peter H. Daly, USN.jpg Aug 2008  31977 (NROTC)31(1955–        ) CEO, U.S. Naval Institute, 2011–present.
78 Bruce E. MacDonald VADM Bruce E. MacDonald.jpg 4 Aug 2008  11978 (NROTC)30(1955–        ) Judge Advocate General's Corps. Convening Authority, Office of Military Commissions, 2010–2013. First judge advocate in any service to hold three-star rank.
79 Kevin M. McCoy Vice Admiral Kevin M. McCoy (uncovered).jpg 8 Aug 2008  51978 (NROTC)30(1956–        ) [29]
* Bruce W. Clingan VADM Bruce W. Clingan - official portrait.jpg 27 Aug 2008  41977 (NROTC)31(1955–        ) Naval aviator. Promoted to admiral, 24 Feb 2012.
80 Robert S. Harward Jr. Harward 2011.jpg 3 Nov 2008  51979 (USNA)29(1956–        ) [29] Navy SEAL.
81 Alan S. Thompson Thompson Alan Navy.jpg 19 Nov 2008  31976 (NROTC)32(1954–        )
82 John M. Mateczun John M. Mateczun.jpg 8 Dec 2008  41973 (direct)35(1947–        )
83 Michael C. Vitale Michael C. Vitale, United States Navy Vice Admiral official photo.jpg 30 Jan 2009  31977 (NROTC)32(1955–        )
84 Joseph D. Kernan Kernan white.jpg Jun 2009  41977 (USNA)32(1955–        ) U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, 2017–2020.
85 Richard W. Hunt Richard W. Hunt.jpg 13 Jun 2009  41976 (OCS)33(1953–        )
86 James W. Houck VADM James W. Houck.jpg 14 Aug 2009  31980 (USNA)29(1958–        ) Judge Advocate General's Corps. Interim Dean, Penn State School of International Affairs, 2021–present.
87 Mark D. Harnitchek VADM Harnitchek Official Photo.jpg 12 Nov 2009  51977 (NROTC)32(1955–        ) [47] Supply Corps.

Timeline

2000–2009

Mark D. HarnitchekJames W. HouckRichard W. HuntJoseph D. KernanMichael C. VitaleJohn M. MateczunAlan S. ThompsonRobert HarwardBruce W. ClinganKevin M. McCoyBruce E. MacDonaldPeter H. Daly (U.S. Navy)Dirk J. DebbinkJohn M. BirdWilliam E. GortneyHarry B. Harris Jr.William H. McRavenDavid J. DorsettMark E. Ferguson IIID.C. CurtisAnthony L. WinnsBernard J. McCullough IIICarl V. MauneyWilliam D. SullivanRobert T. MoellerRichard K. GallagherJames A. Winnefeld Jr.Jeffrey A. WieringaAdam M. Robinson Jr.David ArchitzelJoseph MaguireTom Kilcline Jr.H. Denby Starling IIJeffrey L. FowlerSamuel J. Locklear IIIDavid J. VenletJohn J. DonnellyMichael K. LooseMelvin Williams (admiral)P. Stephen StanleyWilliam D. CrowderNancy Elizabeth BrownRobert B. MurrettMark J. EdwardsRobert Conway (admiral)John C. Harvey Jr.Patrick M. WalshJohn Morgan (admiral)Ann E. RondeauPaul E. SullivanJohn Dickson StufflebeemBarry M. CostelloEvan M. Chanik Jr.Terrance T. EtnyreJ. Kevin MoranJoe SestakLewis W. Crenshaw Jr.Charles L. MunnsJonathan W. GreenertMark P. FitzgeraldJames G. StavridisJames M. ZortmanRonald A. RouteDonald ArthurJustin D. McCarthyKevin J. CosgriffJames D. McArthur Jr.Albert M. Calland IIIWalter B. MassenburgHenry G. Ulrich IIIJohn G. CottonDavid C. NicholsKirkland H. DonaldEric T. OlsonGary RougheadRodney P. RemptMichael J. McCabeAlbert T. Church IIIStanley R. SzemborskiDavid L. Brewer IIILowell E. JacobyGerald L. HoewingKevin P. GreenMichael D. MaloneRobert F. WillardPhillip BalisleRichard J. NaughtonMichael L. CowanJ. Cutler Dawson Jr.Keith W. LippertJohn B. TotushekAlfred G. Harms Jr.Timothy W. LaFleurAlbert H. Konetzni Jr.Malcolm I. FagesMartin J. MayerMichael MullenTimothy J. KeatingRichard W. MayoToney M. BucchiJohn B. NathmanMichael D. HaskinsJames W. MetzgerPaul G. Gaffney IIJohn J. GrossenbacherJoseph W. Dyer Jr.Gordon S. HolderIraq WarWar in Afghanistan (2001–2021)List of United States Navy three-star admirals from 2000 to 2009

