List of United States Navy four-star admirals
List of admirals
Entries in the following list of four-star admirals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty.

List of United States Navy four-star admirals

Section Title: List of admirals
Table Section Text: Entries in the following list of four-star admirals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty.

#	Name	Photo	Date of rank	Position	Yrs	Commission	YC	Notes

1	David G. Farragut	-	25 Jul 1866	Admiral of the Navy, 1866–1870. Commander, European Squadron, 1867–1868.	4	1810 (warrant)	56	(1801–1870) Brother-by-adoption of Navy four-star admiral David D. Porter Jr.

2	David D. Porter Jr.	-	15 Aug 1870	Admiral of the Navy, 1870–1891. Head, Board of Inspection, 1877–1891.	21	1829 (warrant)	41	(1813–1891) Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy, 1865–1869. Brother-by-adoption of Navy four-star admiral David G. Farragut.

3	George Dewey	-	02 Mar 1899	Commander, Asiatic Station, 1898–1899. President, General Board of the Navy, 1900–1917.	18	1858 (USNA)	41	(1837–1917) Promoted to The Admiral of the Navy, 24 Mar 1903, with date of rank 02 Mar 1899. Candidate for Democratic Party nomination for U.S.

4	Frank F. Fletcher	-	10 Mar 1915	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANT), 1914–1916.	2	1875 (USNA)	40	(1855–1928) Awarded Medal of Honor, 1914. Uncle of Navy four-star admiral Frank J. Fletcher.

5	Thomas B. Howard	-	11 Mar 1915	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC), 1914–1915.	1	1873 (USNA)	42	(1854–1920) Superintendent, U.S. Naval Observatory, 1917–1919.

6	Walter C. Cowles	Walter Cleveland Cowles.JPG	12 Mar 1915	Commander in Chief, U.S. Asiatic Fleet (CINCAF), 1914–1915.	1	1873 (USNA)	42	(1853–1917)

7	Albert G. Winterhalter	-	09 Jul 1915	Commander in Chief, U.S. Asiatic Fleet (CINCAF), 1915–1917.	2	1877 (USNA)	38	(1856–1920)

8	Cameron M. Winslow	-	13 Sep 1915	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC), 1915–1916.	1	1875 (USNA)	40	(1854–1932)

9	Henry T. Mayo	Henry Thomas Mayo.JPG	19 Jun 1916	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANT), 1916–1919. Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet (CINCUS), 1919.	3	1876 (USNA)	41	(1857–1937) Governor, U.S. Naval Home, 1924–1928.

10	William B. Caperton	-	28 Jul 1916	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC), 1916–1919.	3	1875 (USNA)	41	(1855–1941) Special Representative of the President in Brazil, 1918.

11	William S. Benson	-	29 Aug 1916	Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1915–1919.	3	1877 (USNA)	39	(1855–1932) Chairman/Commissioner, U.S. Shipping Board, 1919–1928.

12	Austin M. Knight	Austin Melvin Knight.JPG	04 Apr 1917	Commander in Chief, U.S. Asiatic Fleet (CINCAF), 1917–1918.	1	1873 (USNA)	44	(1854–1927) Brother of Seattle Mayor Bertha Knight Landes.

13	William S. Sims	-	04 Dec 1918	Commander, U.S. Naval Forces in European Waters, 1917–1919.	2	1880 (USNA)	38	(1858–1936) Awarded Pulitzer Prize for History, 1921.

14	Henry B. Wilson Jr.	30 Jun 1919	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANT), 1919–1921.	2	1881 (USNA)	38	(1861–1954) Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy, 1921–1925. Father-in-law of U.S. Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley.

15	Hugh Rodman	-	01 Jul 1919	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC), 1919–1921.	2	1880 (USNA)	39	(1859–1940) U.S. Minister and Envoy to Peru, 1921.

16	Albert Gleaves	01 Sep 1919	Commander in Chief, U.S. Asiatic Fleet (CINCAF), 1919–1921.	2	1877 (USNA)	42	(1858–1937) Governor, U.S. Naval Home, 1928–1931.

17	Robert E. Coontz	-	01 Nov 1919	Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1919–1923. Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet (CINCUS), 1923–1925.	6	1885 (USNA)	34	(1864–1935) Governor of Guam, 1912–1913.

18	Joseph Strauss	Admiral Joseph Strauss.JPG	04 Feb 1921	Commander in Chief, U.S. Asiatic Fleet (CINCAF), 1921–1922.	1	1885 (USNA)	36	(1861–1948)

19	Hilary P. Jones	Hilary Pollard Jones.JPG	30 Jun 1921	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANT), 1921–1922. Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet (CINCUS), 1922–1923.	2	1884 (USNA)	37	(1865–1939)

20	Edward W. Eberle	-	05 Jul 1921	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC), 1921.	6	1885 (USNA)	36	(1864–1929) Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy, 1915–1919.

21	Edwin A. Anderson	-	28 Aug 1922	Commander in Chief, U.S. Asiatic Fleet (CINCAF), 1922–1923.	1	1882 (USNA)	40	(1860–1933) Awarded Medal of Honor, 1914.

22	Samuel S. Robison	-	30 Jun 1923	Commander in Chief, U.S. Battle Fleet (COMBATFLT), 1923–1925. Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet (CINCUS), 1925–1926.	3	1888 (USNA)	35	(1867–1952) Military Governor of Santo Domingo, 1921–1922; Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy, 1928–1931; Superintendent, Admiral Farragut Academy, 1931–1948.

23	Thomas Washington	-	11 Oct 1923	Commander in Chief, U.S. Asiatic Fleet (CINCAF), 1923–1925.	2	1887 (USNA)	36	(1865–1954) Governor, U.S. Naval Home, 1931–1937.

