List of active duty United States rear admirals

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, collected from publicly available and accessible information.

The shoulder stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a U.S. Navy rear admiral (line officer)

Joint positions

Department of Defense

Defense Agencies

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Missile Defense Agency	Director for Test, Missile Defense Agency (MDA)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Douglas L. Williams[1]	U.S. Navy

Joint Staff

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Joint Staff	Vice Director for Operations (J-3), Joint Staff	Office of the Joint Staff		Rear Admiral Paul C. Spedero Jr.[2]	U.S. Navy

Unified combatant commands

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Central Command
U.S. Central Command	Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Curt A. Renshaw[3]	U.S. Navy
Cyber Command
U.S. Cyber Command	Chief of Staff, U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Dennis Velez[4][5]	U.S. Navy
U.S. Cyber Command	Director for Plans and Policy (J-5), U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Kevin P. Lenox[6]	U.S. Navy
Indo-Pacific Command
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command	Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Patrick J. Hannifin[7]	U.S. Navy
Northern Command
U.S. Northern Command North American Aerospace Defense 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[8]	U.S. Navy
Southern Command
U.S. Southern Command	Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Brendan C. McPherson[9]	U.S. Coast Guard
Space Command
U.S. Space Command	Chief of Staff, U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral William P. Pennington[10]	U.S. Navy
Strategic Command
U.S. Strategic Command	Director of Intelligence (J-2), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Ralph R. Smith III[11][12]	U.S. Navy
U.S. Strategic Command	Director, Plans and Policy (J-5), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Thomas R. Buchanan[13]	U.S. Navy
Transportation Command
U.S. Transportation Command	Director, Strategic Plans, Policy and Logistics (J-5/4), U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Derek A. Trinque[14]	U.S. Navy

Other joint positions

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Sub-unified commands
Special Operations Command Africa	Commander, Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA)	U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM)		Rear Admiral Ronald A. Foy[15]	U.S. Navy
Special Operations Command Pacific	Commander, Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC)	U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)		Rear Admiral Jeromy B. Williams[16]	U.S. Navy
Special activities
United States Congress Supreme Court of the United States	Attending Physician of the United States Congress and Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Brian P. Monahan[17]	U.S. Navy
Central Intelligence Agency	Director of Integration, Associate Directorate of Military Affairs, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Thomas M. Henderschedt[1]	U.S. Navy
Joint Task Force – Micronesia	Commander, Joint Task Force – Micronesia (JTF-Micronesia)	U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)		Rear Admiral Gregory C. Huffman[18][19]	U.S. Navy
Joint Interagency Task Force South	Director, Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF South)	U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)		Rear Admiral Jo-Ann F. Burdian[20]	U.S. Coast Guard

United States Navy and Marine Corps

Department of the Navy

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Office of the Secretary
Office of Naval Research	Chief of Naval Research (CNR)	Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) (ASN (RDA))		Rear Admiral Kurt J. Rothenhaus[15]	U.S. Navy
Judge Advocate General of the Navy	Judge Advocate General of the Navy (JAG), Special Assistant for Legal Services (N09J)[21] and Department of Defense Representative for Ocean Policy Affairs (REPOPA)	Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy		Rear Admiral Lia M. Reynolds[22] Acting[23]	U.S. Navy
Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy	Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy (DJAG) and Deputy Department of Defense Representative for Ocean Policy Affairs (REPOPA)

United States Marine Corps

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Headquarters Marine Corps
Headquarters Marine Corps Bureau of Medicine and Surgery	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[24][25]	U.S. Navy

