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Vice Admiral Robert Andrew Kevin Walls, AO (15 March 1941 – 28 August 2023) was a senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). In 42 years of service, Walls commanded HMA Ships Tobruk, Moreton and Brisbane, and served as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff and Maritime Commander Australia, before his career culminated in his appointment as Vice ...
Admiral Lisa Marie Franchetti ( / fræn.kˈɛti / fran-KEH-ti; born April 25, 1964) [1] is a United States Navy admiral who has been the (33rd) [2] chief of naval operations, and due to having that position, a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, [3] since November 2, 2023. [4] [5] She is the first woman to be chief of naval operations, and the ...
1929–1946. Rank. Rear Admiral. Battles/wars. World War II. Sidney William Souers (March 30, 1892 – January 14, 1973) was an American military intelligence officer who was the first person to hold the office of Director of Central Intelligence, being head of the National Intelligence Authority, the direct predecessor to the Central ...
Sylvia Trent-Adams (born June 15, 1965) [1] is a retired U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps rear admiral, who last served as the principal deputy assistant secretary for health from January 2, 2019 to August 31, 2020. [2] She previously served as the deputy surgeon general of the United States from October 25, 2015 to January 2, 2019.
John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792) was a Scottish American naval captain who was a naval commander in the American Revolutionary War.Often called the "Father of the American Navy", a title sometimes also credited to John Barry, John Adams, and sometimes Joshua Humphreys, Jones is highly regarded as one of the greatest naval commanders in the history of the United ...
Vice presidential candidate, 1992. James Bond "Jim" Stockdale (December 23, 1923 – July 5, 2005) was a United States Navy vice admiral and aviator who was awarded the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, during which he was a prisoner of war for over seven years. Stockdale was the most senior naval officer held captive in Hanoi, North Vietnam.
Navy Achievement Medal. Lillian Elaine Fishburne (born March 25, 1949) was the first African-American female to hold the rank of Rear Admiral (RDML) in the United States Navy. She was appointed to the rank of Rear Admiral (Lower Half) by President of the United States Bill Clinton and was officially promoted on February 1, 1998.