24	Charles F. Hughes	-	14 Oct 1925	Commander in Chief, U.S. Battle Fleet (COMBATFLT), 1925–1926.	5	1888 (USNA)	37	(1866–1934) Brother-in-law of Navy four-star admiral Samuel S. Robison; daughter married brother of Navy five-star admiral Chester W. Nimitz.

25	Clarence S. Williams	14 Oct 1925	Commander in Chief, U.S. Asiatic Fleet (CINCAF), 1925–1927.	2	1884 (USNA)	41	(1863–1951)

26	Richard H. Jackson	04 Sep 1926	Commander in Chief, U.S. Battle Fleet (COMBATFLT), 1926–1927.	1	1887 (USNA)	39	(1866–1971) Distant cousin of Air Force four-star general Charles P. Cabell.

27	Henry A. Wiley	Henry Ariosto Wiley.JPG	08 Sep 1927	Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet (CINCUS), 1927-1929.	2	1888 (USNA)	39	(1867–1943) Chairman/Commissioner, U.S. Maritime Commission, 1936–1940.

28	Mark L. Bristol	-	09 Sep 1927	Commander in Chief, U.S. Asiatic Fleet (CINCAF), 1927–1929.	2	1887 (USNA)	40	(1868–1939) U.S. High Commissioner, Turkey, 1919–1927.

29	Louis R. de Steiguer	10 Sep 1927	Commander in Chief, U.S. Battle Fleet (COMBATFLT), 1927–1928.	1	1889 (USNA)	38	(1867–1947)

30	William V. Pratt	-	26 Jun 1928	Commander in Chief, U.S. Battle Fleet (COMBATFLT), 1928–1929.	5	1889 (USNA)	39	(1869–1957)

31	Louis M. Nulton	-	21 May 1929	Commander in Chief, U.S. Battle Fleet (COMBATFLT), 1929–1930.	1	1889 (USNA)	40	(1869–1954) Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy, 1925–1928.

32	Charles B. McVay Jr.	09 Sep 1929	Commander in Chief, U.S. Asiatic Fleet (CINCAF), 1929–1931.	2	1890 (USNA)	39	(1868–1949)

33	Frank H. Schofield	-	24 May 1930	Commander in Chief, U.S. Battle Fleet (COMBATFLT), 1930–1931.	2	1890 (USNA)	40	(1869–1942)

34	Jehu V. Chase	-	17 Sep 1930	Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet (CINCUS), 1930–1931.	1	1890 (USNA)	40	(1869–1937)

35	Montgomery M. Taylor	01 Sep 1931	Commander in Chief, U.S. Asiatic Fleet (CINCAF), 1931–1933.	2	1890 (USNA)	41	(1869–1952) Grandnephew of U.S. President Zachary Taylor; distant cousin of Army four-star general Montgomery C. Meigs.

36	Richard H. Leigh	Richard Henry Leigh.JPG	15 Sep 1931	Commander, Battle Force, U.S. Fleet (COMBATFOR), 1931–1932. Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet (CINCUS), 1932–1933.	2	1891 (USNA)	40	(1870–1946)

37	Luke McNamee	-	11 Aug 1932	Commander, Battle Force, U.S. Fleet (COMBATFOR), 1932–1933.	1	1892 (USNA)	40	(1871–1952) Governor of Guam, 1907.

38	William H. Standley	-	20 May 1933	Commander, Battle Force, U.S. Fleet (COMBATFOR), 1933. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1933–1937.	4	1895 (USNA)	38	(1872–1963) U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, 1942–1943.

39	David F. Sellers	10 Jun 1933	Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet (CINCUS), 1933–1934.	1	1894 (USNA)	39	(1874–1949) Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy, 1934–1938.

40	Joseph M. Reeves	01 Jul 1933	Commander, Battle Force, U.S. Fleet (COMBATFOR), 1933–1934. Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet (CINCUS), 1934–1936.	3	1894 (USNA)	39	(1872–1948)

41	Frank B. Upham	18 Aug 1933	Commander in Chief, U.S. Asiatic Fleet (CINCAF), 1933–1935.	2	1893 (USNA)	40	(1872–1939) Married aunt of Navy four-star admiral Robert B. Carney.

42	Frank H. Brumby	15 Jun 1934	Commander, Battle Force, U.S. Fleet (COMBATFOR), 1934–1935.	1	1895 (USNA)	39	(1874–1950)

43	Harris Laning	-	01 Apr 1935	Commander, Battle Force, U.S. Fleet (COMBATFOR), 1935–1936.	1	1895 (USNA)	40	(1873–1941) Governor, U.S. Naval Home, 1937–1941.

44	Orin G. Murfin	04 Oct 1935	Commander in Chief, U.S. Asiatic Fleet (CINCAF), 1935–1936.	1	1897 (USNA)	38	(1876–1956)

45	William D. Leahy	-	30 Mar 1936	Commander, Battle Force, U.S. Fleet (COMBATFOR), 1936–1937.	10	1897 (USNA)	39	(1875–1959) Promoted to fleet admiral, 15 Dec 1944. Governor of Puerto Rico, 1939–1940; U.S.

46	Arthur J. Hepburn	-	24 Jun 1936	Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet (CINCUS), 1936–1938.	2	1897 (USNA)	39	(1877–1964)

47	Harry E. Yarnell	-	30 Oct 1936	Commander in Chief, U.S. Asiatic Fleet (CINCAF), 1936–1939.	3	1897 (USNA)	39	(1875–1959)

48	Claude C. Bloch	02 Jan 1937	Commander, Battle Force, U.S. Fleet (COMBATFOR), 1937–1938. Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet (CINCUS), 1938–1940.	3	1899 (USNA)	38	(1878–1967)

49	Edward C. Kalbfus	-	29 Jan 1938	Commander, Battle Force, U.S. Fleet (COMBATFOR), 1938–1939.	1	1899 (USNA)	39	(1877–1954)

50	James O. Richardson	-	24 Jun 1939	Commander, Battle Force, U.S. Fleet (COMBATFOR), 1939–1940. Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet (CINCUS), 1940–1941.	2	1902 (USNA)	37	(1878–1974) Relieved, 1941.