United States Navy

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
	Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) and Director, Get Real Get Better	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)		Rear Admiral Scott W. Ruston[26]	U.S. Navy
Navy Personnel Command	Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel (DCNP) and Commander, Navy Personnel Command (NPC)	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)		Rear Admiral Michael W. Baze[27][28]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Director, Military Personnel Plans and Policy Division (N13), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Education (N1/NT)		Rear Admiral Jennifer S. Couture[29][12]	U.S. Navy
Navy Recruiting Command	Commander, Navy Recruiting Command (NRC)	Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS)		Rear Admiral James P. Waters III[30][15]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Director, Warfighting Integration (N2/N6I), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2/N6)		Rear Admiral Susan M. BryerJoyner[7]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Director, Strategic Integration (N2/N6T), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2/N6)		Rear Admiral Oliver T. Lewis[15]	U.S. Navy
National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office Office of Naval Intelligence	Director, National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NMIO) and Commander, Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI)	Office of the Director of Naval Intelligence (DNI)		Rear Admiral Michael A. Brookes[31]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans, and Strategy (N3/N5B), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)		Rear Admiral Benjamin R. Nicholson[32][28]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Reserve Deputy for Operations, Plans, Strategy, and Warfighting Development (N3/N5/N7), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans, Strategy, and Warfighting Development (N3/N5/N7) U.S. Navy Reserve (USNR)		Rear Admiral Marc S. Lederer[33][34]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development (N7B), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans, Strategy, and Warfighting Development (N3/N5/N7)		Rear Admiral Anthony C. Carullo[35]	U.S. Navy
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics	Reserve Deputy for Fleet Readiness and Logistics (N4R), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics (N4) U.S. Navy Reserve (USNR)		Rear Admiral Dennis E. Collins[36][26]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources	Director, Programming Division (N80), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources (N8)		Rear Admiral John V. Menoni[37][28]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources	Director, Assessment Division (N81), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources (N8)		Rear Admiral Douglas W. Sasse III[26]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Director, Warfare Integration (N9I), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9)		Rear Admiral Christopher J. Sweeney[38][12]	U.S. Navy
Surface Warfare Division	Director, Surface Warfare Division (N96), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9)		Rear Admiral William R. Daly[39][12]	U.S. Navy
Undersea Warfare Division	Director, Undersea Warfare Division (N97), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9)		Rear Admiral Mark D. Behning[15]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Director, Air Warfare Division (N98), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9)		Rear Admiral Michael P. Donnelly[40]	U.S. Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery	Surgeon General of the United States Navy (SGN/N093) and Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED)	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)		Rear Admiral Darin K. Via[41]	U.S. Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery	Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Navy (DSG), Deputy Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) and Director, Medical Resources, Plans and Policy Division (N0931), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)		Rear Admiral Rick Freedman[42]	U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy Reserve	Special Assistant for Warfighting Readiness, Office of the Chief of Navy Reserve (N095)	Office of the Chief of Navy Reserve (N095)		Rear Admiral Bradley D. Dunham[43]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Director, Reserve Warfare (N0959), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Chief of Navy Reserve (N095)		Rear Admiral Luke A. Frost[26]	U.S. Navy
