List of active duty United States rear admirals explained

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.

Joint positions

Department of Defense

Other joint positions

United States Navy and Marine Corps

Department of the Navy

United States Marine Corps

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Headquarters Marine Corps
	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^[21] ^[22]	U.S. Navy

United States Navy

Other services

Department of Homeland Security

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
	Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO), Department of Homeland Security (DHS)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Christopher A. Bartz^[78]	U.S. Coast Guard
	Coast Guard Representative, Department of Homeland Security Presidential Transition Office (DHS PTO) and Deputy Director, Talent Management Transformation Task Force (TMX-TF)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Franklin H. Schaefer^[79] ^[80]	U.S. Coast Guard

United States Coast Guard

Department of Health and Human Services

United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Office of the Surgeon General
	Deputy Surgeon General of the United States	U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS)		Rear Admiral Denise Hinton^[105]	U.S. Public Health Service

Department of Justice

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Federal Bureau of Prisons
	Assistant Director, Health Services Division, Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBP)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Chris A. Bina^[106] ^[107]	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 and Director, NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO)	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)		Rear Admiral Chad M. Cary^[108]	NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps

Department of Transportation

United States Maritime Service

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Office of the Superintendent
	Deputy Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral David M. Wulf^[109] ^[110]	U.S. Maritime Service

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.