51	Thomas C. Hart	-	25 Jul 1939	Commander in Chief, U.S. Asiatic Fleet (CINCAF), 1939–1942.	3	1897 (USNA)	42	(1877–1971) Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy, 1931–1934; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1945–1946.

52	Harold R. Stark	-	01 Aug 1939	Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1939–1942. Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe (COMNAVEUR), 1942–1945.	6	1903 (USNA)	36	(1880–1972)

53	Charles P. Snyder	-	06 Jan 1940	Commander, Battle Force, U.S. Fleet (COMBATFOR), 1940–1941.	1	1900 (USNA)	40	(1879–1964)

54	Husband E. Kimmel	-	01 Feb 1941	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet/Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet (CINCPAC/CINCUS), 1941.	0	1904 (USNA)	37	(1882–1968) Relieved, 1941. Brother-in-law of Navy four-star admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid.

55	Ernest J. King	-	01 Feb 1941	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANT), 1941.	4	1901 (USNA)	40	(1878–1956) Promoted to fleet admiral, 17 Dec 1944. Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, 1946.

56	Chester W. Nimitz	-	31 Dec 1941	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC), 1941–1943.	6	1905 (USNA)	36	(1885–1966) Promoted to fleet admiral, 19 Dec 1944. Brother married daughter of Navy four-star admiral Charles F. Hughes.

57	Royal E. Ingersoll	-	01 Jul 1942	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANT), 1941–1944.	3	1905 (USNA)	37	(1883–1976)

58	William F. Halsey Jr.	-	18 Nov 1942	Commander, South Pacific Area/Commander, South Pacific Force (COMSOPAC/COMSOPACFOR), 1942–1944. Commander, U.S. Third Fleet (COMTHIRDFLT), 1944–1945. Special duty, 1945–1947.	3	1904 (USNA)	38	(1882–1959) Promoted to fleet admiral, 04 Dec 1945.

59	Raymond A. Spruance	-	16 Feb 1944	Commander, Central Pacific Force (COMCENPACFOR), 1943–1944. Commander, U.S.	4	1906 (USNA)	38	(1886–1969) U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, 1952–1955.

60	Jonas H. Ingram	-	15 Nov 1944	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANT), 1944–1946.	2	1909 (USNA)	35	(1886–1952) Commissioner, All-America Football Conference, 1947–1949. Awarded Medal of Honor, 1914.

61	Frederick J. Horne	-	15 Dec 1944	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1942–1945.	1	1899 (USNA)	45	(1880–1959)

62	Richard S. Edwards Jr.	-	03 Apr 1945	Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet/Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (DCOMINCH/DCNO), 1944–1945.	2	1907 (USNA)	38	(1885–1956)

63	H. Kent Hewitt	-	03 Apr 1945	Commander, U.S. Eighth Fleet (COMEIGHTHFLT), 1943–1945.	4	1907 (USNA)	38	(1887–1972)

64	Thomas C. Kinkaid	-	03 Apr 1945	Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet (COMSEVENTHFLT), 1943–1945. Commander, Eastern Sea Frontier/Commander, Atlantic Reserve Fleet (COMEASTSEAFRON/COMLANTRESFLT), 1946–1950.	5	1908 (USNA)	37	(1888–1972) Brother-in-law of Navy four-star admiral Husband E. Kimmel.

65	Richmond K. Turner	-	24 May 1945	Commander, Amphibious Forces, Pacific (COMPHIBPAC), 1944–1945. U.S Naval Representative, U.N. Military Staff Committee (USNAVYMILCOMUNO), 1945–1947.	2	1908 (USNA)	37	(1885–1961)

66	Samuel M. Robinson	Samuel Murray Robinson.PNG	27 Aug 1945	Director, Office of Procurement and Material, 1942–1946.	1	1903 (USNA)	42	(1882–1972) Administrator, Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, 1946–1951. First engineering officer to attain rank of admiral.

*	John S. McCain Sr.	-	06 Sep 1945	(posthumous)	0	1906 (USNA)	39	(1884–1945) Father of Navy four-star admiral John S. McCain Jr.; grandfather of U.S. Senator John S. McCain III.

67	John H. Towers	-	07 Nov 1945	Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet (COMFIFTHFLT), 1945–1946.	2	1906 (USNA)	39	(1885–1955)

68	DeWitt C. Ramsey	-	28 Dec 1945	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1946–1948. Commander in Chief, Pacific Command/Commander in Chief, U.S.	4	1912 (USNA)	33	(1888–1961)

69	Louis E. Denfeld	-	07 Jan 1946	Commander in Chief, Pacific Command/Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet/Military Governor of the Marshall, Caroline, and Mariana Islands (CINCPAC/CINCPACFLT), 1947.	2	1912 (USNA)	34	(1891–1972) Candidate for Republican Party nomination for Governor of Massachusetts, 1950. Relieved, 1949.

70	Charles M. Cooke Jr.	-	08 Jan 1946	Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet (COMSEVENTHFLT), 1946–1947. Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Western Pacific (COMNAVWESPAC), 1947–1948.	2	1910 (USNA)	36	(1886–1970)

71	Marc A. Mitscher	-	01 Mar 1946	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), 1946–1947.	1	1910 (USNA)	36	(1887–1947) Died in office.

72	Ben Moreell	-	11 Jun 1946	Chief of Naval Material (CNM), 1946.	0	1917 (direct)	29	(1892–1978) First staff corps officer to attain rank of admiral.

73	Richard L. Conolly	-	23 Sep 1946	Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe (COMNAVEUR), 1946.	4	1914 (USNA)	32	(1892–1962) President, Long Island University, 1953–1962.

