List of active duty United States rear admirals

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 States Maritime Service, collected from publicly available and accessible information.

Joint positions

Department of Defense

Defense Agencies

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Defense Health Agency	Assistant Director and Deputy to the Assistant Director, Healthcare Administration, Defense Health Agency (DHA)	Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R))		Rear Admiral Matthew Case [1] [2] Acting [1]	U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps	Director, Medical Service Corps, U.S. Navy (MSC)	Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED)
Missile Defense Agency	Director for Test, Missile Defense Agency (MDA)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Douglas L. Williams [3]	U.S. Navy

Joint Staff

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Joint Staff	Vice Director of the Joint Staff (VDJS)	Office of the Joint Staff		Rear Admiral Paul C. Spedero Jr. [4]	U.S. Navy
Joint Staff	Deputy Director for Special Operations and Counterterrorism (J-37), Joint Staff	(J-3) Operations Directorate		Rear Admiral Brian H. Bennett [5]	U.S. Navy
Joint Staff	Deputy Director for Force Protection (J-8), Joint Staff	(J-8) Force Structure, Resources and Assessment Directorate		Rear Admiral Thomas P. Moninger [5]	U.S. Navy

Unified combatant commands

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Central Command
U.S. Central Command	Director of Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J-5), U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Adan G. Cruz [6]	U.S. Navy
Cyber Command
U.S. Cyber Command	Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Dennis Velez [7] [8] Acting [7] [a]	U.S. Navy
U.S. Cyber Command	Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Ronald A. Foy [2]	U.S. Navy
U.S. Cyber Command	Director of Plans and Policy (J-5), U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Kevin P. Lenox [10]	U.S. Navy
Indo-Pacific Command
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command	Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Patrick J. Hannifin [11]	U.S. Navy
Northern Command
U.S. Northern Command North American Aerospace Defense Command	Director of Strategy, Policy and Plans (J-5), U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Gregory D. Newkirk [5]	U.S. Navy
Southern Command
U.S. Southern Command	Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Brendan C. McPherson [12]	U.S. Coast Guard
Space Command
U.S. Space Command	Chief of Staff, U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Sean R. Bailey [2]	U.S. Navy
Special Operations Command
U.S. Special Operations Command	Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Jeromy B. Williams [5]	U.S. Navy
Strategic Command
U.S. Strategic Command	Director of Intelligence (J-2), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Ralph R. Smith III [13]	U.S. Navy
U.S. Strategic Command	Director of Plans and Policy (J-5), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Thomas R. Buchanan [14]	U.S. Navy
Transportation Command
U.S. Transportation Command	Chief of Staff, U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Kristin Acquavella [2]	U.S. Navy
U.S. Transportation Command	Director of Strategic Plans, Policy, and Logistics (J-5/4), U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Christopher D. Stone [15]	U.S. Navy
In transit
				Rear Admiral Curt A. Renshaw Promotable [16]	U.S. Navy

Other joint positions

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Sub-unified commands
Special Operations Command South	Commander, Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH)	U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)		Rear Admiral Mark A. Schafer [17]	U.S. Navy
Special activities
United States Congress Supreme Court of the United States	Attending Physician of the United States Congress and Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Brian P. Monahan [18]	U.S. Navy
In transit
				Rear Admiral Jo-Ann F. Burdian	U.S. Coast Guard

United States Navy and Marine Corps

Department of the Navy

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Office of the Secretary
Office of Naval Research	Chief of Naval Research (CNR)	Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) (ASN (RDA))		Rear Admiral Kurt J. Rothenhaus [19]	U.S. Navy
Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy	Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy (DJAG) and Deputy Department of Defense Representative for Ocean Policy Affairs (REPOPA)	Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy		Rear Admiral Lia M. Reynolds [20] [21]	U.S. Navy

United States Marine Corps

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Headquarters Marine Corps
Headquarters Marine Corps Bureau of Medicine and Surgery	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)	Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC)		Rear Admiral Pamela C. Miller [22] [2]	U.S. Navy

