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).
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), five via Aviation Officer Candidate School (AOCS), four 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).
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, active-duty positions held while serving at three-star rank, number of years of active-duty service at three-star rank (Yrs), year commissioned and source of commission, number of years in commission when promoted to three-star rank (YC), and other biographical notes.
| Name | Photo | Position | Yrs | Commission | YC | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | data-sort-value="holder" | Gordon S. Holder | 1 Mar 2000 |
| 4 | 1968 (OCS) | 32 | (1946–) | ||
| 2 | data-sort-value="dyer" | Joseph W. Dyer Jr. |
| 3 | 1970 (AOCS) | 30 | (1947–) | |||
| 3 | data-sort-value="grossenbacher" | John J. Grossenbacher | 4 Jul 2000 |
| 3 | 1970 (USNA) | 30 | (1946–) | ||
| 4 | data-sort-value="gaffney" | Paul G. Gaffney II | 7 Jul 2000 |
| 3 | 1968 (USNA) | 32 | (1946–) President, Monmouth University, 2003–2013;[1] Chair, Ocean Exploration Advisory Board, 2014–2017.[2] | ||
| 5 | data-sort-value="metzger" | James W. Metzger | 12 Jul 2000 |
| 5 | 1971 (USNA) | 29 | (1949–) | ||
| 6 | data-sort-value="haskins" | Michael D. Haskins | 31 Jul 2000 |
| 3 | 1966 (USNA) | 34 | (1942–) President, Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership, 2005–2007. | ||
| data-sort-value="nathman" | John B. Nathman | 1 Aug 2000 |
| 4 | 1970 (USNA) | 30 | (1948–) Promoted to admiral, 1 Dec 2004. | |||
| 7 | data-sort-value="bucchi" | Toney M. Bucchi | 6 Oct 2000 |
| 3 | 1970 (NROTC) | 30 | (1946–) | ||
| 8 | data-sort-value="mayo" | Richard W. Mayo | 16 Oct 2000 |
| 4 | 1968 (NROTC) | 32 | (1946–) | ||
| data-sort-value="keating" | Timothy J. Keating |
| 5 | 1971 (USNA) | 29 | (1949–) Promoted to admiral, 1 Jan 2005. | ||||
| data-sort-value="mullen" | Michael G. Mullen |
| 3 | 1968 (USNA) | 32 | Promoted to admiral, 28 Aug 2003. | ||||
| 9 | data-sort-value="mayer" | Martin J. Mayer | 22 Nov 2000 |
| 3 | 1966 (OCS) | 34 | (1944–) | ||
| 10 | data-sort-value="fages" | Malcolm I. Fages | 1 May 2001 |
| 3 | 1969 (NROTC) | 32 | (1946–) | ||
| 11 | data-sort-value="konetzni" | Albert H. Konetzni Jr. | 4 May 2001 |
| 3 | 1966 (USNA) | 35 | (1944–) | ||
| 12 | data-sort-value="lafleur" | Timothy W. LaFleur |
| 4 | 1970 (USNA) | 31 | (1948–) | |||
| 13 | data-sort-value="harms" | Alfred G. Harms Jr. | 24 May 2001 |
| 3 | 1971 (NROTC) | 30 | (1949–) President, Lake Highland Preparatory School, 2017–2022. | ||
| 14 | data-sort-value="totushek" | John B. Totushek |
| 2 | 1966 (NROTC) | 35 | (1944–) First active-duty Navy Reserve officer to achieve the rank of vice admiral. | |||
| 15 | data-sort-value="lippert" | Keith W. Lippert | 20 Jul 2001 |
| 5 | 1968 (NROTC) | 33 | (1947–) Supply Corps. | ||
| 16 | data-sort-value="dawson" | J. Cutler Dawson Jr. | 27 Jul 2001 |
| 3 | 1970 (USNA) | 31 | (1948–) | ||
| 17 | data-sort-value="cowan" | Michael L. Cowan |
| 3 | 1971 (direct) | 30 | (1944–2023) Medical Corps. | |||
| 18 | data-sort-value="naughton" | Richard J. Naughton | 7 Jun 2002 |
| 1 | 1968 (USNA) | 34 | (1946–2011) Resigned, 2003. | ||
