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.
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.[1] |
U.S. Navy |
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Central Command | |||||
Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) | Not applicable | Rear Admiral Curt A. Renshaw[2] |
U.S. Navy | ||
Cyber Command | |||||
Chief of Staff, U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) | Not applicable | Rear Admiral Dennis Velez[3][4] |
U.S. Navy | ||
Director for Plans and Policy (J-5), U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) | Not applicable | Rear Admiral Kevin P. Lenox[5] |
U.S. Navy | ||
Indo-Pacific Command | |||||
Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) | Not applicable | Rear Admiral Patrick J. Hannifin[6] |
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[7] |
U.S. Navy | ||
Southern Command | |||||
Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) | Not applicable | Rear Admiral Brendan C. McPherson[8] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
Space Command | |||||
Chief of Staff, U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) | Not applicable | Rear Admiral William P. Pennington[9] |
U.S. Navy | ||
Strategic Command | |||||
Director of Intelligence (J-2), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) | Not applicable | Rear Admiral Ralph R. Smith III[10][11] |
U.S. Navy | ||
Director, Plans and Policy (J-5), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) | Not applicable | Rear Admiral Thomas R. Buchanan[12] |
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[13][1] |
U.S. Navy | ||
In transit | |||||
Rear Admiral Jeffrey T. Anderson Promotable[14] |
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[15] |
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 Lia M. Reynolds[23] |
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[24][18] |
U.S. Navy |
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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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 Michael P. Ryan[75][76] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
Assistant Commandant for Reserve (CG-R) | Office of the Deputy Commandant for Operations (DCO) | Rear Admiral Tiffany G. Danko[77] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
Office of the Deputy Commandant for Mission Support | |||||
Deputy for Materiel Readiness (DCMS-DMR) | Office of the Deputy Commandant for Mission Support (DCMS) | Rear Admiral Laura M. Dickey[78] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
Assistant Commandant for Health, Safety and Work-Life (CG-1K) | Office of the Deputy for Personnel Readiness (DCMS-DPR) | Rear Admiral Paul Jung[79] |
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[80][81] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
Superintendent of the United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) | Office of the Deputy for Personnel Readiness (DCMS-DPR) | Rear Admiral Michael J. Johnston[82] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
Director, Talent Management Transformation Task Force (TMX-TF) | Office of the Deputy for Personnel Readiness (DCMS-DPR) | Rear Admiral Michael H. Day[83] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
Assistant Commandant for C4IT (CG-6) | Office of the Deputy for Materiel Readiness (DCMS-DMR) | Rear Admiral Christopher A. Bartz[84] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
Assistant Commandant for Capability (CG-7) | Office of the Deputy for Materiel Readiness (DCMS-DMR) | Rear Admiral Shannon N. Gilreath[85] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
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[86] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
Director of Operational Logistics (DOL) | Office of the Deputy for Materiel Readiness (DCMS-DMR) | Rear Admiral Carola J. List[87] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
Coast Guard Atlantic Area | |||||
Deputy Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area (USCGLANTAREA) | Not applicable | Rear Admiral Mark J. Fedor[88] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
Commander, First Coast Guard District (D1) | Coast Guard Atlantic Area (LANTAREA) | Rear Admiral Michael E. Platt[89] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District (D7) and Director, Department of Homeland Security Joint Task Force - Southeast (JTF-SE) |
Coast Guard Atlantic Area (LANTAREA) | Rear Admiral Douglas M. Schofield[90] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District (D8) | Coast Guard Atlantic Area (LANTAREA) | Rear Admiral David C. Barata[91] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District (D9) | Coast Guard Atlantic Area (LANTAREA) | Rear Admiral Jonathan P. Hickey[92][93] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
Coast Guard Pacific Area | |||||
Deputy Commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area (PACAREA) and Commander, Coast Guard Task Force - Arctic |
Not applicable | Rear Admiral Andrew M. Sugimoto[94] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District (D11) | Coast Guard Pacific Area (PACAREA) | Rear Admiral Joseph R. Buzzella[95] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
Commander, Thirteenth Coast Guard District (D13) | Coast Guard Pacific Area (PACAREA) | Rear Admiral Charles E. Fosse[96] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard District (D17) | Coast Guard Pacific Area (PACAREA) | Rear Admiral M. Megan Dean[97] |
U.S. Coast Guard | ||
In transit | |||||
Rear Admiral Todd C. Wiemers |
U.S. Coast Guard |
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Scientific Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Rear Admiral Richard W. Childs[98] |
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[99] |
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[100][101] |
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 Chad M. Cary[102] |
NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps |
Position insignia | Position | Part of | Photo | Incumbent | Service branch |
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Office of the Superintendent | |||||
Deputy Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) | Not applicable | Rear Admiral David M. Wulf[103][104] |
U.S. Maritime Service |
Current position | Designated position insignia | Designated position | Photo | Name | Service branch | Status and date |
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United States Navy | ||||||
Commander, Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) | Reserve Deputy for Fleet Readiness and Logistics (N4R), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations | Rear Admiral (lower half) Dennis E. Collins |
U.S. Navy |
Confirmed by the Senate 18 June 2024[105][106][107] | ||
In transit | Deputy/Reserve Deputy Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (SUBLANT) | Rear Admiral Thomas S. Wall |
U.S. Navy |
Announced 9 September 2024[107] |
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 (July 2024) | |||
Rear Admiral (lower half) Scott M. Brown |
U.S. Navy |
Nomination sent to the Senate 8 July 2024[108][109] | |
Nominations (June 2024) | |||
Rear Admiral (lower half) Philip E. Sobeck |
U.S. Navy |
Nomination sent to the Senate 13 June 2024[110][111] | |
Nominations (February 2024) | |||
Rear Admiral (lower half) Bradley D. Dunham |
U.S. Navy |
Confirmed by the Senate 18 June 2024[112][106] | |
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 |
Confirmed by the Senate 18 June 2024[113][106] | |
Rear Admiral (lower half) Luke A. Frost |
U.S. Navy |
Confirmed by the Senate 18 June 2024[114][106] | |
Nominations (November 2023) | |||
Rear Admiral (lower half) John C. Vann |
U.S. Coast Guard |
Confirmed by the Senate 1 August 2024[115] | |
Rear Admiral (lower half) Franklin H. Schaefer |
U.S. Coast Guard |
Confirmed by the Senate 2 May 2024[116] | |
Rear Admiral (lower half) Wayne R. Arguin Jr. |
U.S. Coast Guard |
Confirmed by the Senate 2 May 2024[117] | |
Rear Admiral (lower half) Sean P. Regan |
U.S. Coast Guard |