Vice admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, usually equivalent to lieutenant general and air marshal. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral.
Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general or divisional general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral.
The Office of Naval Inspector General for the United States Department of the Navy was established during World War II to make investigations as directed by the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations. The current mission of the Naval Inspector General is "to inspect, investigate, or inquire into matters of importance to the Department of the Navy and maintain the highest level of public confidence".
Yvette Marie Davids is a United States Navy rear admiral. She was the first Hispanic American woman to command a navy ship.
Brian Bentley Brown is a retired United States Navy vice admiral and navigator who last served as commander of the U.S. Naval Information Forces from June 2018 to May 2021. Brian became the second naval officer to assume the NAVIFOR office since it was established. In 1990, he served as a surface warfare officer and was subsequently transferred to the navy's operational arm oceanography command. He was also appointed as the chief of the Navy Space Cadre. As a navigator and administrator, he served aboard aircraft carriers, including USS La Salle and USS Theodore Roosevelt.
Keith Bently Davids is an American United States Navy special warfare officer with the rank of rear admiral. He has served as the commander of Naval Special Warfare Command since August 19, 2022. He was the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command South, United States Southern Command from 2020 to 2022. Previously, he served as director of the White House Military Office during the Presidency of Donald Trump. Earlier in his career, he was commanding officer of the Naval Special Warfare Center and SEAL Team One.
Gregory Clark Huffman is a United States Navy rear admiral who serves as the commander of Joint Region Marianas since June 21, 2023. He most recently served as commander of Carrier Strike Group 12 from June 2021 to May 2023. Prior to that, he served as director of operations and plans of the Operations, Plans and Strategy Directorate (N3), with command tours including the USS John C. Stennis and USS Green Bay. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1989. Huffman became a rear admiral with Senate confirmation in 2019.
Michael Dennis Bernacchi Jr. is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who last served as the deputy commander of the United States Tenth Fleet.
John Vincent Fuller is a United States Navy vice admiral who serves as the 42nd Naval Inspector General since June 11, 2021. Prior to that, Fuller served as deputy director for force protection of the Joint Staff and before that as the director of strategy, plans, and policy of the United States Northern Command.
This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Northern Command.
Gordon Dean Peters is a retired United States Navy vice admiral who last served as the commander of the Naval Air Systems Command from May 31, 2018 to September 9, 2021. He previously served as the Program Executive Officer for Air Anti-Submarine Warfare, Assault, and Special Mission Programs of the United States Navy. Peters graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1985 and was designated a naval aviator in 1986. He earned a Master of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1992. Peters also holds a post-graduate degree in telecommunications and has graduated from the Naval Test Pilot School.
William Wandle Wheeler III is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Strategic Command from July 31, 2020 to July 2022. Previously, he was the director of plans and policy of the United States Cyber Command from July 2018 to July 2020. Wheeler graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1988 with a B.S. degree in oceanography. He later earned a master's degree in national security strategy from the National War College.
John Fredric G. Wade is a United States Navy vice admiral who has served as the commander of Joint Task Force Red Hill since September 12, 2022. He previously served as the director of operations of the United States Indo-Pacific Command from October 2020 to September 2022.
Thomas Edward Ishee is a United States Navy vice admiral who serves as the commander of the United States Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO. He previously served as the director of operations of the United States Strategic Command from August 3, 2020 to July 2022.
Michael William Studeman is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who last served as director of the National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office and commander of the Office of Naval Intelligence from August 1, 2022 to July 2023. He most recently served as the Director of Intelligence of the United States Indo-Pacific Command from July 3, 2019 to July 2022, and previously was the Director of Intelligence of the United States Southern Command.
Gregory Norton Harris is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who last served as the Director of Air Warfare of the United States Navy from August 23, 2019 to June 2021. Previously, he served as the Chief of Naval Air Training from July 12, 2018, to July 26, 2019.
Daniel Lyle Cheever is a United States Navy rear admiral who served as chief of staff of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command from August 26, 2022, to July 2023. He most recently served as the Director of Plans, Policy, and Strategy of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command from July 15, 2020, to July 29, 2022. He previously served as the Commander of Carrier Strike Group 4. Raised in Downers Grove, Illinois, Cheever earned a Bachelor of Business degree from Western Illinois University in 1986. He joined the navy in 1988 and, after flight training, was designated a naval aviator in 1990.
Michael P. "Buzz" Donnelly is a United States Navy rear admiral and naval flight officer who has served as Director of Air Warfare of the United States Navy since August 3, 2023. He most recently served as the commander of Carrier Strike Group 5 and Task Force 70 from October 2021 to June 2023. He previously served as the 37th commander of United States Naval Forces Korea, concurrently serving as commander of Navy Region Korea and Task Force 78 from April 2019 to September 2021.
Michael Edward Boyle is a United States Navy vice admiral who serves as commander of the United States Third Fleet since June 16, 2022. He most recently served as the Director of Maritime Operations of the United States Pacific Fleet from June 2020 to June 2022, and previously commanded Carrier Strike Group 12 from June 2019 to May 2020.
William Paul Pennington is a United States Navy rear admiral who has served as chief of staff of the United States Space Command since August 24, 2022. He most recently served as deputy commander of the United States Tenth Fleet from November 2021 to August 2022. He previously commanded Carrier Strike Group 5 from November 2020 to October 2021.
