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 insigniaPosition Part ofPhotoIncumbentService 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[29]
U.S. Navy

United States Navy

Other services

Department of Homeland Security

United States Coast Guard

Department of Health and Human Services

United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps

Position insigniaPosition Part ofPhotoIncumbentService branch
Office of the Surgeon General
Deputy Surgeon General of the United States U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS)Rear Admiral
Denise Hinton[112]
U.S. Public
Health Service

Department of Justice

Position insigniaPosition Part ofPhotoIncumbentService branch
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Assistant Director, Health Services Division, Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBP)Not applicableRear Admiral
Chris A. Bina[113] [114]
U.S. Public
Health Service

Department of Transportation

United States Maritime Service

Position insigniaPosition Part ofPhotoIncumbentService branch
Office of the Superintendent
Deputy Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA)Not applicableRear Admiral
David M. Wulf[115] [116]
U.S. Maritime Service

List of pending appointments

Awaiting reassignment

Current positionDesignated position insigniaDesignated positionPhotoNameService branchStatus and date
Joint assignments
United States Navy
Assistant Judge Advocate General of the Navy for Operations and ManagementDeputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy (DJAG) and
Deputy Department of Defense Representative for Ocean Policy Affairs (REPOPA)		Rear Admiral
Lia M. Reynolds
U.S. Navy		Confirmed by the Senate
23 May 2024[117] [118]
In transitDeputy Commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command (FCC) and
Deputy Commander, U.S. Navy Space Command (NAVSPACECOM) 		Rear Admiral
Heidi K. Berg
U.S. Navy		Announced
3 May 2024[119]
NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps
Deputy Director, NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and
Deputy Director, NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO)		Director, NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and
Director, NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO)		Rear Admiral (lower half)
Chad M. Cary
NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps		Confirmed by the Senate
1 August 2024[120] [121]