History

Civil War

Stephen C. Rowan Stephen C Rowan.jpg
Stephen C. Rowan

The grade of vice admiral in the United States Navy was created by Congress in December 1864 to honor David G. Farragut for his victory at the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War. The promotion made Farragut the senior officer in the Navy but did not give him command of all naval forces, unlike the corresponding grade of lieutenant general that had been revived for Ulysses S. Grant earlier that year. [48] After the war, Farragut was promoted to admiral and his vacated vice admiralcy was filled by David D. Porter. When Farragut died in 1870, Porter succeeded him as admiral and Stephen C. Rowan became vice admiral. Three years later, Congress stopped further promotions to admiral or vice admiral, and the vice admiral grade expired with Rowan in 1890. [49]

After the Spanish-American War, Congress tried to revive the grade to reward William T. Sampson and Winfield S. Schley for winning the Battle of Santiago de Cuba, but the officers feuded bitterly over credit for the victory and their partisans in the Senate could not agree on who would be the senior vice admiral, so neither was promoted. [50] [51] Even after Sampson died in 1902, his admirers continued to prevent Schley from being promoted, while Schley's friends blocked all moves to elevate any other officer over him during his lifetime, such as an attempt to promote Robley D. Evans to vice admiral on the retired list in 1909. No new vice admirals were created until after Schley's death in 1911. [52] [53]

World War I

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Henry T. Mayo

In 1915, Congress authorized the President to designate the commanders in chief of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Asiatic Fleets to hold the rank of admiral, and their seconds in command the rank of vice admiral. The chief of naval operations (CNO) received the rank of admiral the following year. [54] Because Porter and Rowan had been promoted permanently to vice admiral and then never gone to sea again, Congress made these new ranks strictly ex officio. Upon relinquishing command, an officer lost his designation as admiral or vice admiral and reverted to his permanent grade of rear admiral. [55] The three fleet commanders were immediately made admirals to match the rank of their foreign counterparts, but only the second in command of the Atlantic Fleet, Henry T. Mayo, was designated a vice admiral, since the Pacific and Asiatic Fleets were too small to employ their vice admirals. [56]

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Albert Gleaves

When the United States entered World War I, Congress generalized the law to let the President designate up to six commanders of any fleet or subdivision of a fleet to hold ranks higher than rear admiral, of which up to three could be admirals and the rest vice admirals. This allowed William S. Sims to be designated vice admiral as commander of U.S. Naval Forces in European Waters. The other two vice admiral designations went to the Atlantic Fleet's two battleship force commanders. [57] When the Asiatic Fleet's commander in chief retired in December 1918, his four-star designation was transferred to Sims, whose vacated vice admiralcy went to Albert Gleaves, commander of the Atlantic Fleet's cruiser and transport force. [58] By the end of 1918, all three seagoing admirals and all three vice admirals were assigned to the Atlantic and European theaters, including the four-star commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet, who had taken a force to patrol the South Atlantic Ocean. [59]

