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 | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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National intelligence agencies | |||||
Deputy Director for Operations, National Security Agency (NSA) | Not applicable | Rear Admiral Ralph R. Smith III [1] |
U.S. Navy | ||
Defense Agencies | |||||
Director of Logistics Operations (J-3),
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and Commander, Joint Regional Combat Support |
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) | Rear Admiral Joseph D. Noble Jr. [2] |
U.S. Navy | ||
Director, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution (DLA-D) | Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) | Rear Admiral Grafton D. Chase Jr. [3] [4] |
U.S. Navy |
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Office of the Joint Staff | |||||
Vice Director for Operations (J-3), Joint Staff | Office of the Joint Staff | Rear Admiral Paul C. Spedero Jr. [5] |
U.S. Navy | ||
Vice Director for Logistics (J-4), Joint Staff | Office of the Joint Staff | Rear Admiral Thomas J. Moreau [6] |
U.S. Navy | ||
Deputy Director for Joint Training (J-7), Joint Staff | (J-7) Joint Force Development Directorate | Rear Admiral Peter G. Vasely [7] |
U.S. Navy | ||
In transit | |||||
Rear Admiral Susan M. BryerJoyner |
U.S. Navy |
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Central Command | |||||
Director of Intelligence, (J-2), U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) | Not applicable | Rear Admiral Nicholas M. Homan [8] [7] |
U.S. Navy | ||
Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) | Not applicable | Rear Admiral Curt A. Renshaw [7] |
U.S. Navy | ||
Cyber Command | |||||
Director for Plans and Policy (J-5), U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) | Not applicable | Rear Admiral Dennis Velez [9] [5] |
U.S. Navy | ||
Indo-Pacific Command | |||||
Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) | Not applicable | Rear Admiral Jeffrey T. Anderson [10] |
U.S. Navy | ||
Northern Command | |||||
Director of Plans, Policy and Strategy (J-5), U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) | Not applicable | Rear Admiral Scott F. Robertson [11] |
U.S. Navy | ||
Southern Command | |||||
Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) | Not applicable | Rear Admiral Thomas G. Allan Jr. [12] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
Space Command | |||||
Chief of Staff, U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) | Not applicable | Rear Admiral William P. Pennington [13] |
U.S. Navy | ||
Special Operations Command | |||||
Chief of Staff, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) | Not applicable | Rear Admiral Milton J. Sands III [14] |
U.S. Navy | ||
Strategic Command | |||||
Director, Plans and Policy (J-5), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) | Not applicable | Rear Admiral Anthony C. Carullo [15] [16] |
U.S. Navy | ||
Transportation Command | |||||
Director, Strategic Plans, Policy and Logistics (J-5/4), U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) | Not applicable | Rear Admiral Derek A. Trinque [17] [5] |
U.S. Navy |
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Office of the Secretary | |||||
Chief of Naval Research (CNR) | Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) (ASN (RDA)) | Rear Admiral Kurt J. Rothenhaus [1] |
U.S. Navy | ||
Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy (DJAG) and Deputy Department of Defense Representative for Ocean Policy Affairs (REPOPA) |
Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy | Rear Admiral Christopher C. French [24] [25] |
U.S. Navy |
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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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 [26] [20] |
U.S. Navy |
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Scientific Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Rear Admiral Richard W. Childs [103] |
U.S. Public Health Service |
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Office of the Surgeon General | |||||
Deputy Surgeon General of the United States | U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) | Rear Admiral Denise Hinton [104] |
U.S. Public Health Service |
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Federal Bureau of Prisons | |||||
Assistant Director, Health Services Division, Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBP) | Not applicable | Rear Admiral Chris A. Bina [105] [106] |
U.S. Public Health Service |
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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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 Nancy A. Hann [107] |
NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps |
Current position | Designated position insignia | Designated position | Photo | Name | Service branch | Status and date |
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Joint assignments | ||||||
Director for Plans and Policy (J-5), U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) | Chief of Staff, U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) | Rear Admiral Dennis Velez |
U.S. Navy |
Announced 4 April 2024 [108] | ||