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

Notes and References

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  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: Rear Admiral Jeffrey T. Anderson. 2022-09-25. U.S. Navy.
  15. Web site: PN1761 — Rear Adm. Jeffrey T. Anderson — Navy, 118th Congress (2023-2024). 2024-05-14. 2024-05-16. U.S. Congress.
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  17. Web site: Rear Admiral Jeromy B. Williams. 2024-01-09. Special Operations Command Pacific.
  18. Web site: United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), October 2022. 2022-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20221001075728/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/October%202022%20Roster%20(Public).pdf?ver=srJ9LKlU7kn1fHKhW_vy7Q%3d%3d. 2022-10-01. MyNavyHR.
  19. Web site: Flag Officer Assignments. 2022-09-29. 2022-10-02. U.S. Department of Defense.
  20. Web site: Rear Admiral Brian P. Monahan. 2022-05-16. U.S. Navy.
  21. Web site: JTF-Micronesia Leadership. 2024-08-01. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
  22. 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.
  23. Web site: Rear Admiral Jo-Ann F. Burdian. 2024-06-27. Joint Interagency Task Force South.
  24. Web site: Rear Admiral Thomas Wall. 2023-05-31. U.S. Navy.
  25. 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.
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  27. Web site: Navy JAG Corps Welcomes New Leadership. 2021-08-18. 2022-05-16. U.S. Navy JAG Corps Public Affairs. Annapolis, Maryland. U.S. Navy.
  28. Web site: PN1759 — Rear Adm. Christopher C. French — Navy, 118th Congress (2023-2024). 2024-05-14. 2024-05-16. U.S. Congress.
  29. Web site: Rear Admiral Pamela C. Miller. 2022-11-16. Headquarters Marine Corps.
  30. Web site: Rear Admiral Jacquelyn "Jackie" McClelland. 2023-04-19. U.S. Navy.
  31. 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.
  32. Web site: Rear Admiral Michael "Mouse" Baze. 2024-01-09. U.S. Navy.
  33. Web site: Rear Admiral Jennifer S. Couture. 2024-07-07. U.S. Navy.
  34. Web site: Rear Admiral James Waters III. 2024-04-05. U.S. Navy.
  35. 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.
  36. 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.
  37. Web site: Rear Admiral Mike Brookes. 2023-12-23. U.S. Navy.
  38. Web site: Rear Admiral Benjamin Nicholson. 2024-07-25. U.S. Navy.
  39. Web site: Rear Admiral Marc S. Lederer. 2024-01-09. U.S. Navy.
  40. Web site: Rear Admiral Anthony Carullo. 2024-07-07. U.S. Navy.
  41. Web site: Flag Officer Assignments. 2022-09-29. 2022-10-02. U.S. Department of Defense.
  42. Web site: Rear Admiral John Menoni. 2023-07-17. U.S. Navy.
  43. 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.
  44. Web site: Rear Admiral Christopher Sweeney. 2023-07-23. U.S. Navy.
  45. 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.
  46. Web site: Rear Admiral William R. Daly. 2024-07-07. U.S. Navy.
  47. Web site: Rear Admiral Michael P. Donnelly. 2023-12-19. U.S. Navy.
  48. Web site: Rear Admiral Darin K. Via. 2023-12-07. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
  49. Web site: Rear Admiral Rick Freedman. 2023-12-25. U.S. Navy.
  50. 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.
  51. Web site: Webcast: Change of Office for the Chaplains. 2022-05-12. DVIDS.
  52. 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.
  53. Web site: Rear Admiral Douglas Verissimo. 2022-05-31. U.S. Navy.
  54. 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.
  55. Web site: Rear Admiral Richard T. Brophy. 2024-01-09. U.S. Navy.
  56. Web site: Rear Admiral Richard Seif. 2024-01-07. Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet.
  57. Web site: Atkins. Steven. Task Force LCS Turnover. 2022-04-13. 2022-06-03. DVIDS.
  58. Web site: Rear Admiral Theodore "Ted" P.S. LeClair. 2022-05-02. 2022-05-10. Naval Surface Forces Pacific.
  59. Web site: Rear Admiral Theodore LeClair. 2021-10-02. U.S. Navy.
  60. Web site: Rear Admiral Joseph F. Cahill. 2024-01-07. U.S. Navy.
  61. Web site: Rear Admiral Kenneth Blackmon. 2024-01-09. U.S. Navy.
  62. 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.
  63. Web site: Rear Admiral Erik J. Eslich. 2024-06-13. U.S. Pacific Fleet.
  64. Web site: Rear Admiral Carlos Sardiello. 2024-08-02. U.S. Navy.
  65. Web site: Rear Admiral William Greene. 2022-05-25. U.S. Navy.
  66. 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.
  67. Web site: Rear Admiral Casey Moton. 2024-01-11. U.S. Navy.
  68. Web site: Rear Admiral Thomas J. Anderson. 2022-08-10. U.S. Navy.
  69. 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.
  70. Web site: Rear Admiral Joseph B. Hornbuckle. 2024-07-07. U.S. Navy.
  71. Web site: Rear Admiral Daniel P. Martin. 2024-08-02. U.S. Navy.
  72. Web site: Rear Admiral Carl A. Lahti. 2024-07-07. U.S. Navy.
  73. Web site: Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Change of Command. 2024-07-03. 2024-07-07. Norfolk, Virginia. Navy Region Mid-Atlantic.
  74. Web site: Rear Admiral Stephen Barnett. 2024-01-09. U.S. Navy.
  75. 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. DVIDS.
  76. 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.. DVIDS.
  77. Web site: Rear Admiral Jeffrey J. Kilian. 2024-07-31. U.S. Navy.
  78. Web site: NAVSUP Command Bios. 2023-12-21. Naval Supply Systems Command.
  79. Web site: NAVWAR Leadership. 2024-08-10. Naval Information Warfare Systems Command.