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William L. Rodgers

With the end of hostilities in Europe, the six designations for admirals and vice admirals were redistributed in 1919. The commanders in chief of the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets remained admirals. About half of the major ships in the Atlantic Fleet transferred to the Pacific Fleet, which was now large enough to employ a vice admiral to command its battleship force. A second vice admiral commanded the battleship force of the Atlantic Fleet, and a third vice admiral, Gleaves, commanded its cruiser and transport force. The sixth designation returned to the Asiatic Fleet when Sims left his European command, but its commander in chief, William L. Rodgers, was promoted only to vice admiral since Gleaves was already slated to be its admiral, so for a few months there were four vice admirals and only three admirals, including the CNO. [60]

In September 1919, Gleaves was appointed commander in chief of the Asiatic Fleet with the rank of admiral. Rodgers remained vice admiral in command of Division 1 of the Asiatic Fleet until January 1920, so for the first and only time, the Pacific, Atlantic, and Asiatic Fleets each had an admiral and vice admiral, as originally envisioned in 1915. [61]

Interwar

In 1922 the three fleets were combined into a single United States Fleet with three admirals and three vice admirals. One admiral served as commander in chief of the United States Fleet (CINCUS), a second admiral as commander in chief of the Asiatic Fleet, and the third admiral as commander in chief of the former Pacific Fleet, now the Battle Fleet. A vice admiral commanded the former Atlantic Fleet, now the Scouting Fleet, and a second vice admiral commanded the battleship divisions of the Battle Fleet. [62] The Battle Fleet and Scouting Fleet became the Battle Force and Scouting Force, respectively, when the United States Fleet was reorganized into type commands in 1931. [63] When the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets were reconstituted in February 1941, CINCUS was dual-hatted as commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC), and the commander in chief of the Atlantic Fleet was made an admiral by downgrading the Battle Force's commander to vice admiral and its battleship commander to rear admiral. [64]

The third vice admiral designation moved from the Asiatic Fleet to the commander of U.S. Naval Forces in European Waters in 1920 and lapsed when the European force was disbanded in 1929. It was revived the next year for the commander of the Scouting Fleet's light cruiser divisions and subsequently the Scouting Force's cruisers, before migrating in 1935 to the commander of the Battle Force's aircraft. [65]

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William V. Pratt

A flag officer in the United States Fleet climbed a cursus honorum that nominally began with command of a battleship division as a rear admiral, followed by command of all battleship divisions in the Battle Force as a vice admiral, then command of the entire Battle Force as an admiral, and finally either CINCUS, the highest office afloat, or CNO, the highest office ashore—or both, in the case of William V. Pratt. [66] Upon leaving the fleet, it was normal for a former three- or four-star commander to revert to his permanent grade of rear admiral and remain on active duty until statutory retirement as president of the Naval War College, commandant of a naval district, or member of the General Board. [54]

Since there were four admirals and only three vice admirals, it was not uncommon to skip the rank of vice admiral entirely, especially for commanders in chief of the Asiatic Fleet, which was seen as a four-star consolation prize for flag officers who were out of the running for CINCUS or CNO. [66] By the early 1940s, neither the CNO (Harold R. Stark), CINCUS (Claude C. Bloch, James O. Richardson), nor CINCPAC (Husband E. Kimmel, Chester W. Nimitz) had ever been a vice admiral.

World War II

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Robert L. Ghormley

In July 1941, Congress authorized the President to designate, at his own discretion, up to nine additional officers to carry the ex officio rank of vice admiral while performing special or unusual duty, for a total of 12 vice admirals in the permanent establishment. [67] The first of the nine new vice admiral designations was assigned to Robert L. Ghormley, then serving as special observer in the U.S. Embassy in London. [68] After the United States entry into World War II in December 1941, the new commander in chief of the Atlantic Fleet, Royal E. Ingersoll, was designated a vice admiral after his predecessor, Ernest J. King, was appointed commander in chief of the United States Fleet (COMINCH, formerly CINCUS) and took the Atlantic Fleet's four-star designation with him. [69] The remaining seven vice admiral slots were quickly filled by the director of the Office of Procurement and Material and the commanders of U.S. Naval Forces, Southwest Pacific; ANZAC Force; the service forces in the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets; and two anti-submarine task forces in the Atlantic Fleet.