Navy Reserve Forces Command	Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command (COMNAVRESFOR) and Deputy Commander, Navy Reserve Force (NRF)	Office of the Chief of Navy Reserve (N095)		Rear Admiral Michael J. Steffen[44]	U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps	Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy (CHC) and Director of Religious Ministries (N097), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)		Chaplain (Rear Admiral) Gregory N. Todd[45]	U.S. Navy
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Chief of Legislative Affairs (CLA)	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)		Rear Admiral Marc J. Miguez[46]	U.S. Navy
Type commands
Naval Air Force Atlantic	Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (COMNAVAIRLANT)	Naval Air Forces (NAVAIRFOR) U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF)		Rear Admiral Douglas C. Verissimo[47][48]	U.S. Navy
Naval Air Training Command	Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA)	Naval Air Forces (NAVAIRFOR)		Rear Admiral Richard T. Brophy Jr.[49][28]	U.S. Navy
Naval Information Force Reserve	Commander, Naval Information Force Reserve (NIFR)	Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR) U.S. Navy Reserve (USNR)		Rear Admiral Gregory K. Emery[26]	U.S. Navy
Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet	Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC)	U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) Submarine Forces (SUBFOR)		Rear Admiral Richard E. Seif Jr.[50]	U.S. Navy
Submarine Group 7 Task Force 74 Task Force 54	Commander, Submarine Group 7 (COMSUBGRU Seven), Commander, Task Force 74 (CTF-74) and Commander, Task Force 54 (CTF-54)	Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (SUBPAC)		Rear Admiral Christopher J. Cavanaugh[15]	U.S. Navy
Submarine Group 9	Commander, Submarine Group 9 (COMSUBGRU Nine) and Commander, Task Group 114.3 (CTG-114.3)	Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (SUBPAC)		Rear Admiral Thomas S. Wall[34]	U.S. Navy
Naval Surface Force. U.S. Pacific Fleet	Deputy Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (SURFPAC) and Commander, Task Force Littoral Combat Ship[51]	U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) Naval Surface Forces (NAVSURFOR)		Rear Admiral Theodore P. LeClair[52][53]	U.S. Navy
Naval Surface Force Atlantic	Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT)	U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) Naval Surface Forces (NAVSURFOR)		Rear Admiral Joseph F. Cahill III[54]	U.S. Navy
Operating forces (and subordinated units)
U.S. Fleet Forces Command	Vice Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Kenneth R. Blackmon[55][28]	U.S. Navy
Navy Expeditionary Combat Command	Commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC)	U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF)		Rear Admiral Bradley J. Andros[56][1]	U.S. Navy
Carrier Strike Group 8	Commander, Carrier Strike Group 8 (CCSG-8)	U.S. Second Fleet		Rear Admiral Sean R. Bailey[1]	U.S. Navy
U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa	Vice Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (CNE-CNA)	U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM)		Rear Admiral Larry D. Watkins[57]	U.S. Navy
U.S. Pacific Fleet	Reserve Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT)	U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) U.S. Navy Reserve (USNR)		Rear Admiral Eric C. Ruttenberg[57]	U.S. Navy
U.S. Pacific Fleet	Director, Maritime Operations (DMOC/N04), U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT)	U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)		Rear Admiral Erik J. Eslich[58]	U.S. Navy
U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command U.S. Fourth Fleet	Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (COMUSNAVSO) and Commander, U.S. Fourth Fleet (C4F)	U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)		Rear Admiral Carlos A. Sardiello[59]	U.S. Navy
U.S. Fleet Cyber Command U.S. Navy Space Command	Deputy Commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command (FCC) and Deputy Commander, U.S. Navy Space Command (NAVSPACECOM)	U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM)		Rear Admiral Heidi K. Berg[22]	U.S. Navy