74	William H.P. Blandy	-	03 Feb 1947	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), 1947. Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command/Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANT/CINCLANTFLT), 1947–1950.	3	1913 (USNA)	34	(1890–1954)

75	Arthur W. Radford	ADM Arthur Radford.JPG	07 Apr 1949	Commander in Chief, Pacific Command/Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet/High Commissioner, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (CINCPAC/CINCPACFLT), 1949–1951.	8	1916 (USNA)	33	(1896–1973) Married aunt of Army four-star general Michael S. Davison.

76	Forrest P. Sherman	-	02 Nov 1949	Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1949–1951.	2	1917 (USNA)	32	(1896–1951) Died in office.

77	William M. Fechteler	-	01 Feb 1950	Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command/Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANT/CINCLANTFLT), 1950–1951.	6	1916 (USNA)	34	(1896–1967)

78	Robert B. Carney	-	02 Oct 1950	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (CINCNELM), 1950–1951.	5	1916 (USNA)	34	(1895–1990) Aunt married Navy four-star admiral Frank B. Upham.

79	Lynde D. McCormick	-	22 Dec 1950	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1950–1951. Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command/Commander in Chief, U.S.	4	1915 (USNA)	35	(1895–1956)

80	Donald B. Duncan	-	09 Aug 1951	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1951–1956.	5	1917 (USNA)	34	(1896–1975) Governor, U.S. Naval Home, 1957–1962. Brother-in-law of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Harry L. Hopkins.

81	Felix B. Stump	-	27 Jun 1953	Commander in Chief, Pacific Command/Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC/CINCPACFLT), 1953–1958 Commander in Chief, Pacific Command (CINCPAC), 1958.	5	1917 (USNA)	36	(1894–1972)

82	Jerauld Wright	-	06 Apr 1954	Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic/Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command/Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (SACLANT/CINCLANT/CINCLANTFLT), 1954–1960.	6	1917 (USNA)	37	(1898–1995) U.S. Ambassador to China, 1963–1965.

83	John H. Cassady	John H Cassady.PNG	07 Apr 1954	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (CINCNELM), 1954–1956.	2	1918 (USNA)	36	(1896–1969)

84	Arleigh A. Burke	-	06 Jun 1955	Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1955–1961.	6	1923 (USNA)	32	(1901–1996) Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1977.

85	Robert P. Briscoe	-	30 Apr 1956	Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH), 1956–1959.	3	1918 (USNA)	38	(1897–1968)

86	Walter F. Boone	-	01 May 1956	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (CINCNELM), 1956–1958. U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1958–1960.	4	1920 (USNA)	36	(1898–1995) Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy, 1954–1956; Deputy Associate Administrator for Defense Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1962–1968.

87	Harry D. Felt	-	01 Sep 1956	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1956–1958. Commander in Chief, Pacific Command (CINCPAC), 1958–1964.	8	1923 (USNA)	33	(1902–1992)

88	Maurice E. Curts	-	29 Apr 1957	Deputy Commander in Chief, Pacific Command/Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (DCINCPAC/DCINCPACFLT), 1955–1958.	1	1919 (USNA)	38	(1898–1976)

89	James L. Holloway Jr.	Admiral James L Holloway Jr.PNG	01 Jan 1958	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean/Commander in Chief, Specified Command Middle East (CINCNELM/CINCSPECOMME), 1958–1959.	1	1918 (USNA)	40	(1898–1984) Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy, 1947–1950; Governor, U.S. Naval Home, 1962–1966. Father of Navy four-star admiral James L. Holloway III.

90	Herbert G. Hopwood	Herbert G. Hopwood.JPG	01 Feb 1958	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1958–1960.	2	1919 (USNA)	39	(1898–1966)

91	James S. Russell	James S Russell.PNG	21 Jul 1958	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1958–1961. Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH), 1961–1965.	7	1926 (USNA)	32	(1903–1996)

92	Charles R. Brown	01 Jan 1959	Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH), 1959–1961.	2	1921 (USNA)	38	(1899–1983)

93	Robert L. Dennison	-	01 Feb 1959	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean/Commander in Chief, Specified Command Middle East (CINCNELM/CINCSPECOMME), 1959–1960.	4	1923 (USNA)	36	(1901–1980)

94	Harold Page Smith	-	01 Feb 1960	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Commander in Chief, U.S.	5	1924 (USNA)	36	(1904–1993) Uncle of Navy four-star admiral Leighton W. Smith, Jr.

95	John H. Sides	John H. Sides.JPG	01 Mar 1960	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1960–1963.	3	1925 (USNA)	35	(1904–1978)

96	George W. Anderson Jr.	-	01 Aug 1961	Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1961–1963.	2	1927 (USNA)	34	(1906–1992) U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, 1961–1963.

97	Claude V. Ricketts	Claude V. Ricketts.JPG	01 Nov 1961	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1961–1964.	3	1929 (USNA)	32	(1906–1964) Died in office.

98	David L. McDonald	-	01 Apr 1963	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Commander in Chief, U.S.	4	1928 (USNA)	35	(1906–1997)

99	Charles D. Griffin	-	26 Jun 1963	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Commander in Chief, U.S.	5	1927 (USNA)	36	(1906–1996)

100	U.S. Grant Sharp Jr.	-	27 Sep 1963	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1963–1964. Commander in Chief, Pacific Command (CINCPAC), 1964–1968.	5	1927 (USNA)	36	(1906–2001) Great-aunt married U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant.

101	Thomas H. Moorer	ADM Thomas Moorer.JPG	26 Jun 1964	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1964–1965.	10	1933 (USNA)	31	(1912–2004)

102	Horacio Rivero Jr.	-	31 Jul 1964	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1964–1968. Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH), 1968–1972.	8	1931 (USNA)	33	(1910–2000) U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1972–1974.