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rear Admiral Paul Spedero Jr.. 2024-11-04. U.S. Navy.
2. Web site: United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), July 2022. 2022-07-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20220705155222/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/July%202022%20Roster%20Public.pdf?ver=F6FaDgtGsrs4T6gVqJrvmA%3d%3d. 2022-07-05. MyNavyHR.
3. Web site: Chief of Staff, USCYBERCOM. 2024-06-15. U.S. Cyber Command.
4. Web site: Rear Admiral Dennis Velez. 2024-01-09. U.S. Navy.
5. Web site: United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), June 2024. 2024-06-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20240611083704/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/June%202024%20Roster%20Public.pdf?ver=90BZJRCoEZS1eRk7aY_aFQ%3D%3D. 2024-06-11. MyNavyHR.
6. Web site: United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), May 2024. 2024-05-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20240502070317/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/May%202024%20Roster%20Public.pdf?ver=nb4fZ0FlmgSRb0a31ZPotA%3D%3D. 2024-05-02. MyNavyHR.
7. Web site: United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), August 2022. 2022-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20220802031031/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/August%202022%20Roster%20%28Public%29.pdf?ver=vzpStNm5N-p4bjS-A6TRVQ%3D%3D. 2022-08-02. MyNavyHR.
8. Web site: SOUTHCOM J3 Operations Directorate. 2024-08-16. U.S. Southern Command.
9. Web site: United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), September 2022. 2022-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20220902063014/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/September%202022%20Roster%20%28Public%29.pdf?ver=dyEbgfeIfrxGkd29H7J1iQ%3D%3D. 2022-09-02. MyNavyHR.
10. Web site: Rear Admiral Ralph R."Russ" Smith. 2024-06-06. U.S. Navy.
11. Web site: United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), July 2024. 2024-07-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20240705011755/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/July%202024%20Roster%20Public.pdf?ver=emPsbb2j8qTzNHV0tfbjUw%3D%3D. 2024-07-05. MyNavyHR.
12. Web site: Rear Admiral Thomas "TR" Buchanan. 2024-06-16. U.S. Navy.
13. Web site: Rear Admiral Derek A. Trinque. 2024-01-09. U.S. Navy.
14. Web site: United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), April 2024. 2024-04-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20240403045002/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/April%202024%20Roster%20Public.pdf?ver=XbYVHaPu-IYsYm0YDPbNjw%3D%3D. 2024-04-03. MyNavyHR.
15. Web site: Rear Admiral Jeromy B. Williams. 2024-11-04. U.S. Navy.
16. Web site: Rear Admiral Brian P. Monahan. 2022-05-16. U.S. Navy.
17. Web site: JTF-Micronesia Leadership. 2024-08-01. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
18. Web site: Wilson. Alex. DOD establishes joint task force on Guam, region's first 2-star command in decades. 2024-06-15. 2024-06-15. Star and Stripes.
19. Web site: Rear Admiral Jo-Ann F. Burdian. 2024-09-14. Joint Interagency Task Force South.
20. Web site: United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), April 2024. 2024-04-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20240403045002/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/April%202024%20Roster%20Public.pdf?ver=XbYVHaPu-IYsYm0YDPbNjw%3D%3D. 2024-04-03. MyNavyHR.
21. Web site: Rear Admiral Pamela C. Miller. 2022-11-16. Headquarters Marine Corps.
22. Web site: Flag Officer Assignments. 2022-09-29. 2022-10-02. U.S. Department of Defense.
23. Web site: United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), October 2024. 2024-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20241002092553/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/October%20Public%20Roster.pdf?ver=dnApKSkFuGYQjyLNO9nCQg%3D%3D. 2024-10-02. MyNavyHR.
24. Web site: Rear Admiral Michael "Mouse" Baze. 2024-01-09. U.S. Navy.
25. Web site: Rear Admiral Jennifer S. Couture. 2024-07-07. U.S. Navy.
26. Web site: Rear Admiral James Waters III. 2024-04-05. U.S. Navy.
27. Web site: United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), April 2024. 2024-04-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20240403045002/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/April%202024%20Roster%20Public.pdf?ver=XbYVHaPu-IYsYm0YDPbNjw%3D%3D. 2024-04-03. MyNavyHR.
28. Web site: United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), May 2024. 2024-05-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20240502070317/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/May%202024%20Roster%20Public.pdf?ver=nb4fZ0FlmgSRb0a31ZPotA%3D%3D. 2024-05-02. MyNavyHR.
29. Web site: Rear Admiral Mike Brookes. 2023-12-23. U.S. Navy.
30. Web site: Rear Admiral Benjamin Nicholson. 2024-07-25. U.S. Navy.
31. Web site: Rear Admiral Marc S. Lederer. 2024-10-29. U.S. Navy.
