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1 day ago · 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 and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps.
5 days ago · By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor. ARLINGTON, Va. — The admiral in charge of U. S. Navy surface forces has named the three Independence-class littoral combat ships (LCS) slated to be forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet to replace the Avenger-class mine-countermeasures ships (MCMs).
1 day ago · In the United States Navy, officers have various ranks.Equivalency between services is by pay grade.United States Navy commissioned officer ranks have two distinct sets of rank insignia: On dress uniform a series of stripes similar to Commonwealth naval ranks are worn; on service khaki, working uniforms (Navy Working Uniform [NWU], and coveralls), and special uniform situations (combat ...
2 days ago · Ranks and insignia of NATO navies' officers. Each officer rank in the navy of a NATO country may be compared with the ranks used by any military service in other NATO countries, under a standardized NATO rank scale. This is useful, for instance, in establishing seniority amongst officers serving alongside each other within multinational command ...
5 days ago · Admiral Lisa Franchetti joins TODAY to talk about making history as the first woman to ever lead the U.S. Navy and the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Franchetti looks back on...
4 days ago · “Called to action on the very first day that you entered the U.S. 5th Fleet, you conducted 51 engagements in 6 months,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti said, according to a Navy ...
4 days ago · Brad Lendon. , CNN. (CNN) — The wreck of one of the most storied US Navy submarines of World War II has been found in the South China Sea eight decades after its last patrol, the Navy’s ...
