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[46] [w] As such, the incumbent chief of Navy Reserve, Rear Admiral John B. Totushek was nominated for promotion to vice admiral, [48] and assumed the rank in June 2001. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 elevated all judge advocates general of the service branches to three-star grade. [ 49 ]
Vice Adm. Michael E. Boyle salutes sideboys during the change of command ceremony for U.S. Third Fleet on 16 June 2022. The U.S. Code states that no more than 34 officers in the U.S. Navy may hold the rank of vice admiral on the active duty list, aside from those on joint duty assignments. [7]
Vice admiral (abbreviated as VADM) is a three-star commissioned officer rank 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, with the pay grade of O-9.
For example, the nomination of Rear Admiral Elizabeth L. Train for promotion to vice admiral and assignment as director of naval intelligence and deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare was withdrawn in April 2016 [35] in favour of Vice Admiral Jan E. Tighe, then-commander of U.S. Fleet Cyber Command and Tenth Fleet. [36]
A designated vice admiral was an officer who was designated by the President to hold the temporary rank of vice admiral while serving in a billet carrying that ex officio rank, and who reverted to a lower permanent grade upon vacating that billet. From 1915 to 1947, such designations were at the sole discretion of the President, and did not ...
[8] [9] Similarly, Robert C. Giffen was reprimanded for misconduct while serving as vice admiral, reverted to rear admiral, and retired with a tombstone promotion back to vice admiral. [10] [11] By May 29, 1959, 154 out of 198 living retired vice admirals—78 percent—had never served in that rank on active duty.
The office was previously known as the assistant vice chief of naval operations (AVCNO) until 1996, [67] when CNO Jeremy Boorda ordered its redesignation to its current name. [67] Previously held by a three-star vice admiral, the position became a civilian's billet in 2018. The present DNS is a Vice Admiral Michael Boyle, a former 3rd Fleet ...
Vice Admiral Robert T. Nelson: 1992–1994 19: Vice Admiral Arthur E. Henn: 1994–1996 20: Vice Admiral Richard D. Herr: 1996–1998 21: Vice Admiral James C. Card: 1998–2000 22: Vice Admiral Thomas H. Collins: 2000–2002 23: Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett: 2002–2004 24: Vice Admiral Terry M. Cross: 2004–2006 25: Vice Admiral Vivien ...