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Rear admiral (abbreviated as RADM), also sometimes referred to informally as "rear admiral (upper half)", is a two-star flag officer, with the pay grade of O-8 in the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps and the United States Maritime Service.
Unrestricted line (URL) and restricted line (RL) officers wear an embroidered gold star above their rank of the naval service dress uniform and, if they are in a rank below rear admiral (lower half), their shoulder board insignia, while staff corps officers and chief warrant officers wear unique designator devices. [11] [12]
Pages in category "United States Navy rear admirals (upper half)" The following 178 pages are in this category, out of 178 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
His promotion to Rear Admiral (Lower Half) was approved by the Senate in June 1999. [4] While serving as head of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, he was promoted in early March 2000. [5] His further promotion to Rear Admiral (Upper Half) was submitted to the Senate for approval in May 2001 [6] and authorized in April 2002. [7]
The shoulder stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a U.S. Navy rear admiral (Line officer). 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 ...
On May 27, 2008, Rear Admiral David Thomas replaced Rear Admiral Mark Buzby to become the 8th Commander of Joint Task Force Guantanamo, and the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. [ 2 ] On April 2, 2009, Thomas defended inviting visiting VIP entertainers to view detainees at Guantanamo. [ 4 ]
In the Royal Canadian Navy, the rank of rear-admiral (RAdm) (contre-amiral or CAm in French) is the Navy rank equivalent to major-general of the Army and Air Force. A rear-admiral is a flag officer, the naval equivalent of a general officer. A rear-admiral is senior to a commodore and brigadier-general, and junior to a vice-admiral and ...
An assortment of peaked caps from several naval and maritime forces. A peaked cap, peaked hat, service cap, barracks cover, or combination cap is a form of headgear worn by the armed forces of many nations, as well as many uniformed civilian organisations such as law enforcement agencies and fire departments.