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 and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps.
| Position insignia | Position | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Secretary of Defense | ||||
| Senior Military Advisor for Cyber Policy to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and Deputy Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense |
Rear Admiral Jeffrey S. Scheidt[1][2] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Defense Agencies | ||||
| Director, National Capital Medical Directorate, Defense Health Agency (DHA) | Rear Admiral Anne M. Swap[3] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Deputy Commander, Joint Force Headquarters Department of Defense Information Network (JFHQ-DoDIN) | Rear Admiral William E. Chase III[4] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Director of Logistics Operations (J-3), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and Commander, Joint Regional Combat Support |
Rear Admiral Joseph D. Noble Jr.[5] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Director, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution (DLA-D) | Rear Admiral Grafton D. Chase Jr.[6][7] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Position insignia | Position | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Joint Staff | ||||
| Vice Director of the Joint Staff (VDJS) | Rear Admiral George M. Wikoff[8] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Vice Director for Operations (J-3), Joint Staff | Rear Admiral Frederick W. Kacher[9] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Deputy Director for Future Joint Force Development (J-7), Joint Staff | Rear Admiral Peter G. Vasely[10] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Position insignia | Position | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unified combatant commands | ||||
| Director of Intelligence, (J-2), U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) | Rear Admiral Nicholas M. Homan[11][10] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) | Rear Admiral Curt A. Renshaw[10] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Director of Logistics (J-4), U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) | Rear Admiral R. Duke Heinz[12] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) | Rear Admiral Jeffrey T. Anderson[13] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Chief of Staff, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) |
Rear Admiral Daniel L. Cheever[14] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Director of Plans, Policy and Strategy (J-5), U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) | Rear Admiral Scott F. Robertson[15] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) | Rear Admiral Thomas G. Allan Jr.[16] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
| Chief of Staff, U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) | Rear Admiral William P. Pennington[17] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Director, Plans and Policy (J-5), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) | Rear Admiral Anthony C. Carullo[18][19] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Position insignia | Position | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-unified commands | ||||
| Commander, Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA) | Rear Admiral Milton J. Sands III[20] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Special activities | ||||
| Special Assistant to the National Security Advisor (NSA) | Rear Admiral Eileen H. Laubacher[21][22] |
U.S. Navy | ||
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Attending Physician of the United States Congress and Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) |
Rear Admiral Brian P. Monahan[23] |
U.S. Navy | |
| Commander, Joint Task Force Red Hill (JTF Red Hill) | Rear Admiral John F.G. Wade[24][25] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Director, Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF South) | Rear Admiral Mark J. Fedor[26] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
| Position insignia | Position | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Secretary | ||||
| Chief of Naval Research (CNR) | Rear Admiral Lorin C. Selby[27][28] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) for AUKUS | Rear Admiral David A. Goggins[29][10] |
U.S. Navy | ||
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Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget (FMB) and Director, Fiscal Management Division (N82), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations |
Rear Admiral John E. Gumbleton[30] |
U.S. Navy | |
| Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy (DJAG) and Deputy Department of Defense Representative for Ocean Policy Affairs (REPOPA) |
Rear Admiral Christopher C. French[31][32] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Position insignia | Position | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | ||||
| Special Assistant to the Director of the Navy Staff (DNS) and Director, Learning to Action Drive Team |
Rear Admiral Yvette M. Davids[15][21] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel (DCNP) and Commander, Navy Personnel Command (NPC) |
Rear Admiral Alvin Holsey[33][34] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Director, Military Personnel Plans and Policy Division (N13), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations |
Rear Admiral James P. Waters III[35] |
U.S. Navy | ||
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Director, National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NMIO) and Commander, Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) |
Rear Admiral Michael W. Studeman[15][36] |
U.S. Navy | |
| Director, Warfare Integration (N2/N6I), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | Rear Admiral John A. Okon[37] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Director, Strategic Integration (N2/N6T), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | Rear Admiral Robert M. Gaucher[15] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans, and Strategy (N3/N5B), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | Rear Admiral John V. Menoni[38] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Reserve Deputy for Operations, Plans and Strategy (N3/N5), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | Rear Admiral W. Grant Mager[39][21] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Director, Supply, Ordnance and Logistics Operations Division (N41), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations |
Rear Admiral Thomas J. Moreau[10] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development and Director, Warfare Development (N7B/N72), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations |
