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...F 17) sailed from San Diego to reinforce the Marine garrison at [[Samoa]]. Vice Admiral [[William Halsey]], commanding carrier Task Force 8, joined the escort, whi

...second-highest [[military rank]] of admiral in Naval service, the term '''vice admiral''' derives from the position commanding the forward, or van, squadron in a

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...Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics and in August 1943 rose to the rank of Vice Admiral as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air).<ref>{{citation ...he attended the Japanese surrender ceremonies, he wanted only to go home. Vice Admiral McCain died 6 September 1945, just after arriving back in the United States

...onal Security Advisory Board]], [[U.S. Department of State]]; retired as [[vice admiral]] (entered the [[United States Naval Academy]] as an enlisted man in WWII),

...iral]], selected by the CJCS and reporting directly to him. In July 2010, Vice Admiral [[William Gortney]] took command; Austin was promoted to head U.S. forces i

'''Matome Ugaki''' was a vice admiral in the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]]. He commanded battleships through the [[

...etween Jaluit and [[Makin]], such as the planned diversionary operation by Vice Admiral [[Wilson Brown]]'s task group in the [[First Battle of Wake Island]].

...l component of [[United States Central Command]]. Its current commander is Vice Admiral [[Mark Fox]], who succeeded [[William Gortney]].

'''Shoji Nishimura''' (1889-1944) was a [[vice admiral]] of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]], who was killed in action, on his [[bat Vice Admiral [[Jisaburo Ozawa]], highly respected on both sides, said Nishimura was the

'''William E. Gortney''' is a [[vice admiral]] in the [[United States Navy]], who became director of the [[Joint Staff]]

...ted: command the naval formation for the state funeral of [[Horatio Nelson|Vice Admiral Lord Nelson]], England's greatest naval hero, killed in action at the momen

...o command the United States First Fleet after the war, and retiring as a [[vice admiral]] after the [[Revolt of the Admirals]].

...'Eldorado'' sailed to [[Pearl Harbor]] and there became [[flagship]] for [[Vice Admiral]] [[Richmond K. Turner]], Commander, Amphibious Forces, [[Pacific]]. ...on again in the spring and summer of 1951, and in June hoisted the flag of Vice Admiral [[I. N. Kiland]], Commander, Amphibious Forces, [[Pacific]] Fleet. She was

...er Naval Forces, Vietnam in September 1968 and was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral shortly thereafter.<ref>{{citation

...rving military officer, normally of three-star rank (lieutenant general or vice admiral). Occupying the same physical body is the '''Chief, Central Security Servic

...ad of the Navy's [[Judge Advocate General Corps]], retiring in 2006 as a [[vice admiral]]. MacDonald's last job in the military was as the Navy's top lawyer. [[Car

...sited Noumea, Guadalcanal, Australia, and on Washington made a cruise with Vice Admiral [[Willis Lee]].