| 19 | data-sort-value="balisle" | Phillip M. Balisle | 28 Jun 2002 |
| 3 | 1970 (OCS) | 32 | (1948–) | ||
| data-sort-value="willard" | Robert F. Willard |
| 3 | 1973 (USNA) | 29 | Promoted to admiral, 18 Mar 2005. | ||||
| 20 | data-sort-value="malone" | Michael D. Malone | 2 Aug 2002 |
| 2 | 1970 (USNA) | 32 | (1948–2019)[3] | ||
| 21 | data-sort-value="green" | Kevin P. Green | 18 Sep 2002 |
| 2 | 1971 (USNA) | 31 | (1949–) | ||
| 22 | data-sort-value="hoewing" | Gerald L. Hoewing | 1 Oct 2002 |
| 3 | 1971 (NROTC) | 31 | (1949–) | ||
| 23 | data-sort-value="jacoby" | Lowell E. Jacoby | 17 Oct 2002 |
| 3 | 1969 (AOCS) | 33 | (1945–) Director of Naval Intelligence, 1997–1999. | ||
| 24 | data-sort-value="brewer" | David L. Brewer III |
| 4 | 1970 (NROTC) | 32 | (1946–) Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District, 2006–2009.[4] | |||
| 25 | data-sort-value="szemborski" | Stanley R. Szemborski | 19 Nov 2002 |
| 5 | 1971 (USNA) | 31 | (1949–) | ||
| 26 | data-sort-value="church" | Albert T. Church III | Mar 2003 |
| 2 | 1969 (USNA) | 34 | (1947–) First cousin once removed of U.S. Senator Frank Church. | ||
| 27 | data-sort-value="mccabe" | Michael J. McCabe | 28 May 2003 |
| 2 | 1970 (AOCS) | 33 | (1948–) | ||
| 28 | data-sort-value="rempt" | Rodney P. Rempt | 1 Aug 2003 |
| 4 | 1966 (USNA) | 37 | (1945–) President, Naval War College, 2001–2003. | ||
| data-sort-value="roughead" | Gary Roughead |
| 2 | 1973 (USNA) | 30 | (1951–) Promoted to admiral, 1 Sep 2005. | ||||
| data-sort-value="olson" | Eric T. Olson |
| 4 | 1973 (USNA) | 30 | (1952–) Navy SEAL. Promoted to admiral, 6 Jul 2007. First Navy SEAL to attain rank of vice admiral. | ||||
| data-sort-value="donaldkirkland" | Kirkland H. Donald |
| 1 | 1975 (USNA) | 28 | (1953–) Promoted to admiral, 1 Jan 2005. | ||||
| 29 | data-sort-value="nichols" | David C. Nichols Jr. | 7 Oct 2003 |
| 4 | 1974 (USA) | 29 | (1950–) | ||
| 30 | data-sort-value="cotton" | John G. Cotton | 18 Oct 2003 |
| 5 | 1973 (USNA) | 30 | (1951–) | ||
| data-sort-value="ulrich" | Henry G. Ulrich III | 4 Nov 2003 |
| 2 | 1972 (USNA) | 31 | (1950–) Promoted to admiral, 22 Jul 2005. | |||
| 31 | data-sort-value="massenburg" | Walter B. Massenburg | 1 Dec 2003 |
| 4 | 1970 (NROTC) | 33 | (1949–) | ||
| 32 | data-sort-value="calland" | Albert M. Calland III | 26 Mar 2004 |
| 3 | 1974 (USNA) | 30 | (1952–2023) Navy SEAL. Resigned as CIA deputy director, 2006. | ||
| 33 | data-sort-value="mcarthur" | James D. McArthur Jr. | 26 Mar 2004 |
| 3 | 1972 (USNA) | 32 | (1949–) | ||
| 34 | data-sort-value="cosgriff" | Kevin J. Cosgriff | 24 Jun 2004 |
| 4 | 1971 (USMMA) | 33 | (1949–) | ||
| 35 | data-sort-value="mccarthy" | Justin D. McCarthy | Aug 2004 |
| 3 | 1969 (OCS) | 35 | (1947–) Supply Corps. | ||
| 36 | data-sort-value="arthurdonald" | Donald C. Arthur Jr. |
| 3 | 1974 (direct) | 30 | (1950–) Medical Corps. | |||
| 37 | data-sort-value="route" | Ronald A. Route | 12 Aug 2004 |
| 3 | 1971 (USNA) | 33 | (1949–) President, Naval War College, 2003–2004; President, Naval Postgraduate School, 2013–2019.[6] | ||
| 38 | data-sort-value="zortman" | James M. Zortman | 17 Aug 2004 |
| 3 | 1973 (USNA) | 31 | (1951–) | ||