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Russell Willson

All 12 vice admiral designations were in use by March 1942, when a headquarters reorganization called for two more vice admirals to be vice chief of naval operations and chief of staff to COMINCH. Frederick J. Horne and Russell Willson were nominated to be temporary vice admirals, [70] under a 1941 statute that authorized an unlimited number of appointments in all grades for temporary service during a national emergency, with temporary flag officers needing confirmation by the Senate. [71] The statute technically created temporary grades only up to rear admiral, but the Senate confirmed Horne and Willson as vice admirals anyway, [72] and continued to confirm temporary admirals and vice admirals when nominated. Dozens of temporary vice admirals were appointed during World War II, either to serve in a specified job or simply for the duration of the national emergency.

Postwar

The Officer Personnel Act of 1947 consolidated the various laws governing vice admiral appointments. Previously, the President had controlled a pool of 12 vice admiral designations that he could assign at his own discretion. [73] In addition, the Senate could confirm an unlimited number of officers nominated by the President to hold the temporary personal grade of vice admiral, either while serving in a particular job or for the duration of a national emergency. [71] Under the new law, all vice admirals had to be confirmed by the Senate, and held that temporary grade only while serving in a particular job. The maximum number of vice admirals was proportional to the total number of flag officers. [74]

The new law also made any former admiral or vice admiral eligible to retire with that rank, [74] simplifying the hodgepodge of rules that had promoted various classes of retirees piecemeal. Originally every designated admiral and vice admiral retired in his permanent grade of rear admiral. In 1930 Congress promoted officers on the retired list to their highest rank held during World War I, which was defined as having ended on July 2, 1921, so John D. McDonald, who became vice admiral on July 1, 1921, was promoted, but William R. Shoemaker, who became vice admiral only a week later, was not. [75] [76] In 1942 former fleet commanders were allowed to retire as admiral or vice admiral if they had served in that grade for at least a year, a cutoff that John H. Dayton and Walter R. Sexton both missed by about two weeks. Dayton lived long enough to be advanced back to vice admiral by the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, but Sexton did not. [77]

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Lynde D. McCormick

Postwar vice admirals typically headed directorates in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, numbered fleets, type commands, sea frontiers, senior educational institutions like the National War College and the Naval War College, or other interservice or international positions. Upon completing their capstone assignments, many senior flag officers resumed the prewar pattern of remaining on active duty in a lower grade until statutory retirement, in contrast to Army and Air Force general officers who usually preferred to retire immediately to avoid demotion. For example, Lynde D. McCormick reverted from vice admiral to rear admiral but rose again to vice admiral and admiral before dropping to vice admiral for his final assignment. [78]

Tombstone promotions

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David W. Bagley

In 1925 Congress authorized Navy and Marine Corps officers who had been specially commended for performance of duty in actual combat during World War I to retire with the rank of the next higher grade but not its pay. Such honorary increases in rank at retirement were dubbed tombstone promotions, since their only tangible benefit was the right to carve the higher rank on the officer's tombstone. [79] [80] Later laws expanded eligibility beyond World War I and to officers already on the retired list. Tombstone promotions were limited in 1947 to duty performed before the end of World War II, meaning before January 1, 1947, and halted entirely in 1959. [81] By May 29, 1959, there were 154 vice admirals on the retired list who had never served on active duty in that rank, not counting those already deceased. [82]

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Robert C. Giffen

Dozens of vice admirals received tombstone promotions to admiral. [82] Even if a vice admiral reverted to rear admiral, he could still retire as a vice admiral and then claim a tombstone promotion to admiral, but only if he had satisfactory service in the temporary grade of vice admiral during World War II. For example, Gerald F. Bogan, David W. Bagley, Robert C. Giffen, and Alexander Sharp Jr. all reverted to rear admiral after serving as a vice admiral, and all qualified for a tombstone promotion, but only Bagley was advanced to admiral when he retired.

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