Rear Admiral Paul J. Schlise[20] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Reserve Deputy for Warfighting Development (N7), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | Rear Admiral Robert T. Clark[21][22] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Director, Programming Division (N80), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | Rear Admiral John B. Skillman[40] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Director, Warfare Integration (N91), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | Rear Admiral James E. Pitts[41] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Director, Surface Warfare Division (N96), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | Rear Admiral Fred I. Pyle[42][20] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Director, Undersea Warfare Division (N97), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | Rear Admiral Douglas G. Perry[31] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Director, Air Warfare Division (N98), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations |
Rear Admiral Andrew J. Loiselle[43] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Surgeon General of the United States Navy (SGN) (N093) and Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) |
Rear Admiral Bruce L. Gillingham[44][45] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Deputy Chief for Reserve Policy and Integration, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) | Rear Admiral Pamela C. Miller[21][22] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command (COMNAVRESFOR) and Deputy Commander, Navy Reserve Force (NRF) |
Rear Admiral Michael J. Steffen[46] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Deputy Director, Navy Reserve Fighting Instructions, Office of the Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command (NAVRESFOR) | Rear Admiral Joey B. Dodgen[21][22] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy (CHC) and Director of Religious Ministries (N097), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations |
Chaplain (Rear Admiral) Gregory N. Todd[47] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Chief of Legislative Affairs (CLA) | Rear Admiral Leonard C. Dollaga[48] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Type commands | ||||
| Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (COMNAVAIRLANT) | Rear Admiral John F. Meier[49] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Deputy and Reserve Deputy Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (SUBLANT) | Rear Admiral Thomas S. Wall[21][22] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) | Rear Admiral Jeffrey T. Jablon[50][51] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Deputy Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (SURFPAC) and Commander, Task Force LCS[52] |
Rear Admiral Theodore P. LeClair[53][54] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 3 (ESG-3) | Rear Admiral James A. Kirk[55][56] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT) | Rear Admiral Brendan R. McLane[30] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Operating forces | ||||
| Reserve Director, Expeditionary Force Generation and Vice Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) |
Rear Admiral E. Andrew Burcher[57] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Director, Maritime Operations, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) | Rear Admiral Douglas C. Verissimo[20][58] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Fleet Maintenance Officer, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) | Rear Admiral William C. Greene[31][59] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Commander, Military Sealift Command (MSC) | Rear Admiral Michael A. Wettlaufer[60][61] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) | Rear Admiral Blake L. Converse[62] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Reserve Director, Maritime Operations, U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) | Rear Admiral Eric C. Ruttenberg[21][22] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Deputy Commander, U.S. Third Fleet | Rear Admiral Larry D. Watkins[21][22] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Commander, Carrier Strike Group 11 (CCSG-11) | Rear Admiral Christopher J. Sweeney[17][63] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (COMUSNAVSO) and Commander, U.S. Fourth Fleet (C4F) |
Rear Admiral James A. Aiken Jr.[64] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Deputy Commander, U.S. Tenth Fleet | Rear Admiral Michael D. Bernacchi Jr.[65] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command (COMNAVSPECWARCOM) | Rear Admiral Keith B. Davids[10][66] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Shore establishment | ||||
| Program Executive Officer for Aircraft Carriers | Rear Admiral James P. Downey[67] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Program Executive Officer for Strategic Submarines | Rear Admiral Scott W. Pappano[68][64] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Program Executive Officer for Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization | Rear Admiral Troy M. McClelland[69][10] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Program Executive Officer for Tactical Aircraft Programs | Rear Admiral John S. Lemmon[17] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Program Executive Officer for Ships | Rear Admiral Thomas J. Anderson[70][71] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Commander, Naval Safety Command (COMNAVSAFECOM) | Rear Admiral Christopher M. Engdahl[10][72] |
U.S. Navy | ||
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Commandant, Naval District Washington (NDW) and Deputy Commander, Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region (JFHQ-NCR) |
Rear Admiral Nancy S. Lacore[73][74] |
U.S. Navy | |
| Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA) | Rear Admiral Christopher S. Gray[75] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan (CNFJ) and Commander, Navy Region Japan (CNRJ) |
Rear Admiral Carl A. Lahti[76][18] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC), Chief of Civil Engineers, U.S. Navy, Deputy Commander for Facilities and Environment, Navy Installations Command (NIC) and Deputy Commander for Facilities and Environment, Marine Corps Installations Command (MCICOM) |
Rear Admiral Dean A. VanderLey[15][77] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) and Chief of Supply Corps, U.S. Navy |
Rear Admiral Peter G. Stamatopoulos[78] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Deputy Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) | Rear Admiral Jacquelyn McClelland[21][22] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Commander, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM) | Rear Admiral Douglas W. Small[79] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Commander, Fleet Information Warfare Command Pacific (FIWC Pacific) and Information Warfare Task Force, Pacific (TF-501) |
