Navy ranks are split into two tiers: Officer and Admiral. ... A one-star rank, it is the first of the flag ranks. At-sea commands include commanding an amphibious group, ...

Flying during Women's History Month, the flag is a particularly poignant choice for the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer named for the first woman awarded the Navy Cross.

In the Navy such officers have so far won no top commands afloat, only a few ashore. The Line. The Navy now has 202 flag officers of the line: admirals, vice admirals, rear admirals, commodores.

The U.S. Navy’s rank and rate structure isn’t easy to understand when you grow up in a different branch of the U.S. military. For example, a captain in the Navy is not the same as a captain in ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday directed sweeping cuts to the ranks of general and flag officers across the U.S. military, citing the need to streamline leadership, enhance efficiency ...

He has also removed the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Navy’s top admiral and other senior flag officers from their positions. See more: National news 68 Comments ...

Pete Hegseth is unsuited for command of the Defense Department. He has plans to fire those serving as generals or in the flag ranks whom he deems “woke,” and an outside group has assembled a ...