United States Navy

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (staff directorates)
Navy Personnel Command	Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel (DCNP) and Commander, Navy Personnel Command (NPC)	Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS)		Rear Admiral M. Wayne Baze [23] [24]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Director, Military Personnel Plans and Policy Division (N13), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Personnel, Manpower, and Training (N1)		Rear Admiral Jennifer S. Couture [25]	U.S. Navy
National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office Office of Naval Intelligence	Director, National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NMIO) and Commander, Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI)	Office of the Director of Naval Intelligence (DNI)		Rear Admiral Michael A. Brookes [26]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Director, Warfighting Integration (N2/N6I), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2/N6)		Rear Admiral Susan M. BryerJoyner [11]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Director, Strategic Integration (N2/N6T), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2/N6)		Rear Admiral Oliver T. Lewis [19]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans, and Strategy (N3/N5B), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)		Rear Admiral Benjamin R. Nicholson [27] [24]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Reserve Deputy for Operations, Plans, Strategy, and Warfighting Development (N3/N5/N7), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans, Strategy, and Warfighting Development (N3/N5/N7) U.S. Navy Reserve (USNR)		Rear Admiral Marc S. Lederer [28] [29]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development (N7B), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans, Strategy, and Warfighting Development (N3/N5/N7)		Rear Admiral Anthony C. Carullo [30]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics (N4)	Reserve Deputy for Fleet Readiness and Logistics (N4R), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics (N4) U.S. Navy Reserve (USNR)		Rear Admiral Dennis E. Collins [31] [32]	U.S. Navy
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources	Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources (N8)	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources (N8)		Rear Admiral Nicholas R. Tilbrook [5]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources (N8)	Director, Programming Division (N80), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources (N8)		Rear Admiral John V. Menoni [33] [24]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources (N8)	Director, Assessment Division (N81), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources (N8)		Rear Admiral Douglas W. Sasse III [32]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Director, Warfare Integration (N9I), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9)		Rear Admiral William R. Daly [34]	U.S. Navy
Surface Warfare Division (N96), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Director, Surface Warfare Division (N96), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9)		Rear Admiral Derek A. Trinque [35] [2]	U.S. Navy
Undersea Warfare Division (N97), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Director, Undersea Warfare Division (N97), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9)		Rear Admiral Mark D. Behning [19]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Director, Air Warfare Division (N98), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9)		Rear Admiral Michael S. Wosje [5]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (direct reporting units)
	Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) and Director, Get Real Get Better	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)		Rear Admiral Scott W. Ruston [32]	U.S. Navy
	Director, Office of Warfighting Advantage (OWA)	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)		Rear Admiral C. Adam Kijek [6]	U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy Reserve	Special Assistant for Warfighting Readiness, Office of the Chief of Navy Reserve (N095)	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)		Rear Admiral Bradley D. Dunham [36]	U.S. Navy
Navy Reserve Forces Command	Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command (CNRFC) and Deputy Commander, Navy Reserve Force (NRF)	U.S. Navy Reserve (USNR)		Rear Admiral Luke A. Frost [37]	U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps	Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy (CHC) and Director of Religious Ministries (N097), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)		Chaplain (Rear Admiral) Gregory N. Todd [38]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Chief of Legislative Affairs (CLA)and Special Assistant for Legislative Support (N09L) [39]	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)		Rear Admiral Marc J. Miguez [40]	U.S. Navy
Navy Medicine Bureau of Medicine and Surgery	Surgeon General of the United States Navy (SGN/N093) and Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED)	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)		Rear Admiral Darin K. Via [41]	U.S. Navy
Navy Medicine Bureau of Medicine and Surgery	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	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)		Rear Admiral Rick Freedman [42]	U.S. Navy
Type commands
Naval Air Force Atlantic	Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (COMNAVAIRLANT)	Naval Air Forces (NAVAIRFOR) U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF)		Rear Admiral Richard T. Brophy Jr. [43] [44]	U.S. Navy
Naval Air Training Command	Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA)	Naval Air Forces (NAVAIRFOR)		Rear Admiral Max G. McCoy Jr. [45]	U.S. Navy
Naval Information Force Reserve	Commander, Naval Information Force Reserve (CNIFR) and Reserve Deputy Commander, Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR)	Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR) U.S. Navy Reserve (USNR)		Rear Admiral Gregory K. Emery [32]	U.S. Navy