Rear Admiral Michael J. Vernazza[10] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| Chief of Naval Education and Training and Commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) |
Rear Admiral Peter A. Garvin[80] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| President of the Naval War College (NWC) | Rear Admiral Shoshana S. Chatfield[81][82] |
U.S. Navy | ||
| In transit | ||||
| Rear Admiral Richard A. Correll Promotable[83] |
U.S. Navy | |||
| Position insignia | Position | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Deputy Commandant for Operations | ||||
| Deputy for Operations, Policy, and Capabilities (DCO-D) | Rear Admiral Pat DeQuattro[84] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
| Assistant Commandant for Reserve (CG-R) | Rear Admiral Miriam L. Lafferty[85] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
| Commander, Coast Guard Cyber Command | Rear Admiral Michael P. Ryan[86] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
| Office of the Deputy Commandant for Mission Support | ||||
| Deputy for Personnel Readiness (DCMS-DPR) | Vacant | U.S. Coast Guard | ||
| Assistant Commandant for Human Resources (CG-1) | Rear Admiral Eric C. Jones[87] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
| Director of Health, Safety and Work-life (CG-11) and Chief Medical Officer (CMO), U.S. Coast Guard |
Rear Admiral Dana L. Thomas[88][89] |
U.S. Public Health Service | ||
| Assistant Commandant for Intelligence (CG-2) | Rear Admiral Andrew M. Sugimoto[90] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
| Assistant Commandant for C4IT (CG-6) | Rear Admiral Christopher A. Bartz[91] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
| Assistant Commandant for Capability (CG-7) | Rear Admiral Todd C. Wiemers[90] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
| Assistant Commandant for Acquisitions (CG-9) and Chief Acquisition Officer, U.S. Coast Guard |
Rear Admiral Douglas M. Schofield[92] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
| Superintendent of the United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) | Rear Admiral William G. Kelly[93] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
| Headquarters direct reporting units | ||||
| Judge Advocate General and Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard (JAG) (CG-094) | Rear Admiral Melissa Bert[94] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
| Coast Guard Atlantic Area | ||||
| Deputy Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area (USCGLANTAREA) | Rear Admiral Laura M. Dickey[95] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
| Commander, First Coast Guard District (D1) | Rear Admiral John W. Mauger[96][97] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
| Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District (D7) and Director, Department of Homeland Security Joint Task Force - Southeast (JTF-SE) |
Rear Admiral Brendan C. McPherson[98] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
| Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District (D8) | Rear Admiral Richard V. Timme Jr.[99] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
| Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District (D9) | Rear Admiral Michael J. Johnston[100] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
| Coast Guard Pacific Area | ||||
| Deputy Commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area (PACAREA) and Defense Force West |
Rear Admiral Matthew W. Sibley[101] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
| Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District (D11) | Rear Admiral Brian K. Penoyer[102][96] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
| Commander, Thirteenth Coast Guard District (D13) | Rear Admiral Melvin W. Bouboulis[103] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
| Commander, Fourteenth Coast Guard District (D14) | Rear Admiral Michael H. Day[104] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
| Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard District (D17) | Rear Admiral Nathan A. Moore[105] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
| In transit | ||||
| Rear Admiral David M. Dermanelian |
U.S. Coast Guard | |||
| Rear Admiral Keith M. Smith |
U.S. Coast Guard | |||
| Position insignia | Position | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Health and the U.S. Surgeon General | Rear Admiral Susan M. Orsega[106] |
U.S. Public Health Service | ||
| Clinical Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) | Rear Admiral Richard W. Childs[107] |
U.S. Public Health Service | ||
| Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) | Rear Admiral Jonathan Mermin[108] |
U.S. Public Health Service |
| Position insignia | Position | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Surgeon General | ||||
| Deputy Surgeon General of the United States | Rear Admiral Denise Hinton[109] |
U.S. Public Health Service | ||
| Assistant Director, Health Services Division at the Federal Bureau of Prisons | Rear Admiral Chris A. Bina[110][111] Acting |
U.S. Public Health Service | ||
| Position insignia | Position | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Director | ||||
| Director, NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and Director, NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) |
Rear Admiral Nancy A. Hann[112] |
NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps | ||
| Position insignia | Position | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Merchant Marine Academy | ||||
| Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) | Vacant | U.S. Maritime Service | ||
| Previous position | Designated position insignia | Designated position | Photo | Name | Service branch | Status and date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Maritime Service | ||||||
| Deputy for Personnel Readiness (DCMS-DPR), U.S. Coast Guard | Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) | Rear Admiral Joanna M. Nunan (Retired) |
U.S. Maritime Service |
Announced 12 November 2022[113][114] Scheduled to assume office December 2022[113][114] | ||
These are flag officers awaiting promotion to rear admiral while retaining their current position or do not have their position announced yet.
| Position insignia | Position | Photo | Name | Service branch | Status and date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Coast Guard | |||||
| Director of Operational Logistics (DOL) | Rear Admiral (lower half) Jonathan P. Hickey |
U.S. Coast Guard |
Confirmed by the Senate 2 February 2022[115] | ||
| Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District (D5) | Rear Admiral (lower half) Shannon N. Gilreath |
U.S. Coast Guard |
Confirmed by the Senate 2 February 2022[115] | ||
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