Naval Special Warfare Command	Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command (COMNAVSPECWARCOM)	U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)		Rear Admiral Milton J. Sands III[46]	U.S. Navy
Shore establishment
Navy Regional Maintenance Center	Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC) and Director, Surface Ship Maintenance, Modernization, and Sustainment (NAVSEA 21)	Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)		Rear Admiral William C. Greene[60][61]	U.S. Navy
Program Executive Office, Aircraft Carriers	Program Executive Officer for Aircraft Carriers (PEO Carriers)	Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)		Rear Admiral Casey J. Moton[62][28]	U.S. Navy
Program Executive Office, Attack Submarines	Program Executive Officer for Attack Submarines (PEO SSN)	Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)		Rear Admiral Jonathan E. Rucker[1]	U.S. Navy
Program Executive Office, Ships	Program Executive Officer for Ships (PEO Ships)	Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)		Rear Admiral Thomas J. Anderson[63][64]	U.S. Navy
Fleet Readiness Centers	Commander, Fleet Readiness Centers (COMFRC)	Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)		Rear Admiral Joseph B. Hornbuckle III[65][12]	U.S. Navy
Program Executive Office, Tactical Aircraft Programs	Program Executive Officer for Tactical Aircraft Programs (PEO(T))	Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)		Rear Admiral John S. Lemmon[10]	U.S. Navy
Program Executive Office, Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons	Program Executive Officer for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons (PEO(U&W))	Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)		Rear Admiral Stephen R. Tedford[28]	U.S. Navy
Naval Safety Command	Commander, Naval Safety Command (COMNAVSAFECOM)	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)		Rear Admiral Daniel P. Martin[66][46]	U.S. Navy
Navy Region Mid-Atlantic	Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA)	Navy Installations Command (NIC)		Rear Admiral Carl A. Lahti[67][68]	U.S. Navy
Navy Region Hawaii Navy Closure Task Force – Red Hill	Commander, Navy Region Hawaii (CNRH) and Commander, Navy Closure Task Force – Red Hill (NCTF-RH)	Navy Installations Command (NIC)		Rear Admiral Stephen D. Barnett[69][70]	U.S. Navy
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command	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)	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) Office of the Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics (DC I&L)		Rear Admiral Dean A. VanderLey[8][71]	U.S. Navy
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific	Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific (NAVFAC Pacific) and Director, Fleet Civil Engineer, U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT)	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT)		Rear Admiral Jeffrey J. Kilian[72]	U.S. Navy
Naval Supply Systems Command	Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) and Chief of Supply Corps, U.S. Navy	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)		Rear Admiral Kenneth W. Epps[73]	U.S. Navy
Naval Supply Systems Command	Deputy Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP)	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)		Rear Admiral Jacquelyn McClelland[34]	U.S. Navy
Naval Information Warfare Systems Command	Commander, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM)	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)		Rear Admiral E. Seiko Okano[74][46]	U.S. Navy
Naval Information Warfare Systems Command	Commander, Fleet Information Warfare Command Pacific (FIWC Pacific) and Commander, Information Warfare Task Force, Pacific (TF-501)	Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM) U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT)		Rear Admiral Nicholas M. Homan[75]	U.S. Navy
Naval Education and Training Command	Commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC)	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)		Rear Admiral Jeffrey J. Czerewko[76]	U.S. Navy
Naval Education and Training Command	Deputy Commander, Naval Education and Training Command Force Development (NETC-FD)	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)		Rear Admiral Robert C. Nowakowski[77][28]	U.S. Navy
Naval War College	President of the Naval War College (NWC)	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)		Rear Admiral Darryl L. Walker[78][79]	U.S. Navy