| data-sort-value="stavridis" | James G. Stavridis |
| 2 | 1976 (USNA) | 28 | (1955–) Promoted to admiral, 18 Oct 2006. Dean, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 2013–2018. | ||||
| data-sort-value="fitzgerald" | Mark P. Fitzgerald | 1 Oct 2004 |
| 3 | 1973 (NROTC) | 31 | (1951–) Promoted to admiral, 30 Nov 2007. | |||
| data-sort-value="greenert" | Jonathan W. Greenert |
| 3 | 1975 (USNA) | 29 | (1953–) Promoted to admiral, 29 Sep 2007. | ||||
| 39 | data-sort-value="munns" | Charles L. Munns | 15 Oct 2004 |
| 3 | 1973 (USNA) | 31 | (1950–) | ||
| 40 | data-sort-value="crenshaw" | Lewis W. Crenshaw Jr. | 4 Nov 2004 |
| 2 | 1974 (USNA) | 30 | (1952–) | ||
| 41 | data-sort-value="sestak" | Joseph A. Sestak Jr. | 17 Nov 2004 |
| 1 | 1974 (USNA) | 30 | (1951–) Relieved as deputy chief of naval operations, 2005. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district, 2007–2011;[7] Democratic Party nominee for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 2010.[8] | ||
| 42 | data-sort-value="moran" | J. Kevin Moran | 3 Dec 2004 |
| 3 | 1974 (USNA) | 30 | (1952–) | ||
| 43 | data-sort-value="etnyre" | Terrance T. Etnyre | 4 Mar 2005 |
| 3 | 1971 (OCS) | 34 | (1947–) | ||
| 44 | data-sort-value="chanik" | Evan M. Chanik Jr. | 17 Mar 2005 |
| 3 | 1973 (USNA) | 32 | (1951–) | ||
| 45 | data-sort-value="costello" | Barry M. Costello | 7 May 2005 |
| 2 | 1973 (NROTC) | 32 | (1951–) | ||
| 46 | data-sort-value="stufflebeem" | John D. Stufflebeem | 20 May 2005 |
| 3 | 1975 (USNA) | 30 | (1952–) Relieved, 2008. | ||
| 47 | data-sort-value="sullivanpaul" | Paul E. Sullivan | 15 Jul 2005 |
| 3 | 1974 (USNA) | 31 | (1952–) | ||
| 48 | data-sort-value="rondeau" | Ann E. Rondeau | 1 Aug 2005 |
| 7 | 1974 (OCS) | 31 | (1951–) President, College of DuPage, 2016–2018;[9] President, Naval Postgraduate School, 2019–present.[10] | ||
| 49 | data-sort-value="morgan" | John G. Morgan Jr. | 15 Aug 2005 |
| 3 | 1972 (NROTC) | 33 | (1950–) | ||
| data-sort-value="walsh" | Patrick M. Walsh | 3 Nov 2005 |
| 2 | 1977 (USNA) | 28 | (1955–) Promoted to admiral, 5 Apr 2007. | |||
| data-sort-value="harvey" | John C. Harvey Jr. | 22 Nov 2005 |
| 4 | 1973 (USNA) | 32 | (1951–) Promoted to admiral, 24 Jul 2009. Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, 2014–2017. | |||
| 50 | data-sort-value="conway" | Robert T. Conway Jr. | 14 Mar 2006 |
| 3 | 1972 (OCS) | 34 | (1950–) | ||
| 51 | data-sort-value="edwardsmark" | Mark J. Edwards | 16 Jun 2006 |
| 2 | 1972 (NROTC) | 34 | (1950–) | ||
| 52 | data-sort-value="murrett" | Robert B. Murrett | 7 Jul 2006 |
| 4 | 1975 (NROTC) | 31 | (1952–) Director of Naval Intelligence, 2005–2006; Deputy Director, Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, 2011–present. | ||
| 53 | data-sort-value="brownnancy" | Nancy E. Brown | Aug 2006 |
| 3 | 1974 (OCS) | 32 | (1952–) Deputy Director, White House Military Office, 1999–2000. | ||
| 54 | data-sort-value="crowder" | William D. Crowder | 12 Sep 2006 |
| 3 | 1974 (USNA) | 28 | (1952–) | ||
| 55 | data-sort-value="stanleypaulstephen" | P. Stephen Stanley | 6 Dec 2006 |
| 6 | 1975 (USNA) | 31 | (1952–) | ||
| 56 | data-sort-value="williamsmelvin" | Melvin G. Williams Jr. | 1 Jan 2007 |