32. Web site: United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), November 2024. 2024-11-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20241104041146/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/Roster%20Pages%20Public%20Cover%20Page.pdf?ver=qAy1DDzLfbsN__PVshIGvg%3d%3d. 2024-11-04. MyNavyHR.
33. Web site: Rear Admiral Anthony Carullo. 2024-07-07. U.S. Navy.
34. Web site: Rear Admiral John Menoni. 2023-07-17. U.S. Navy.
35. Web site: United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), January 2024. 2024-01-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20240109010309/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/January%202024%20Roster%20Public.pdf?ver=mYbcp6EetFCvtPeHiNGlHA%3D%3D. 2024-01-09. MyNavyHR.
36. Web site: Rear Admiral Christopher Sweeney. 2023-07-23. U.S. Navy.
37. Web site: United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), July 2024. 2024-07-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20240705011755/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/July%202024%20Roster%20Public.pdf?ver=emPsbb2j8qTzNHV0tfbjUw%3D%3D. 2024-07-05. MyNavyHR.
38. Web site: Rear Admiral William R. Daly. 2024-07-07. U.S. Navy.
39. Web site: Rear Admiral Michael P. Donnelly. 2023-12-19. U.S. Navy.
40. Web site: Rear Admiral Darin K. Via. 2023-12-07. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
41. Web site: Rear Admiral Rick Freedman. 2023-12-25. U.S. Navy.
42. Web site: Navy Reserve Forces Command Changes Command. 2022-07-11. 2022-07-15. Navy Reserve Force Public Affairs. Norfolk, Virginia. U.S. Navy Reserve.
43. Web site: Webcast: Change of Office for the Chaplains. 2022-05-12. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service.
44. Web site: United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), August 2024. 2024-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20240802012557/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/August%202024%20Roster%20Public.pdf?ver=z3NziY5zQHplFT1COUQlQA%3D%3D. 2024-08-02. MyNavyHR.
45. Web site: Rear Admiral Douglas Verissimo. 2022-05-31. U.S. Navy.
46. Web site: Ramos. J.G. Jacqueline. Naval Air Force Atlantic Welcomes New Commander. 2023-08-17. 2023-08-22. Naval Air Force Atlantic Public Affairs. Naval Air Force Atlantic.
47. Web site: Rear Admiral Richard T. Brophy. 2024-01-09. U.S. Navy.
48. Web site: Rear Admiral Richard Seif. 2024-01-07. Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet.
49. Web site: Atkins. Steven. Task Force LCS Turnover. 2022-04-13. 2022-06-03. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service.
50. Web site: Rear Admiral Theodore "Ted" P.S. LeClair. 2022-05-02. 2022-05-10. Naval Surface Forces Pacific.
51. Web site: Rear Admiral Theodore LeClair. 2021-10-02. U.S. Navy.
52. Web site: Rear Admiral Joseph F. Cahill. 2024-01-07. U.S. Navy.
53. Web site: Rear Admiral Kenneth Blackmon. 2024-01-09. U.S. Navy.
54. Web site: United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), December 2023. 2023-12-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20231207055109/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/December%202023%20Roster%20Public.pdf?ver=qz3v94S1MkHRmGL9x8QRAA%3D%3D. 2023-12-07. MyNavyHR. live.
55. Web site: Rear Admiral Erik J. Eslich. 2024-06-13. U.S. Pacific Fleet.
56. Web site: Rear Admiral Carlos Sardiello. 2024-08-02. U.S. Navy.
57. Web site: United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), September 2024. 2024-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20240905152635/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/September%202024%20Roster%20Public.pdf?ver=8ItwluGe1We5_7rTYqqEdg%3D%3D. 2024-09-05. MyNavyHR.
58. Web site: Rear Admiral William Greene. 2022-05-25. U.S. Navy.
59. Web site: Greene Assumes Command of SEA 21 and Regional Maintenance Centers. 2023-08-23. 2023-08-25. Team Ships Public Affairs. Washington Navy Yard. Naval Sea Systems Command.
60. Web site: Rear Admiral Casey Moton. 2024-01-11. U.S. Navy.
61. Web site: Rear Admiral Thomas J. Anderson. 2022-08-10. U.S. Navy.
62. Web site: United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), February 2024. 2024-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20240202184024/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/February%202024%20Roster%20Public.pdf?ver=q__DkIG7_A3f6ngALJARSQ%3D%3D. 2024-02-02. MyNavyHR.
63. Web site: Rear Admiral Joseph B. Hornbuckle. 2024-07-07. U.S. Navy.
64. Web site: Rear Admiral Daniel P. Martin. 2024-08-02. U.S. Navy.
65. Web site: Rear Admiral Carl A. Lahti. 2024-07-07. U.S. Navy.
66. Web site: Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Change of Command. 2024-07-03. 2024-07-07. Norfolk, Virginia. Navy Region Mid-Atlantic.
67. Web site: Rear Admiral Stephen Barnett. 2024-01-09. U.S. Navy.
68. Web site: Navy Assumes Responsibility of Red Hill Facility. 2024-03-28. 2024-03-29. Navy Closure Task Force - Red Hill. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service.
69. Web site: Dunne. Christopher. NAVFAC Holds Change of Command. 2022-08-12. 2022-08-13. Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command. Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D. C.. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service.