Other services

Department of Homeland Security

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security	Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO), Department of Homeland Security (DHS)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Christopher A. Bartz[80]	U.S. Coast Guard
Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security Talent Management Transformation Task Force	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[81][82]	U.S. Coast Guard

United States Coast Guard

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Office of the Deputy Commandant for Operations
Office of the Deputy Commandant for Operations	Deputy for Operations Policy and Capabilities (DCO-D)	Office of the Deputy Commandant for Operations (DCO)		Rear Admiral Laura M. Dickey[83]	U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard Reserve	Assistant Commandant for Reserve (CG-R)	Office of the Deputy Commandant for Operations (DCO)		Rear Admiral Tiffany G. Danko[84]	U.S. Coast Guard
	Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy (CG-5P)	Office of the Deputy Commandant for Operations (DCO)		Rear Admiral Wayne R. Arguin Jr.[85]	U.S. Coast Guard
Office of the Deputy Commandant for Mission Support
Operational Logistics Command	Commander, Operational Logistics Command (LOGCOM)	Office of the Deputy Commandant for Mission Support (DCMS)		Rear Admiral Carola J. List[86]	U.S. Coast Guard
Assistant Commandant for Health, Safety and Work-Life (CG-1K)	Assistant Commandant for Health, Safety and Work-Life (CG-1K)	Office of the Deputy for Personnel Readiness (DCMS-DPR)		Rear Admiral Paul Jung[87]	U.S. Public Health Service
	Assistant Commandant for Military Personnel (CG-1M)	Office of the Deputy for Personnel Readiness (DCMS-DPR)		Rear Admiral Michael W. Raymond[88][89]	U.S. Coast Guard
Talent Management Transformation Task Force	Director, Talent Management Transformation Task Force (TMX-TF)	Office of the Deputy for Personnel Readiness (DCMS-DPR)		Rear Admiral Michael H. Day[90]	U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard Academy	Superintendent of the United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA)	Office of the Deputy for Personnel Readiness (DCMS-DPR)		Rear Admiral Michael J. Johnston[91]	U.S. Coast Guard
Assistant Commandant for Capability (CG-7)	Assistant Commandant for Capability (CG-7)	Office of the Deputy for Materiel Readiness (DCMS-DMR)		Rear Admiral Shannon N. Gilreath[92]	U.S. Coast Guard
Assistant Commandant for Acquisitions (CG-9)	Assistant Commandant for Acquisitions (CG-9) and Chief Acquisition Officer, U.S. Coast Guard	Office of the Deputy for Materiel Readiness (DCMS-DMR)		Rear Admiral Chad L. Jacoby[93]	U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard Atlantic Area
Coast Guard Atlantic Area	Deputy Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area (LANTAREA)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Mark J. Fedor[94]	U.S. Coast Guard
First Coast Guard District	Commander, First Coast Guard District (D1)	Coast Guard Atlantic Area (LANTAREA)		Rear Admiral Michael E. Platt[95]	U.S. Coast Guard
Fifth Coast Guard District	Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District (D5)	Coast Guard Atlantic Area (LANTAREA)		Rear Admiral John C. Vann[96]	U.S. Coast Guard
Seventh Coast Guard District	Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District (D7) and Director, Department of Homeland Security Joint Task Force – Southeast (JTF-SE)	Coast Guard Atlantic Area (LANTAREA) U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)		Rear Admiral Douglas M. Schofield[97]	U.S. Coast Guard
Eighth Coast Guard District	Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District (D8)	Coast Guard Atlantic Area (LANTAREA)		Rear Admiral David C. Barata[98]	U.S. Coast Guard
Ninth Coast Guard District	Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District (D9)	Coast Guard Atlantic Area (LANTAREA)		Rear Admiral Jonathan P. Hickey[99]	U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard Pacific Area
Coast Guard Pacific Area	Deputy Commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area (PACAREA), Commander, Coast Guard Task Force – Arctic and Deputy Commander, Defense Force West	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Andrew M. Sugimoto[100]	U.S. Coast Guard
Eleventh Coast Guard District	Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District (D11)	Coast Guard Pacific Area (PACAREA)		Rear Admiral Joseph R. Buzzella[101]	U.S. Coast Guard
Thirteenth Coast Guard District	Commander, Thirteenth Coast Guard District (D13)	Coast Guard Pacific Area (PACAREA)		Rear Admiral Charles E. Fosse[102]	U.S. Coast Guard
Fourteenth Coast Guard District	Commander, Fourteenth Coast Guard District (D14)	Coast Guard Pacific Area (PACAREA)		Rear Admiral Sean P. Regan[103]	U.S. Coast Guard
Seventeenth Coast Guard District	Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard District (D17)	Coast Guard Pacific Area (PACAREA)		Rear Admiral M. Megan Dean[104]	U.S. Coast Guard

Department of Health and Human Services

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	Scientific Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)	National Institutes of Health (NIH)		Rear Admiral Richard W. Childs[105]	U.S. Public Health Service

United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Office of the Surgeon General
Surgeon General of the United States	Surgeon General of the United States (SG)	U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS)		Rear Admiral Denise Hinton[106] Acting	U.S. Public Health Service
Deputy Surgeon General of the United States	Deputy Surgeon General of the United States (DSG)

Department of Justice

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Federal Bureau of Prisons	Assistant Director, Health Services Division, Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBP)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral Chris A. Bina[107][108]	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	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[109]	NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps

Department of Transportation

United States Maritime Service

Position insignia	Position	Part of	Photo	Incumbent	Service branch
Office of the Superintendent
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy	Deputy Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA)	Not applicable		Rear Admiral David M. Wulf[110][111]	U.S. Maritime Service