	Commander, Fleet Information Warfare Command Pacific (FIWC Pacific) and Commander, Information Warfare Task Force, Pacific (TF-501)	Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR) U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT)		Rear Admiral Nicholas M. Homan [46]	U.S. Navy
Submarine Force Atlantic	Deputy/Reserve Deputy Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic (COMSUBLANT)	Submarine Forces (SUBFOR) U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF)		Rear Admiral Thomas S. Wall [47]	U.S. Navy
Submarine Group 10	Commander, Submarine Group 10 (COMSUBGRU Ten)	Submarine Force Atlantic (COMSUBLANT)		Rear Admiral Robert E. Wirth [5]	U.S. Navy
Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet	Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC)	Submarine Forces (SUBFOR) U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT)		Rear Admiral Christopher J. Cavanaugh [48]	U.S. Navy
Naval Surface Force. U.S. Pacific Fleet	Deputy Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMNAVSURFPAC) and Director, Task Force Littoral Combat Ship [49]	Naval Surface Forces (NAVSURFOR) U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT)		Rear Admiral Theodore P. LeClair [50] [51]	U.S. Navy
Commander, Naval Surface Forces Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet	Special Assistant to the Commander, Naval Surface Forces (COMNAVSURFOR) and Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMNAVSURFPAC)	Naval Surface Forces (NAVSURFOR) U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT)		Rear Admiral Christopher D. Alexander [5]	U.S. Navy
Naval Surface Force Atlantic	Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT)	Naval Surface Forces (NAVSURFOR) U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF)		Rear Admiral Joseph F. Cahill III [52]	U.S. Navy
Operating forces (and subordinated units)
U.S. Fleet Forces Command	Vice Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Kenneth R. Blackmon [53] [24]	U.S. Navy
U.S. Fleet Forces Command	Director, Maritime Operations, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Martin J. Muckian [54] [55]	U.S. Navy
Navy Expeditionary Combat Command	Commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC)	U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF)		Rear Admiral Bradley J. Andros [56]	U.S. Navy
U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa	Vice Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (CNE-CNA)	U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM)		Rear Admiral Larry D. Watkins [57]	U.S. Navy
U.S. Pacific Fleet	Reserve Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT)	U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) U.S. Navy Reserve (USNR)		Rear Admiral Eric C. Ruttenberg [57]	U.S. Navy
U.S. Pacific Fleet	Director, Maritime Operations (DMOC/N04), U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT)	U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)		Rear Admiral Erik J. Eslich [58]	U.S. Navy
U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command U.S. Fourth Fleet	Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (COMUSNAVSO) and Commander, U.S. Fourth Fleet (C4F)	U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)		Rear Admiral Carlos A. Sardiello [59]	U.S. Navy
Shore establishment (three-star Echelon II commands)
Program Executive Office, Aircraft Carriers	Program Executive Officer for Aircraft Carriers (PEO Carriers)	Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)		Rear Admiral Casey J. Moton [60] [24]	U.S. Navy
Program Executive Office, Attack Submarines	Program Executive Officer for Attack Submarines (PEO SSN)	Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)		Rear Admiral Jonathan E. Rucker [61]	U.S. Navy
	Program Manager, AUKUS Integration and Acquisition Program	Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)		Rear Admiral Richard E. Seif Jr. [62]	U.S. Navy
Program Executive Office, Tactical Aircraft Programs	Program Executive Officer for Tactical Aircraft Programs (PEO(T))	Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)		Rear Admiral Joseph B. Hornbuckle III [5]	U.S. Navy
Program Executive Office, Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons	Program Executive Officer for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons (PEO(U&W))	Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)		Rear Admiral Stephen R. Tedford [24]	U.S. Navy
Navy Region Mid-Atlantic	Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA)	Navy Installations Command (CNIC)		Rear Admiral Stephen D. Barnett [63] [64]	U.S. Navy
Shore establishment (two-star Echelon II commands)
Naval Education and Training Command	Commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Gregory C. Huffman [6]	U.S. Navy
Naval Education and Training Command	Deputy Commander, Naval Education and Training Command Force Development (NETC-FD)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Robert C. Nowakowski [65] [24]	U.S. Navy
Navy Recruiting Command	Commander, Navy Recruiting Command (NRC)	Naval Education and Training Command (NETC)		Rear Admiral James P. Waters III [66] [19]	U.S. Navy
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command	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)	Office of the Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics (DC I&L) [b]		Rear Admiral Jeffrey J. Kilian [5]	U.S. Navy
Naval Safety Command	Commander, Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Daniel P. Martin [67] [40]	U.S. Navy
Naval Supply Systems Command	Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) and Chief, Supply Corps, U.S. Navy	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Kenneth W. Epps [68]	U.S. Navy
Naval Supply Systems Command	Deputy Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Jacquelyn McClelland [29]	U.S. Navy
Naval War College	President of the Naval War College (NWC)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Darryl L. Walker [69] [70]	U.S. Navy
In transit
				Rear Admiral Heidi K. Berg Promotable [71]	U.S. Navy
				Rear Admiral Michael P. Donnelly	U.S. Navy
				Rear Admiral Carl A. Lahti	U.S. Navy
				Rear Admiral Douglas C. Verissimo	U.S. Navy