70. Web site: Rear Admiral Jeffrey J. Kilian. 2024-07-31. U.S. Navy.
71. Web site: NAVSUP Command Bios. 2023-12-21. Naval Supply Systems Command.
72. Web site: NAVWAR Leadership. 2024-08-10. Naval Information Warfare Systems Command.
73. Web site: Sypert. Christopher. Fleet Information Warfare Command Pacific Change of Command [Image 9 of 14]]. 2024-07-12. 2024-07-25. Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service.
74. Web site: Rear Admiral Jeffrey Czerewko. 2024-05-08. Naval Education and Training Command.
75. Web site: Rear Admiral Robert C. Nowakowski. 2024-01-09. Naval Education and Training Command.
76. Web site: Rear Admiral Darryl L. Walker. 2024-08-10. U.S. Navy.
77. Web site: Naval War College welcomes 59th President. 2024-08-09. 2024-08-10. U.S. Naval War College. Newport, Rhode Island. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service.
78. Web site: Rear Admiral Christopher A. Bartz. 2024-09-30. U.S. Coast Guard.
79. Web site: Rear Admiral Frank Schaefer. 2024-10-30. U.S. Coast Guard.
80. Web site: ALCGPSC 108/24 - PY25 IDPL Captain Retention Board Results. 2024-08-14. 2024-09-27. GovDelivery.
81. Web site: Rear Admiral Laura M. Dickey. 2024-09-24. U.S. Coast Guard.
82. Web site: The Coast Guard Reserve Welcomes Rear Adm. Tiffany Danko!. 2024-08-21. 2024-08-24. Facebook.
83. Web site: Rear Admiral Wayne R. Arguin Jr.. 2024-10-01. U.S. Coast Guard.
84. Web site: Assistant Commandant for Health, Safety and Work-Life (CG-1K). 2024-09-04. U.S. Coast Guard.
85. Web site: Rear Admiral M. W. (Joe) Raymond . United States Coast Guard . 7 December 2023.
86. Web site: Command and Governance . United States Coast Guard Academy . 7 December 2023.
87. Web site: U.S. Coast Guard Academy holds change of command ceremony. 2023-05-26. 2023-06-03. New London, Connecticut. U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
88. Web site: U.S. Coast Guard District 14 change of command. 2024-06-18. 2024-07-07. Honolulu, Hawaii. U.S. Coast Guard News.
89. Web site: Fifth Coast Guard District holds change-of-command ceremony. 2024-06-26. 2024-06-28. U.S. Coast Guard.
90. Web site: Rear Admiral Chad L. Jacoby. 2023-09-11. U.S. Coast Guard.
91. Web site: Rear Admiral Carola List . 2024-01-12 . U.S. Coast Guard.
92. Web site: Rear Admiral Mark J. Fedor. 2024-07-22. U.S. Coast Guard.
93. Web site: Rear Admiral Michael E. Platt. 2024-06-17. U.S. Coast Guard.
94. Web site: Coast Guard Rear Adm. John 'Jay' Vann takes command. 2024-10-29. Portsmouth, Virginia. CoastalReview.org.
95. Web site: Coast Guard Seventh District holds Change of Command ceremony. 2023-06-09. 2023-06-13. U.S. Coast Guard.
96. Web site: Rear Admiral David C. Barata. 2024-08-15. Coast Guard Atlantic Area.
97. Web site: Fontenette. Jessica. Ninth Coast Guard District Change-of-Command Ceremony. 2023-04-28. 2023-05-01. Ninth Coast Guard District. Cleveland, Ohio. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service.
98. Web site: PN1434 — Coast Guard, 117th Congress (2021-2022). 2022-02-04. U.S. Congress.
99. Web site: Rear Admiral Andrew M. Sugimoto. 2024-08-02. Coast Guard Pacific Area.
100. Web site: Rear Admiral Joseph R. Buzzella. 2024-08-11. Coast Guard Pacific Area.
101. Web site: Rear Admiral Charles E. Fosse. 2023-08-04. U.S. Coast Guard.
102. Web site: Rear Admiral Sean P. Regan. 2024-09-30. U.S. Coast Guard.
103. Web site: Rear Admiral Megan Dean. 2023-06-19. Coast Guard Pacific Area.
104. Web site: Richard Childs, M.D.. 2024-03-27. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. en.
105. Web site: Rear Admiral Denise Hinton - Deputy Surgeon General. 2021-10-19. Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service. en.
106. Web site: BOP: Rear Admiral Chris Bina, Assistant Director . 2024-03-28 . Federal Bureau of Prisons.
107. Web site: Federal Bureau of Prisons: Leadership . 2022-07-21 . Federal Bureau of Prisons.
108. Web site: Rear Admiral Chad Cary. 2024-02-27. 2024-09-16. Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
109. Web site: 2023-12-08 . USMMA Announces David Wulf as Next Deputy Superintendent . 2024-07-18 . U.S. Merchant Marine Academy . Kings Point, New York.
110. Web site: 2024-01-03 . Deputy Superintendent . 2024-07-18 . U.S. Merchant Marine Academy . Kings Point, New York.
111. Web site: PN2249 — Navy, 118th Congress (2023-2024). 2024-11-18. 2024-11-20. U.S. Congress.
112. Web site: PN2248 — Rear Adm. (lh) Thomas M. Henderschedt — Navy, 118th Congress (2023-2024). 2024-11-18. 2024-11-20. U.S. Congress.
113. Web site: PN2247 — Navy, 118th Congress (2023-2024). 2024-11-18. 2024-11-20. U.S. Congress.
114. Web site: PN1920 — Rear Adm. (lh) Scott M. Brown — Navy, 118th Congress (2023-2024). 2024-07-08. 2024-07-10. U.S. Congress.
115. Web site: Flag Officer Announcements. 2024-07-10. 2024-07-11. U.S. Department of Defense.
116. Web site: PN1833 — Rear Adm. (lh) Philip E. Sobeck — Navy, 118th Congress (2023-2024). 2024-06-13. 2024-06-15. U.S. Congress.
117. Web site: Flag Officer Announcement. 2024-06-14. 2024-06-15. U.S. Department of Defense.