| 3 | 1978 (USNA) | 28 | (1955–) U.S. Associate Deputy Secretary of Energy, 2011–2013.[11] | ||
| 57 | data-sort-value="loose" | Michael K. Loose |
| 3 | 1975 (NROTC) | 32 | (1953–) Civil Engineer Corps. | |||
| 58 | data-sort-value="donnelly" | John J. Donnelly | 3 Feb 2007 |
| 3 | 1975 (USNA) | 32 | (1952–) | ||
| 59 | data-sort-value="venlet" | David J. Venlet | 16 Feb 2007 |
| 5 | 1974 (USNA) | 33 | (1954–) | ||
| data-sort-value="locklear" | Samuel J. Locklear III |
| 3 | 1977 (USNA) | 30 | (1954–) Promoted to admiral, 6 Oct 2010. | ||||
| 60 | data-sort-value="fowler" | Jeffrey L. Fowler | 8 Jun 2007 |
| 3 | 1978 (USNA) | 29 | (1956–) Resigned, 2010.[12] | ||
| 61 | data-sort-value="starling" | H. Denby Starling II | 15 Jun 2007 |
| 3 | 1974 (NROTC) | 33 | (1952–) | ||
| 62 | data-sort-value="kilcline" | Thomas J. Kilcline Jr. | 22 Jun 2007 |
| 3 | 1973 (USNA) | 34 | (1951–) | ||
| 63 | data-sort-value="maguire" | Joseph Maguire | 28 Jun 2007 |
| 3 | 1974 (NROTC) | 33 | (1951–) Navy SEAL. Director, National Counterterrorism Center, 2018–2019.[13] | ||
| 64 | data-sort-value="architzel" | David Architzel | 1 Aug 2007 |
| 5 | 1973 (USNA) | 34 | (1951–) | ||
| 65 | data-sort-value="robinson" | Adam M. Robinson Jr. | 27 Aug 2007 |
| 4 | 1977 (direct) | 30 | (1950–) Medical Corps. Director, Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System, 2015–2020; Director, Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System, 2020–present.[14] | ||
| 66 | data-sort-value="wieringa" | Jeffrey A. Wieringa | 29 Aug 2007 |
| 3 | 1976 (AOCS) | 31 | (1955–) | ||
| data-sort-value="winnefeld" | James A. Winnefeld Jr. |
| 3 | 1978 (NROTC) | 29 | (1956–) Promoted to admiral, 19 May 2010. Chair, President's Intelligence Advisory Board, 2022–present. | ||||
| 67 | data-sort-value="gallagherrichard" | Richard K. Gallagher | 1 Oct 2007 |
| 5 | 1976 (USNA) | 31 | (1952–) | ||
| 68 | data-sort-value="moeller" | Robert T. Moeller | 10 Oct 2007 |
| 3 | 1974 (NROTC) | 33 | (1951–2011) | ||
| 69 | data-sort-value="sullivanwilliam" | William D. Sullivan | 11 Oct 2007 |
| 2 | 1972 (OCS) | 35 | (1950–) | ||
| 70 | data-sort-value="mauney" | Carl V. Mauney | 15 Oct 2007 |
| 3 | 1975 (NROTC) | 32 | (1953–) | ||
| 71 | data-sort-value="mccullough" | Bernard J. McCullough III | 1 Nov 2007 |
| 4 | 1975 (USNA) | 32 | (1953–) | ||
| 72 | data-sort-value="winns" | Anthony L. Winns | 9 Nov 2007 |
| 4 | 1978 (USNA) | 30 | (1956–)[15] | ||
| 73 | data-sort-value="curtisderwood" | Derwood C. Curtis | 13 Mar 2008 |
| 3 | 1976 (USNA) | 32 | (1953–) | ||
| data-sort-value="ferguson" | Mark E. Ferguson III | 16 Apr 2008 |
| 3 | 1978 (USNA) | 30 | (1956–) Promoted to admiral, 22 Aug 2011. | |||
| 74 | data-sort-value="dorsett" | David J. Dorsett | 4 Jun 2008 |
| 3 | 1978 (NROTC) | 30 | (1956–) | ||
| data-sort-value="mcraven" | William H. McRaven |
| 3 | 1977 (NROTC) | 31 | (1955–) Navy SEAL. Promoted to admiral, 8 Aug 2011. Chancellor, University of Texas System, 2015–2018. | ||||
| data-sort-value="harrisharry" | Harry B. Harris Jr. |
| 5 | 1978 (USNA) | 30 | (1956–) Promoted to admiral, 16 Oct 2013. U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, 2018–2021. | ||||
| data-sort-value="gortney" | William E. Gortney |