In transit | Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) | Rear Admiral Patrick J. Hannifin |
U.S. Navy |
Confirmed by the Senate 23 March 2024 [109] [110] [111] | ||
Deputy Director for Operations, National Security Agency (NSA) | Director of Intelligence (J-2), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) | Rear Admiral Ralph R. Smith III |
U.S. Navy |
Announced 4 April 2024 [108] | ||
Commander, Submarine Group 10 (COMSUBGRU Ten) | Director, Plans and Policy (J-5), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) | Rear Admiral Thomas R. Buchanan |
U.S. Navy |
Confirmed by the Senate 23 March 2024 [109] [110] [111] | ||
Commander,
U.S. Naval Forces Marianas (CNFM), Commander, Joint Region Marianas (CJRM) and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Representative, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia and Palau |
Commander, Joint Task Force - Micronesia | Rear Admiral Gregory C. Huffman |
U.S. Navy | |||
United States Navy | ||||||
Assistant Judge Advocate General of the Navy for Operations and Management |
Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy (DJAG) and Deputy Department of Defense Representative for Ocean Policy Affairs (REPOPA) |
Captain Lia M. Reynolds |
U.S. Navy |
Nomination sent to the Senate 27 February 2024 [112] [110] | ||
Commander, Carrier Strike Group 11 (CCSG-11) | Director, Military Personnel Plans and Policy Division (N13), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | Rear Admiral (lower half) Jennifer S. Couture |
U.S. Navy |
Confirmed by the Senate 23 March 2024 [109] [110] [111] | ||
In transit | Director, Warfare Integration (N2/N6I), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | Rear Admiral Susan M. BryerJoyner |
U.S. Navy |
Confirmed by the Senate 23 March 2024 [113] [110] [111] | ||
Director, Plans and Policy (J-5), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) | Director, Warfare Development (N72), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | Rear Admiral Anthony C. Carullo |
U.S. Navy |
Announced 2 March 2024 [111] [114] | ||
Director, Warfare Development (N72), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | Director, Warfare Integration (N91), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | Rear Admiral Christopher J. Sweeney |
U.S. Navy | |||
Commander, Carrier Strike Group 15 (CCSG-15) | Director, Surface Warfare Division (N96), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | Rear Admiral (lower half) William R. Daly |
U.S. Navy |
Confirmed by the Senate 23 March 2024 [109] [110] [111] | ||
Commander, Carrier Strike Group 2 (CCSG-2) | Chief of Legislative Affairs (CLA) | Rear Admiral Marc J. Miguez |
U.S. Navy |
Announced 4 April 2024 [108] | ||
Commander, Carrier Strike Group 12 (CCSG-12) | Director, Maritime Operations, U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) | Rear Admiral (lower half) Erik J. Eslich |
U.S. Navy |
Confirmed by the Senate 23 March 2024 [109] [110] [111] | ||
Commander, Carrier Strike Group 1 (CCSG-1) | Commander,
U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (COMUSNAVSO) and Commander, U.S. Fourth Fleet (C4F) |
Rear Admiral Carlos A. Sardiello |
U.S. Navy | |||
Chief of Staff, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) | Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command (COMNAVSPECWARCOM) | Rear Admiral Milton J. Sands III |
U.S. Navy |
Announced 2 March 2024 [111] [114] | ||
Director, Maritime Operations, U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) | Commander, Naval Safety Command (COMNAVSAFECOM) | Rear Admiral Daniel P. Martin |
U.S. Navy | |||
Commander,
U.S. Naval Forces Japan (CNFJ) and Commander, Navy Region Japan (CNRJ) |
Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA) | Rear Admiral Carl A. Lahti |
U.S. Navy | |||
Program Executive Officer for Integrated Warfare Systems | Commander, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM) | Rear Admiral E. Seiko Okano |
U.S. Navy |
Confirmed by the Senate 23 March 2024 [115] [110] [111] |
These are flag officers awaiting promotion to rear admiral while retaining their current position or do not have their position announced yet.
Photo | Name | Service branch | Status and date |
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Nominations (March 2024) | |||
Rear Admiral (lower half) Joseph B. Hornbuckle III |
U.S. Navy |
Nomination sent to the Senate 14 March 2024 [116] [117] | |
Nominations (February 2024) | |||
Rear Admiral (lower half) Bradley D. Dunham |
U.S. Navy |
Nomination sent to the Senate 27 February 2024 [118] [119] | |
Rear Admiral (lower half) Scott W. Ruston |
U.S. Navy | ||
Rear Admiral (lower half) Douglas W. Sasse III |
U.S. Navy | ||
Rear Admiral (lower half) Gregory K. Emery |
U.S. Navy |
Nomination sent to the Senate 27 February 2024 [120] [119] | |
Rear Admiral (lower half) Dennis E. Collins |
U.S. Navy |
Nomination sent to the Senate 27 February 2024 [121] [119] | |
Rear Admiral (lower half) Luke A. Frost |
U.S. Navy |
Nomination sent to the Senate 27 February 2024 [122] [119] | |
Rear Admiral (lower half) Jeffrey J. Kilian |
U.S. Navy |
Nomination sent to the Senate 27 February 2024 [123] [110] | |
Nominations (February 2023) | |||
Rear Admiral (lower half) Jeffrey J. Czerewko |
U.S. Navy |
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar 26 October 2023 [124] [125] [126] |