List of pending appointments

Awaiting reassignment

Current position	Designated position insignia	Designated position	Photo	Name	Service branch	Status and date
Joint assignments
Commander, Carrier Strike Group 12 (CCSG-12)	Joint Staff	Deputy Director for Force Protection (J-8), Joint Staff		Rear Admiral (lower half) Thomas P. Moninger	U.S. Navy	Confirmed by the Senate 19 December 2024[112] Scheduled to assume office April 2025[113]
Commander, Carrier Strike Group 3 (CCSG-3)	U.S. Central Command	Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy (J-5), U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM)		Rear Admiral (lower half) Adan G. Cruz	U.S. Navy	Confirmed by the Senate 19 December 2024[112] Scheduled to assume office May 2025[113]
Commander, Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA)	U.S. Cyber Command	Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM)		Rear Admiral Ronald A. Foy	U.S. Navy	Announced March 2025[113] Scheduled to assume office July 2025[113]
Commander, Carrier Strike Group 5 (CCSG-5) and Commander, Task Force 70 (CTF-70)	U.S. Northern Command North American Aerospace Defense Command	Director of Plans, Policy and Strategy (J-5), U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)		Rear Admiral (lower half) Gregory D. Newkirk	U.S. Navy	Confirmed by the Senate 19 December 2024[112] Scheduled to assume office July 2025[113]
Commander, Carrier Strike Group 8 (CCSG-8)	U.S. Space Command	Chief of Staff, U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM)		Rear Admiral Sean R. Bailey	U.S. Navy	Announced March 2025[113] Scheduled to assume office July 2025[113]
Commander, Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC)	U.S. Special Operations Command	Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)		Rear Admiral Jeromy B. Williams	U.S. Navy	Announced March 2025[113] Scheduled to assume office June 2025[113]
Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC)		Program Manager, AUKUS Integration and Acquisition Program		Rear Admiral Richard E. Seif Jr.	U.S. Navy	Announced February 2025[114] Scheduled to assume office April 2025[114]
United States Navy
Commander, Carrier Strike Group 1 (CCSG-1)	Office of the Chief of Naval Operations	Director, Air Warfare Division (N98), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations		Rear Admiral (lower half) Michael S. Wosje	U.S. Navy	Confirmed by the Senate 19 December 2024[112] Scheduled to assume office May 2025[114]
Commander, Submarine Group 7 (COMSUBGRU Seven), Commander, Task Force 74 (CTF-74) and Commander, Task Force 54 (CTF-54)	Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet	Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC)		Rear Admiral Christopher J. Cavanaugh	U.S. Navy	Announced February 2025[114] Scheduled to assume office April 2025[114]
Commander, Carrier Strike Group 4 (CCSG-4)	Naval Air Training Command	Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA)		Rear Admiral (lower half) Max G. McCoy Jr.	U.S. Navy	Confirmed by the Senate 19 December 2024[112] Scheduled to assume office August 2025[113]
Commander, Navy Region Hawaii (CNRH) and Commander, Navy Closure Task Force – Red Hill (NCTF-RH)	Navy Region Mid-Atlantic	Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA)		Rear Admiral Stephen D. Barnett	U.S. Navy	Announced March 2025[113] Scheduled to assume office September 2025[113]
Commander, Joint Task Force – Micronesia (JTF-Micronesia)	Naval Education and Training Command	Commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC)		Rear Admiral Gregory C. Huffman	U.S. Navy	Announced March 2025[113] Scheduled to assume office May 2025[113]

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.

Photo	Name	Service branch	Status and date
Nominations (November 2024)
	Rear Admiral (lower half) Christopher D. Alexander	U.S. Navy	Confirmed by the Senate 19 December 2024[112]
	Rear Admiral (lower half) Brian H. Bennett	U.S. Navy
	Rear Admiral (lower half) C. Adam Kijek	U.S. Navy
	Rear Admiral (lower half) Martin J. Muckian	U.S. Navy
	Rear Admiral (lower half) Mark A. Schafer	U.S. Navy
	Rear Admiral (lower half) Nicholas R. Tilbrook	U.S. Navy
	Rear Admiral (lower half) Robert E. Wirth	U.S. Navy
	Rear Admiral (lower half) John E. Dougherty IV	U.S. Navy	Confirmed by the Senate 19 December 2024[115]

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