| 4 | 1977 (AOCS) | 31 | (1955–) Promoted to admiral, 14 Sep 2012. | ||||
| 75 | data-sort-value="bird" | John M. Bird | 12 Jul 2008 |
| 4 | 1977 (USNA) | 31 | (1955–) | ||
| 76 | data-sort-value="debbink" | Dirk J. Debbink | 22 Jul 2008 |
| 4 | 1977 (USNA) | 31 | (1955–) | ||
| 77 | data-sort-value="daly" | Peter H. Daly | Aug 2008 |
| 3 | 1977 (NROTC) | 31 | (1955–) CEO, U.S. Naval Institute, 2011–present. | ||
| 78 | data-sort-value="macdonald" | Bruce E. MacDonald | 4 Aug 2008 |
| 1 | 1978 (NROTC) | 30 | (1955–) Judge Advocate General's Corps. Convening Authority, Office of Military Commissions, 2010–2013. First three-star judge advocate general of the Navy. | ||
| 79 | data-sort-value="mccoy" | Kevin M. McCoy | 8 Aug 2008 |
| 5 | 1978 (NROTC) | 30 | (1956–) | ||
| data-sort-value="clingan" | Bruce W. Clingan | 27 Aug 2008 |
| 4 | 1977 (NROTC) | 31 | (1955–) Promoted to admiral, 24 Feb 2012. | |||
| 80 | data-sort-value="harward" | Robert S. Harward Jr. | 3 Nov 2008 |
| 5 | 1979 (USNA) | 29 | (1956–) Navy SEAL. | ||
| 81 | data-sort-value="thompson" | Alan S. Thompson | 19 Nov 2008 |
| 3 | 1976 (NROTC) | 32 | (1954–) | ||
| 82 | data-sort-value="mateczun" | John M. Mateczun | 8 Dec 2008 |
| 4 | 1973 (direct) | 35 | (1947–) | ||
| 83 | data-sort-value="vitale" | Michael C. Vitale | 30 Jan 2009 |
| 3 | 1977 (NROTC) | 32 | (1955–) | ||
| 84 | data-sort-value="kernan" | Joseph D. Kernan | Jun 2009 |
| 4 | 1977 (USNA) | 32 | (1955–) U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, 2017–2020.[16] | ||
| 85 | data-sort-value="hunt" | Richard W. Hunt | 13 Jun 2009 |
| 4 | 1976 (OCS) | 33 | (1953–) | ||
| 86 | data-sort-value="houck" | James W. Houck | 14 Aug 2009 |
| 3 | 1980 (USNA) | 29 | (1958–) Judge Advocate General's Corps. Interim Dean, Penn State Law and School of International Affairs, 2021–2024.[17] | ||
| 87 | data-sort-value="harnitchek" | Mark D. Harnitchek | 12 Nov 2009 |
| 5 | 1977 (NROTC) | 32 | (1955–) Supply Corps. |
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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.[18] 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.[19]
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.[20] [21] 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.[22] [23]
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.[24] 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.[25] 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.[26]
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.[27] 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.[28] 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.[29]
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.[30]
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.[31]
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.[32] 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.[33] 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.[34]
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.[35]
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.[36] 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.[24]
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.[36] 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.