103	John S. Thach	-	25 Mar 1965	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR), 1965–1967.	2	1927 (USNA)	38	(1905–1981)

104	Alfred G. Ward	-	27 Mar 1965	U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1965–1968.	3	1932 (USNA)	33	(1909–1982)

105	Roy L. Johnson	-	31 Mar 1965	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1965–1967.	2	1929 (USNA)	36	(1906–1999)

106	John S. McCain Jr.	-	01 May 1967	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR), 1967–1968. Commander in Chief, Pacific Command (CINCPAC), 1968–1972.	5	1931 (USNA)	36	(1911–1981) Son of Navy four-star admiral John S. McCain Sr.; father of U.S. Senator John S. McCain III.

107	Ignatius J. Galantin	-	19 May 1967	Chief of Naval Material (CNM), 1965–1970.	3	1933 (USNA)	34	(1910–2004)

108	Ephraim P. Holmes	-	17 Jun 1967	Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic/Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command/Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), 1967–1970.	3	1930 (USNA)	37	(1908–1997)

109	John J. Hyland Jr.	-	01 Dec 1967	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1967–1970.	3	1934 (USNA)	33	(1912–1998)

110	Bernard A. Clarey	-	17 Jan 1968	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1968–1970. Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1970–1973.	5	1934 (USNA)	34	(1912–1996)

111	Waldemar F.A. Wendt	-	12 Jul 1968	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR), 1968–1971.	3	1933 (USNA)	35	(1912–1997)

112	Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr.	-	01 Jul 1970	Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1970–1974.	4	1942 (USNA)	28	(1920–2000) Democratic Party nominee for U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1976. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1998.

113	Charles K. Duncan	-	01 Sep 1970	Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic/Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command/Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (SACLANT/CINCLANT/CINCLANTFLT), 1970–1972.	2	1933 (USNA)	37	(1911–1994)

114	Jackson D. Arnold	-	14 Oct 1970	Chief of Naval Material (CNM), 1970–1971.	1	1934 (USNA)	36	(1912–2007) First restricted line officer to attain rank of admiral.

115	Ralph W. Cousins	-	30 Oct 1970	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1970–1972. Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic/Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command/Commander in Chief, U.S.	5	1937 (USNA)	33	(1915–2009)

116	William F. Bringle	-	01 Jul 1971	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR), 1971–1973.	2	1937 (USNA)	34	(1913–1999)

117	Isaac C. Kidd Jr.	-	01 Dec 1971	Chief of Naval Material (CNM), 1971–1975. Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic/Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command/Commander in Chief, U.S.	7	1942 (USNA)	29	(1919–1999)

118	Richard G. Colbert	Richard Gary Colbert.PNG	01 Jun 1972	Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH), 1972–1973.	1	1937 (USNA)	35	(1915–1973)

119	Noel A.M. Gayler	-	01 Sep 1972	Commander in Chief, Pacific Command (CINCPAC), 1972–1976.	4	1935 (USNA)	37	(1914–2011) Director, National Security Agency, 1969–1972.

120	Maurice F. Weisner	-	01 Sep 1972	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1972–1973. Commander in Chief, U.S.	7	1941 (USNA)	31	(1917–2006)

121	James L. Holloway III	-	01 Sep 1973	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1973–1974. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1974–1978.	5	1942 (USNA)	31	(1922– ) Son of Navy four-star admiral James L. Holloway Jr.

122	Worth H. Bagley	-	01 Sep 1973	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR), 1973–1974. Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1974–1975.	2	1947 (USNA)	26	(1924–2016) Son of Navy four-star admiral David W. Bagley; brother of Navy four-star admiral David H.

123	Hyman G. Rickover	-	16 Nov 1973	Director, Division of Nuclear Reactors, 1948–1982.	9	1922 (USNA)	51	(1900–1986) Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1980; Congressional Gold Medal, 1958 and 1982.

124	Means Johnston Jr.	-	25 Nov 1973	Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH), 1973–1975.	2	1939 (USNA)	34	(1916–1989)

125	Harold E. Shear	-	24 May 1974	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR), 1974–1975.	6	1942 (USNA)	32	(1918–1999) Administrator, U.S. Maritime Administration, 1981–1985.

126	John P. Weinel	-	02 Aug 1974	U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1974–1977.	3	1939 (USNA)	35	(1916–2004)

127	Frederick H. Michaelis	-	19 Apr 1975	Chief of Naval Material (CNM), 1975–1978.	3	1940 (USNA)	35	(1917–1992)

128	David H. Bagley	Bagley, David Harrington.JPG	21 May 1975	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR), 1975–1977.	2	1943 (USNA)	32	(1920–1992) Son of Navy four-star admiral David W. Bagley; brother of Navy four-star admiral Worth H.

129	Stansfield Turner	Admiral Stansfield Turner, official Navy photo, 1983.JPEG	01 Sep 1975	Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH), 1975–1977. Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), 1977–1981.	4	1946 (USNA)	29	(1923–2018)

130	Daniel J. Murphy	Adm Daniel J Murphy USN.jpeg	1976	Deputy to the Director of Central Intelligence for the Intelligence Community (D/DCI/IC), 1976–1977.	1	1943 (OCS)	33	(1922–2001) U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, 1977–1981; Chief of Staff to the U.S. Vice President, 1981–1985.

131	Thomas B. Hayward	-	12 Aug 1976	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1976–1978. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1978–1982.	6	1947 (USNA)	29	(1924– )

132	Robert L. J. Long	-	05 Jul 1977	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1977–1979. Commander in Chief, Pacific Command (CINCPAC), 1979–1983.	6	1943 (USNA)	34	(1920–2002)

133	Donald C. Davis	-	09 May 1978	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1978–1981.	3	1943 (USNA)	35	(1921–1998)

134	Alfred J. Whittle Jr.	-	01 Aug 1978	Chief of Naval Material (CNM), 1978–1981.	3	1945 (USNA)	33	(1924–1993)

135	Harry D. Train II	-	01 Oct 1978	Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic/Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command/Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (SACLANT/CINCLANT/CINCLANTFLT), 1978–1982.	4	1949 (USNA)	29	(1927– )

136	James D. Watkins	Admiral James Watkins, official military photo.JPEG	18 Sep 1979	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1979–1981. Commander in Chief, U.S.	7	1949 (USNA)	30	(1927–2012) U.S. Secretary of Energy, 1989–1993.