Other services

Department of Homeland Security

United States Coast Guard

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Office of the Deputy Commandant for Operations
Deputy Commandant for Operations	Deputy Commandant for Operations (DCO)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Douglas M. Schofield [72] Acting [73]	U.S. Coast Guard
	Director of Staff, Coast Guard Headquarters (CGHQ)
Office of the Deputy Commandant for Operations	Deputy for Operations Policy and Intelligence (DCO-D/CG-2)	Office of the Deputy Commandant for Operations (DCO)		Rear Admiral David C. Barata [74] [75]	U.S. Coast Guard
Assistant Commandant for Response Policy and Operations Integration (CG‐5R/CG-3)	Assistant Commandant for Response Policy and Operations Integration (CG‐5R/CG-3)	Office of the Deputy Commandant for Operations (DCO)		Rear Admiral M. Megan Dean [76] [75]	U.S. Coast Guard
Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy (CG-5P)	Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy (CG-5P)	Office of the Deputy Commandant for Operations (DCO)		Rear Admiral Wayne R. Arguin Jr. [77]	U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard Reserve	Assistant Commandant for Reserve (CG-R) and Director, U.S. Coast Guard Reserve (USCGR)	Office of the Deputy Commandant for Operations (DCO)		Rear Admiral Tiffany G. Danko [78]	U.S. Coast Guard
Office of the Deputy Commandant for Systems
Deputy Commandant for Systems	Deputy Commandant for Systems (DCS)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Chad L. Jacoby [79] [80]	U.S. Coast Guard
Office of the Deputy Commandant for Personnel Readiness
	Deputy Commandant for Personnel Readiness (DPR) and Chief Human Capital Officer, U.S. Coast Guard	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Charles E. Fosse [81] [75]	U.S. Coast Guard
	Chief Medical Officer, U.S. Coast Guard	Office of the Deputy Commandant for Personnel Readiness (DPR)		Rear Admiral Paul Jung [82] [75]	U.S. Public Health Service
Coast Guard Atlantic Area
Coast Guard Atlantic Area U.S. Coast Guard East District	Deputy Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area (LANTAREA) and Commander, U.S. Coast Guard East District [83]	Not applicable		Rear Admiral John C. Vann [84] [75]	U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard Northeast District	Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Northeast District [83]	Coast Guard Atlantic Area (LANTAREA)		Rear Admiral Michael E. Platt [85]	U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes District	Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes District [83]	Coast Guard Atlantic Area (LANTAREA)		Rear Admiral Jonathan P. Hickey [86]	U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard Pacific Area
Coast Guard Pacific Area	Commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area (PACAREA) and Commander, Defense Force West	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Joseph R. Buzzella [87] Acting [88]	U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District	Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District [83]	Coast Guard Pacific Area (PACAREA)		Rear Admiral Sean P. Regan [89]	U.S. Coast Guard
In transit
				Rear Admiral Shannon N. Gilreath	U.S. Coast Guard
				Rear Admiral Carola J. List	U.S. Coast Guard

Department of Health and Human Services

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	Scientific Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)	National Institutes of Health (NIH)		Rear Admiral Richard W. Childs [90]	U.S. Public Health Service

United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Office of the Surgeon General
Surgeon General of the United States	Surgeon General of the United States (SG)	U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS)		Rear Admiral Denise Hinton [91] Acting	U.S. Public Health Service
Deputy Surgeon General of the United States	Deputy Surgeon General of the United States (DSG)

Department of Justice

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Federal Bureau of Prisons	Assistant Director, Health Services Division, Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBP)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Chris A. Bina [92]	U.S. Public Health Service

Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Office of the Director
Director, NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps	Director, NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and Director, NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO)	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)		Rear Admiral Chad M. Cary [93]	NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps

List of pending appointments

Retaining current position/position unannounced

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
Nominations (September 2025)
	Rear Admiral (lower half) Brad J. Collins	U.S. Navy	Nomination sent to the Senate 2 September 2025 [94]
Nominations (July 2025)
	Rear Admiral (lower half) M. Scott Sciretta	U.S. Navy	Nomination sent to the Senate 15 July 2025 [95] [96]
Nominations (June 2025)
	Rear Admiral (lower half) David J. Faehnle	U.S. Navy	Confirmed by the Senate 29 June 2025 [97] [98]
	Rear Admiral (lower half) Joaquin J. Martinez de Pinillos	U.S. Navy
	Rear Admiral (lower half) Donald M. Plummer	U.S. Navy
	Rear Admiral (lower half) David M. Buzzetti	U.S. Navy	Confirmed by the Senate 29 June 2025 [99] [98]

See also

• 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

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Notes

1. 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]
2. as Deputy Commander for Facilities and Environment, Marine Corps Installations Command (MCICOM)