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.[37] 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.[38] 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.[39] 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.
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,[40] 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.[41] The statute technically created temporary grades only up to rear admiral, but the Senate confirmed Horne and Willson as vice admirals anyway,[42] 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.
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.[43] 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.[41] 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.[44]
The new law also made any former admiral or vice admiral eligible to retire with that rank,[44] 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 2 July 1921, so John D. McDonald, who became vice admiral on 1 July 1921, was promoted, but William R. Shoemaker, who became vice admiral only a week later, was not.[45] [46] 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.[47]
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.[48]
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.[49] [50] 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 1 January 1947, and halted entirely in 1959.[51] By 29 May 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.[52]
Dozens of vice admirals received tombstone promotions to admiral.[52] 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.
Vice admirals in the United States Navy typically serve as senior leaders of directorates in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, numbered fleet commanders as well as commanders of high-level type and geographic commands, including the commanders of the naval submarine forces, naval surface forces, and the chief of Navy reserve. Heads of Navy staff corps such as the judge advocate general and (customarily) the surgeon general are also vice admirals. The superintendent of the United States Naval Academy has been a three-star vice admiral without interruption since John R. Ryan's tenure began in 1998.
As with any other service branch, vice admirals can hold joint assignments, of which there are 20 to 30 at any given time. Among the most prestigious of them is the director of the Joint Staff (DJS), principal staff advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and historically considered a stepping stone to four-star rank.[58] Since 2007, all deputy commanders of the unified combatant commands have been of three-star rank, as are directors of Defense Agencies not headed by a civilian such as the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIRDIA).[59] Internationally-based three-star positions from 2000 to 2009 include the United States military representative to the NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), the commander of Allied Joint Force Command Lisbon (JC Lisbon), and the security coordinator for the Palestinian National Authority in Israel. All nominees for three-star rank must be confirmed via majority by the Senate before the appointee can take office and thus assume the rank.[60]
The directorates of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations underwent significant restructuring between 2000 and 2009.
Two positions directly responsible to the Chief of Naval Operations were elevated to three-star grade between 2000 and 2009.
A number of Navy commands were established, elevated to or downgraded from three-star level between 2000 and 2009.
Additionally, on 1 October 2001, a single type commander was designated as the "follow-on" lead for a type of weapon system for the overall operating forces of the Navy, leading several Pacific and Atlantic type commanders to be dual-hatted as overall type commanders for the entire service.[67] The aviation, submarine and surface warfare type commanders, Vice Admirals John B. Nathman, John J. Grossenbacher, Timothy W. LaFleur assumed their dual hats on the same date.
Military nominations are considered by the Senate Armed Services Committee. While it is rare for three-star or four-star nominations to face even token opposition in the Senate, nominations that do face opposition due to controversy surrounding the nominee in question are typically withdrawn. Nominations that are not withdrawn are allowed to expire without action at the end of the legislative session.
Additionally, events that take place after Senate confirmation may still delay or even prevent the nominee from assuming office.
The following list of Congressional legislation includes all acts of Congress pertaining to appointments to the grade of vice admiral in the United States Navy from 2000 to 2009.
Each entry lists an act of Congress, its citation in the United States Statutes at Large, and a summary of the act's relevance, with officers affected by the act bracketed where applicable. Positions listed without reference to rank are assumed to be eligible for officers of three-star grade or higher.
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| Act of October 30, 2000[Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001] | |
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| Act of December 2, 2002[Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003] | |
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| Act of October 28, 2004[Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005] |
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| Act of January 6, 2006[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006] |
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| Act of January 28, 2008[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008] | |
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| Act of October 14, 2008[Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009] | |
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| Act of October 28, 2009[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010] |
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