137	William J. Crowe Jr.	Adm William Crowe Jr.JPG	30 May 1980	Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH), 1980–1983. Commander in Chief, U.S.	9	1947 (USNA)	33	(1925–2007) U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, 1994–1997. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2000.

138	Bobby R. Inman	Admiral Bobby Ray Inman, official CIA photo, 1983.JPEG	12 Feb 1981	Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (DDCI), 1981–1982.	1	1952 (OCS)	29	(1931– ) Director, National Security Agency, 1977–1981. First naval intelligence specialist to attain rank of admiral.

139	William N. Small	ADM Small, William Newell 2.JPEG	01 Jul 1981	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1981–1983. Commander in Chief, U.S.	4	1948 (USNA)	33	(1927–2016)

140	John G. Williams Jr.	-	01 Jul 1981	Chief of Naval Material (CNM), 1981–1983.	2	1947 (USNA)	34	(1924–1991)

141	George E.R. Kinnear II	-	31 Jul 1981	U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1981–1982.	1	1948 (OCS)	33	(1928–2015)

142	Kinnaird R. McKee	Kinnaird R. McKee DN-SC-86-01010.JPG	02 Mar 1982	Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion/Deputy Administrator, NNSA's Naval Reactors (NAVSEA 08), 1982–1988.	6	1951 (USNA)	31	(1929–2013) Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy, 1975–1978.

143	Sylvester R. Foley Jr.	ADM Sylvester Foley.JPEG	28 May 1982	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1982–1985.	3	1950 (USNA)	32	(1928– ) U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy for Defense Programs, 1985–1988.

144	Wesley L. McDonald	-	01 Oct 1982	Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic/Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command/Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (SACLANT/CINCLANT/CINCLANTFLT), 1982–1983.	3	1946 (USNA)	36	(1924–2009)

145	Ronald J. Hays	-	29 Apr 1983	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1983–1985. Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (USCINCPAC), 1985–1988.	5	1950 (USNA)	33	(1928– )

146	Steven A. White	-	01 Aug 1983	Chief of Naval Material (CNM), 1983–1985.	2	1952 (NROTC)	31	(1928– ) Manager of Nuclear Power, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1986–1988.

147	Lee Baggett Jr.	ADM Lee Baggett Jr.JPEG	30 May 1985	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR/CINCSOUTH), 1985.	3	1950 (USNA)	35	(1927–1999)

148	James A. Lyons Jr.	-	16 Sep 1985	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1985–1987.	2	1952 (USNA)	33	(1927–2018)

149	Carlisle A.H. Trost	Admiral Carlisle Trost, official military photo.JPEG	04 Oct 1985	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet/Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command (CINCLANTFLT/DCINCLANT), 1985–1986. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1986–1990.	5	1953 (USNA)	32	(1930– )

150	James B. Busey IV	-	17 Oct 1985	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1985–1987. Commander in Chief, U.S.	4	1954 (NAVCAD)	31	(1932– ) Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, 1989–1991; U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation, 1991–1992.

151	Arthur S. Moreau Jr.	-	15 Nov 1985	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR/CINCSOUTH), 1985–1986.	1	1953 (USNA)	32	(1931–1986)

152	Frank B. Kelso II	Admiral Frank Kelso, official military photo.JPEG	13 Jun 1986	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet/Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S.	8	1956 (USNA)	30	(1933–2013)

153	Huntington Hardisty	-	11 Mar 1987	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1987–1988. Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (USCINCPAC), 1988–1991.	4	1952 (USNA)	35	(1929–2003)

154	Powell F. Carter Jr.	-	01 Oct 1987	U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1987–1988. Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), 1988–1991.	4	1955 (USNA)	32	(1931–2017)

155	David E. Jeremiah	ADM David E Jeremiah.JPG	01 Oct 1987	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1987–1990. Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (VCJCS), 1990–1994.	7	1956 (OCS)	32	(1934–2013)

156	Leon A. Edney	-	01 Oct 1988	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1988–1990. Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic/Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command (SACLANT/USCINCLANT), 1990–1992.	4	1957 (USNA)	31	(1935– )

157	Bruce DeMars	-	01 Nov 1988	Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion/Deputy Administrator, NNSA's Naval Reactors (NAVSEA 08), 1988–1996.	8	1957 (USNA)	31	(1935– )

158	James R. Hogg	James R. Hogg DN-SC-91-02424.JPEG	01 Dec 1988	U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1988–1991.	3	1956 (USNA)	32	(1934– )

159	Jonathan T. Howe	-	01 Jun 1989	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR/CINCSOUTH), 1989–1991. Deputy National Security Advisor, 1991–1993.	3	1957 (USNA)	32	(1935– ) U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs, 1982–1984; Special Representative of the U.N.

160	Charles R. Larson	-	01 Mar 1990	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1990–1991.	8	1958 (USNA)	32	(1936–2014) Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy, 1983–1986; Democratic Party nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, 2002.

161	Jerome L. Johnson	-	01 Jul 1990	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1990–1992.	2	1956 (NROTC)	34	(1935– )

162	Paul D. Miller	Adm Paul D Miller USN.jpeg	01 Feb 1991	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), 1991–1992.	3	1964 (OCS)	27	(1941– )

163	William D. Smith	-	22 Feb 1991	U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1991–1993.	2	1955 (USNA)	36	(1933– )

164	Robert J. Kelly	-	01 Mar 1991	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1991–1994.	3	1959 (USNA)	32	(1938– )

165	Jeremy M. Boorda	-	02 Mar 1992	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR/CINCSOUTH), 1991–1994.	4	1962 (OCS)	30	(1938–1996) Died in office.

