Franklin Buchanan was an officer in the United States Navy who became the only full admiral in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. He also commanded the ironclad CSS Virginia.
Edward Walter Eberle was an admiral in the United States Navy,who served as Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy and the third Chief of Naval Operations.
Rear Admiral Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers was an officer in the United States Navy. He served in the Mexican–American War,the American Civil War,as superintendent of the Naval Academy,president of the United States Naval Institute,and commander-in-chief of the Pacific Squadron.
Vice Admiral Morton Lyndholm Deyo was an officer in the United States Navy,who was a naval gunfire support task force commander of World War II.
United States Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) is the United States Navy element of United States Central Command (USCENTCOM). Its area of responsibility includes the Red Sea,Gulf of Oman,Persian Gulf,and Arabian Sea. It consists of the United States Fifth Fleet and several other subordinate task forces,including Combined Task Force 150,Combined Task Force 158 and others.
Hispanic and Latino Admirals in the United States Navy can trace their tradition of naval military service to the Latino sailors,who have served in the Navy in every war and conflict since the American Revolution. Prior to the Civil War,the highest rank reached by a Latino-American in the Navy was commodore. Such was the case of Commodore Uriah Phillips Levy (1792–1862),a Sephardic Jew of Latin American descent and great grandson of Dr. Samuel Nunez;Levy served in the War of 1812. During the American Civil War,the government of the United States recognized that the rapid expanding Navy was in need of admirals therefore,Congress proceeded to authorize the appointment of nine officers the rank of rear admiral. On July 16,1862,Flag Officer David Glasgow Farragut became the first Hispanic-American to be appointed to the rank of rear admiral. Two years later (1864),Farragut became a vice admiral,and in 1866 the Navy's first full admiral. During World War I,Robert Lopez,the first Hispanic graduate of the United States Naval Academy,served with the rank of commodore in command of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard,and during World War II five Hispanics served with the ranks of rear admiral or above in either the European or Pacific Theaters of the war. As of April 2007,twenty-two Hispanic-Americans have reached the rank of admiral,and of this number thirteen were graduates of the USNA.
Hispanics in the United States Naval Academy account for the largest minority group in the institution. According to the academy,the Class of 2009 includes 271 (22.2%) minority midshipmen. Out of these 271 midshipmen,115 are of Hispanic heritage. In 2004,of the total of 736 female midshipmen,74 (10%) of them were of Hispanic descent.
The Commander,Naval Surface Force,Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT) is the Surface Force Type Commander (TYCOM) under the United States Fleet Forces Command. As Naval Surface Force Atlantic,it is a military formation,and the organization is often known as SURFLANT. Its headquarters are at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk,Virginia. The current commander is Rear Admiral Joseph F. Cahill III. COMNAVSURFLANT supervises all surface ships based on the Eastern United States and Gulf Coast of the United States,as well as ships forward deployed to Naval Station Rota,Spain.
David F. Sellers was an admiral in the United States Navy. He was the first person from New Mexico to graduate from the United States Naval Academy.
Hispanics in the United States Navy can trace their tradition of naval military service to men such as Lieutenant Jordi Farragut Mesquida,who served in the American Revolution. Hispanics,such as Seaman Philip Bazaar and Seaman John Ortega,have distinguished themselves in combat and have been awarded the Medal of Honor,the highest military decoration of the United States. Hispanics have also reached the top ranks of the navy,serving their country in sensitive leadership positions on domestic and foreign shores. Among those who have reached the highest ranks in the navy are Commodore Uriah Phillips Levy,of Sephardic and Ashkenazic Jewish descent,who participated in the War of 1812 as an assistant Sailing master;Admiral David Glasgow Farragut,for whom the rank of admiral in the U.S. Navy was created during the American Civil War;and Admiral Horacio Rivero,who led the navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Harry Bean Jarrett was a highly decorated officer in the United States Navy with the rank of vice admiral. A veteran of several campaigns in Pacific during World War II,he distinguished himself during the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942,while commanding destroyer Morris and received the Navy Cross,the second highest decoration of the United States military.
Sara Annette Joyner is a United States Navy officer. She is the first female strike fighter pilot to command a United States Navy fighter squadron and a carrier air wing. Her promotion to rear admiral was authorized by the United States Senate on 25 May 2017. On 24 February,the Secretary of Defence announced that Joyner would be promoted to the rank of rear admiral;she was pinned on 1 April 2021. She was promoted to vice admiral on 3 June 2022.
Keith Bently Davids is a retired American United States Navy special warfare officer with the rank of rear admiral. He served as the commander of Naval Special Warfare Command from 2022 to 2024. 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.
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.
Amy N. Bauernschmidt is a United States Navy officer. She is the first woman to serve as the executive officer and then as the commanding officer of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. Bauernschmidt assumed command of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) on 19 August 2021.