  80. 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. DVIDS.
  81. Web site: Rear Admiral Jeffrey Czerewko. 2024-05-08. Naval Education and Training Command.
  82. Web site: Rear Admiral Robert C. Nowakowski. 2024-01-09. Naval Education and Training Command.
  83. Web site: Rear Admiral Darryl L. Walker. 2024-08-10. U.S. Navy.
  84. Web site: Naval War College welcomes 59th President. 2024-08-09. 2024-08-10. U.S. Naval War College. Newport, Rhode Island. DVIDS.
  85. Web site: PN1997 — Rear Adm. Peter A. Garvin — Navy, 118th Congress (2023-2024). 2024-07-23. 2024-07-26. U.S. Congress.
  86. Web site: PN1762 — Rear Adm. Nancy S. Lacore — Navy, 118th Congress (2023-2024). 2024-05-14. 2024-05-16. U.S. Congress.
  87. Web site: Rear Admiral Michael P. Ryan. 2022-05-16. U.S. Coast Guard.
  88. Web site: Deputy for Operations Policy and Capabilities. 2022-12-10. Deputy Commandant for Operations, U.S. Coast Guard.
  89. Web site: PN2083 — Rear Adm. Miriam L. Lafferty — Coast Guard, 117th Congress (2021-2022). 2022-05-10. 2022-05-11. en-US. U.S. Congress.
  90. Web site: Rear Admiral Laura M. Dickey. 2022-05-25. U.S. Coast Guard.
  91. Web site: Rear Admiral M. W. (Joe) Raymond . United States Coast Guard . 7 December 2023.
  92. Web site: Command and Governance . United States Coast Guard Academy . 7 December 2023.
  93. Web site: Rear Admiral Dana Thomas. 2022-05-16. U.S. Coast Guard.
  94. Web site: Ask Your CMO. 2021-04-11. St. Louis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
  95. 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.
  96. Web site: U.S. Coast Guard District 14 change of command. 2024-06-18. 2024-07-07. Honolulu, Hawaii. U.S. Coast Guard News.
  97. Web site: Rear Admiral Christopher A. Bartz. 2022-09-23. U.S. Coast Guard.
  98. Web site: Fifth Coast Guard District holds change-of-command ceremony. 2024-06-26. 2024-06-28. U.S. Coast Guard.
  99. Web site: Rear Admiral Chad L. Jacoby. 2023-09-11. U.S. Coast Guard.
  100. Web site: Rear Admiral Carola List . 2024-01-12 . U.S. Coast Guard.
  101. Web site: Rear Admiral Mark J. Fedor. 2024-07-22. U.S. Coast Guard.
  102. Web site: Rear Admiral Michael E. Platt. 2024-06-17. U.S. Coast Guard.
  103. Web site: Coast Guard Seventh District holds Change of Command ceremony. 2023-06-09. 2023-06-13. U.S. Coast Guard.
  104. Web site: Rear Admiral David C. Barata. 2024-08-15. Coast Guard Atlantic Area.
  105. Web site: Fontenette. Jessica. Ninth Coast Guard District Change-of-Command Ceremony. 2023-04-28. 2023-05-01. Ninth Coast Guard District. Cleveland, Ohio. DVIDS.
  106. Web site: PN1434 — Coast Guard, 117th Congress (2021-2022). 2022-02-04. U.S. Congress.
  107. Web site: Rear Admiral Andrew M. Sugimoto. 2024-08-02. Coast Guard Pacific Area.
  108. Web site: Rear Admiral Joseph R. Buzzella. 2024-08-11. Coast Guard Pacific Area.
  109. Web site: Rear Admiral Charles E. Fosse. 2023-08-04. U.S. Coast Guard.
  110. Web site: Rear Admiral Megan Dean. 2023-06-19. Coast Guard Pacific Area.
  111. Web site: Richard Childs, M.D.. 2024-03-27. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. en.
  112. Web site: Rear Admiral Denise Hinton - Deputy Surgeon General. 2021-10-19. Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service. en.
  113. Web site: BOP: Rear Admiral Chris Bina, Assistant Director . 2024-03-28 . www.bop.gov.
  114. Web site: Federal Bureau of Prisons: Leadership . 2022-07-21 . www.bop.gov.
  115. Web site: 2023-12-08 . USMMA Announces David Wulf as Next Deputy Superintendent . 2024-07-18 . . Kings Point, New York.
  116. Web site: 2024-01-03 . Deputy Superintendent . 2024-07-18 . . Kings Point, New York.
  117. Web site: PN1444 — Capt. Lia M. Reynolds — Navy, 118th Congress (2023-2024). 2024-02-27. 2024-03-03. U.S. Congress.
  118. Web site: Flag Officer Announcements. 2024-02-29. 2024-03-03. U.S. Department of Defense.
  119. Web site: Flag Officer Assignments. 2024-05-03. 2024-05-04. U.S. Department of Defense.
  120. Web site: 2024-04-08 . PN1580 — Chad M. Cary — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 118th Congress (2023-2024) . 2024-06-17 . U.S. Congress.
  121. Web site: Cooper . Naomi . 2024-06-10 . Rear Adm. Nancy Hann Selected to Serve as NOAA Deputy Undersecretary of Operations . 2024-06-18 . en-US.
  122. Web site: PN1920 — Rear Adm. (lh) Scott M. Brown — Navy, 118th Congress (2023-2024). 2024-07-08. 2024-07-10. U.S. Congress.
  123. Web site: Flag Officer Announcements. 2024-07-10. 2024-07-11. U.S. Department of Defense.
  124. Web site: PN1833 — Rear Adm. (lh) Philip E. Sobeck — Navy, 118th Congress (2023-2024). 2024-06-13. 2024-06-15. U.S. Congress.
  125. Web site: Flag Officer Announcement. 2024-06-14. 2024-06-15. U.S. Department of Defense.
  126. Web site: PN1451 — Navy, 118th Congress (2023-2024). 2024-02-27. 2024-03-03. U.S. Congress.
  127. Web site: Flag Officer Announcements. 2024-02-29. 2024-03-03. U.S. Department of Defense.
  128. Web site: PN1450 — Navy, 118th Congress (2023-2024). 2024-02-27. 2024-03-03. U.S. Congress.
  129. Web site: PN1449 — Navy, 118th Congress (2023-2024). 2024-02-27. 2024-03-03. U.S. Congress.
  130. Web site: PN1448 — Navy, 118th Congress (2023-2024). 2024-02-27. 2024-03-03. U.S. Congress.
  131. Web site: PN1116-2 — John C. Vann — Coast Guard, 118th Congress (2023-2024). 2023-11-01. 2024-06-19. U.S. Congress.
  132. Web site: PN1116-1 — Coast Guard, 118th Congress (2023-2024). 2023-11-01. 2024-06-19. U.S. Congress.

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