166	William O. Studeman	-	09 Apr 1992	Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (DDCI), 1992–1995.	3	1962 (NROTC)	30	(1940– ) Director, National Security Agency, 1988–1992.

167	Stanley R. Arthur	-	06 Jul 1992	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1992–1995.	3	1957 (NROTC)	35	(1935– )

168	Henry H. Mauz Jr.	-	01 Aug 1992	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), 1992–1994.	2	1959 (USNA)	33	(1936– )

169	Henry G. Chiles Jr.	-	14 Feb 1994	Commander in Chief, U.S. Strategic Command (USCINCSTRAT), 1994–1996.	2	1960 (USNA)	34	(1938– )

170	William A. Owens	Admiral William Owens, military portrait, 1994.JPEG	01 Mar 1994	Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (VCJCS), 1994–1996.	2	1962 (USNA)	32	(1940– )

171	Leighton W. Smith Jr.	-	01 May 1994	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR/CINCSOUTH), 1994–1996.	2	1962 (USNA)	32	(1939– ) Nephew of Navy four-star admiral Harold Page Smith.

172	Richard C. Macke	-	01 Oct 1994	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (USCINCPAC), 1994–1996.	2	1960 (USNA)	34	(1938– ) Relieved, 1996.

173	Ronald J. Zlatoper	-	05 Oct 1994	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1994–1996.	2	1963 (NROTC)	31	(1941– )

174	William J. Flanagan Jr.	-	01 Nov 1994	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), 1994–1996.	2	1964 (MMA)	30	(1943– )

175	Joseph W. Prueher	-	01 Jun 1995	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1995–1996. Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (USCINCPAC), 1996–1999.	4	1964 (USNA)	31	(1942– ) U.S. Ambassador to China, 1999–2001.

176	Jay L. Johnson	Admiral Jay Johnson, official military photo.JPEG	01 Apr 1996	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1996. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1996–2000.	4	1968 (USNA)	28	(1946– )

177	Thomas J. Lopez	-	31 Jul 1996	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR/CINCSOUTH), 1996–1998.	2	1964 (NROTC)	32	(1940– )

178	Frank L. Bowman	-	01 Oct 1996	Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion/Deputy Administrator, NNSA's Naval Reactors (NAVSEA 08), 1996–2004.	8	1966 (NROTC)	30	(1944– )

179	Harold W. Gehman Jr.	-	01 Oct 1996	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1996–1997. Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic/Commander in Chief, U.S.	4	1965 (NROTC)	31	(1942– )

180	Archie R. Clemins	-	01 Jan 1997	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1996–1999.	2	1966 (NROTC)	31	(1943– )

181	Joseph P. Reason	-	01 Feb 1997	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), 1996–1999.	2	1965 (USNA)	32	(1941– ) First African-American to achieve the rank of admiral.

182	Donald L. Pilling	-	30 Oct 1997	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 1997–2000.	3	1965 (USNA)	32	(1943–2008)

183	Richard W. Mies	-	01 Aug 1998	Commander in Chief, U.S. Strategic Command (USCINCSTRAT), 1998–2001.	3	1967 (USNA)	31	(1944– )

184	Charles S. Abbot	-	01 Sep 1998	Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command (DCINCEUR), 1998–2000.	2	1966 (USNA)	32	(1945– ) Deputy Director, Office of Homeland Security, 2001–2003.

185	James O. Ellis	-	01 Jan 1999	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR/CINCSOUTH), 1998–2001.	5	1969 (USNA)	30	(1947– )

186	Dennis C. Blair	-	01 May 1999	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (USCINCPAC), 1999–2002.	3	1968 (USNA)	31	(1946– ) President, Institute for Defense Analyses, 2003–2006; Director of National Intelligence, 2009–2010.

187	Vernon E. Clark	-	01 Nov 1999	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), 1999–2000. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 2000–2005.	6	1968 (OCS)	31	(1944– )

188	Thomas B. Fargo	-	01 Dec 1999	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 1999–2002.	6	1970 (USNA)	29	(1948– )

189	Robert J. Natter	-	01 Sep 2000	Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), 2000–2001.	3	1967 (USNA)	33	(1945– )

190	William J. Fallon	-	01 Nov 2000	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 2000–2003. Commander, Fleet Forces Command/Commander, U.S.	8	1967 (NROTC)	33	(1944– ) Resigned, 2008.

191	Gregory G. Johnson	-	24 Oct 2001	Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR/CINCSOUTH), 2001–2002.	3	1969 (NROTC)	32	(1946– )

192	Walter F. Doran	-	04 May 2002	Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), 2002 Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), 2002–2005.	3	1967 (NROTC)	35	(1945– )

193	Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr.	-	02 Oct 2002	Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic/Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command (SACLANT/CDRUSJFCOM), 2002–2003.	5	1970 (USNA)	32	(1948– )

194	Michael G. Mullen	-	28 Aug 2003	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 2003–2004. Commander, U.S.	8	1968 (USNA)	35	(1946– )

195	John B. Nathman	-	01 Dec 2004	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 2004–2005. Commander, Fleet Forces Command/Commander, U.S.	3	1970 (USNA)	34	(1948– )

196	Timothy J. Keating	-	01 Jan 2005	Commander, U.S. Northern Command/Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (CDRUSNORTHCOM/CDRNORAD), 2004–2007. Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (CDRUSPACOM), 2007–2009.	5	1971 (USNA)	34	(1949– )

197	Kirkland H. Donald	-	01 Jan 2005	Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion/Deputy Administrator, NNSA's Naval Reactors (NAVSEA 08), 2004–2012.	8	1975 (USNA)	30	(1953– )

