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Admiral Arleigh Burke, the person with the longest tenure as Chief of Naval Operations, in a uniform with the post-1869 sleeve style. The United States Navy did not have any admirals until 1862, because many people felt the title too reminiscent of royalty—such as the British Royal Navy—to be used in the new nation's navy. [1]
Admiral Group plc is a British financial services company headquartered in Cardiff, Wales. Listed on the London Stock Exchange , it is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index , and markets the Admiral , Bell , Elephant , Diamond and Veygo insurance brands, as well as launching the price comparison services Confused.com and Compare.com . [ 2 ]
William Harry McRaven (born November 6, 1955) is a retired United States Navy four-star admiral who served as the ninth commander of the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) from August 8, 2011 to August 28, 2014.
four-star admiral. The rank of admiral (or full admiral, or four-star admiral) is the highest rank normally achievable in the United States Navy. It ranks above vice admiral (three-star admiral) and below fleet admiral (five-star admiral). There have been 279 four-star admirals in the history of the U.S. Navy.
Michael Mullen, CNO in December 2006, with some of his predecessors: Vern Clark, James D. Watkins, Thomas B. Hayward, and Jay L. Johnson. The chief of naval operations (CNO) is typically the highest-ranking officer on active duty in the U.S. Navy unless the chairman and/or the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are naval officers. [2]
Robert Frederick Willard [1] is a retired United States Navy admiral who last served as the 22nd Commander, U.S. Pacific Command from October 19, 2009 [2] to March 9, 2012. He previously served as Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet from May 8, 2007, to September 25, 2009.
Vice Admiral DeWolfe Miller III (January 11, 2018 – October 2, 2020 [12]) Vice Admiral Kenneth R. Whitesell (October 2, 2020 – September 7, 2023 [13]) Rear Admiral George M. Wikoff (Acting) (September 7, 2023 [13] – January 2024) Rear Admiral Douglas C. Verissimo (Acting) (until January 31, 2024) Vice Admiral Daniel Cheever (January 31 ...
Stephen Thomas Koehler (born 15 April 1964) [1] is a United States Navy admiral who serves as the commander of the United States Pacific Fleet.He previously served as the director for strategy, plans, and policy of the Joint Staff from 2022 to 2024 and as commander of the United States Third Fleet from 2021 to 2022.