198	Robert F. Willard	-	18 Mar 2005	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 2005–2007. Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), 2007–2009. Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (CDRUSPACOM), 2009–2012.	7	1973 (USNA)	32	(1950– )

199	Henry G. Ulrich III	-	22 Jul 2005	Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples (COMUSNAVEUR/COMJFC Naples), 2005–2007.	2	1972 (USNA)	33	(1950– )

200	Gary Roughead	-	01 Sep 2005	Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), 2005–2007. Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (COMUSFF), 2007. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 2007–2011.	6	1973 (USNA)	32	(1951– )

201	James G. Stavridis	-	18 Oct 2006	Commander, U.S. Southern Command (CDRUSSOUTHCOM), 2006–2009. Commander, U.S. European Command/Supreme Allied Commander Europe (CDRUSEUCOM/SACEUR), 2009–2013.	7	1976 (USNA)	30	(1955– )

202	Patrick M. Walsh	-	05 Apr 2007	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 2007–2009. Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), 2009–2012.	5	1977 (USNA)	30	(1955– )

203	Eric T. Olson	-	06 Jul 2007	Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (CDRUSSOCOM), 2007–2011.	4	1973 (USNA)	34	(1952– ) First Navy SEAL to achieve the rank of admiral.

204	Jonathan W. Greenert	-	29 Sep 2007	Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (COMUSFF), 2007–2009. Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 2009–2011. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 2011–2015.	8	1975 (USNA)	32	(1953– )

205	Mark P. Fitzgerald	-	30 Nov 2007	Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples (COMUSNAVEUR/COMJFC Naples), 2007–2009.	3	1973 (NROTC)	34	(1951– )

206	John C. Harvey Jr.	-	24 Jul 2009	Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (COMUSFF), 2009–2012.	3	1973 (USNA)	36	(1951– )

207	James A. Winnefeld, Jr.	-	19 May 2010	Commander, U.S. Northern Command/Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (CDRUSNORTHCOM/CDRNORAD), 2010–2011. Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (VCJCS), 2011–2015.	5	1978 (NROTC)	32	(1956– )

208	Samuel J. Locklear III	-	06 Oct 2010	Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Commander, U.S.	5	1977 (USNA)	33	(1954– )

209	William H. McRaven	-	08 Aug 2011	Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (CDRUSSOCOM), 2011–2014.	3	1977 (NROTC)	34	(1955– )

210	Mark E. Ferguson III	-	22 Aug 2011	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 2011–2014. Commander, U.S.	5	1978 (USNA)	33	(1956– )

211	Cecil D. Haney	-	20 Jan 2012	Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), 2012–2013. Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (CDRUSSTRATCOM), 2013–2016.	4	1978 (USNA)	34	(1955– )

212	Bruce W. Clingan	-	24 Feb 2012	Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa/Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples (COMUSNAVEUR/COMUSNAVAF/COMJFC Naples), 2012–2014.	2	1977 (NROTC)	34	(1955– )

213	William E. Gortney	-	14 Sep 2012	Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (COMUSFF), 2012–2014. Commander, U.S. Northern Command/Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (CDRUSNORTHCOM/CDRNORAD), 2014–2016.	4	1977 (AOCS)	35	(1955– )

214	John M. Richardson	-	02 Nov 2012	Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion/Deputy Administrator, NNSA's Naval Reactors (NAVSEA 08), 2012–2015. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 2015–present.	7	1982 (USNA)	31	(1960– )

215	Harry B. Harris Jr.	-	16 Oct 2013	Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), 2013–2015. Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (CDRUSPACOM), 2015–2018.	5	1978 (USNA)	35	(1956– ) First Asian-American to achieve the rank of admiral.

216	Michael S. Rogers	-	03 Apr 2014	Commander, U.S. Cyber Command/Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service (COMUSCYBERCOM/DIRNSA/CCSS), 2014–2018.	4	1981 (NROTC)	33	(1959– ) First Information Warfare Community officer to achieve the rank of admiral.

217	Michelle J. Howard	-	01 Jul 2014	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 2014–2016. Commander, U.S.	3	1982 (USNA)	32	(1960– ) First woman to achieve the rank of admiral.

218	Philip S. Davidson	-	19 Dec 2014	Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command/Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command (COMUSFF/COMUSNAVNORTHCOM), 2014–2018. Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (CDRUSINDOPACOM), 2018–present.	5	1982 (USNA)	32	(1960– )

219	Scott H. Swift	-	27 May 2015	Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), 2015–2018.	3	1979 (AOCS)	36	(1957– )

220	James F. Caldwell, Jr.	-	14 Aug 2015	Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion/Deputy Administrator, NNSA's Naval Reactors (NAVSEA 08), 2015–present.	4	1981 (USNA)	34	(1959– )

221	Kurt W. Tidd	-	14 Jan 2016	Commander, U.S. Southern Command (CDRUSSOUTHCOM), 2016–2018.	2	1978 (USNA)	38	(1956– )

222	William F. Moran	-	31 May 2016	Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), 2016–present.	3	1981 (USNA)	35	(c. 1959– )

223	James G. Foggo III	-	20 Oct 2017	Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa/Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples, 2017–present.	2	1981 (USNA)	36	(1959– )

224	Christopher W. Grady	-	4 May 2018	Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command/Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command (COMUSFF/COMUSNAVYNORTH), 2018–present.	1	1984 (NROTC)	34	(1960– )

225	John C. Aquilino	-	17 May 2018	Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), 2018–present.	1	1984 (USNA)	34	(1960– )

226	Craig S. Faller	-	26 Nov 2018	Commander, U.S. Southern Command (CDRUSSOUTHCOM), 2018–present.	1	1983 (USNA)	35	(196?– )

Sentence(s)

William Dee Smith (born 1933) is a retired United States Navy four star admiral who served as United States Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP) between 1991 & 1993.

final_sentence: William Dee Smith (born 1933) is a retired United States Navy four star admiral who served as United States Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP) between 1991 & 1993.