Summary as of Oct 2022
Active Duty (13) + Reserve (3) = Total - 16 Helicopter Flag Officers on Active Duty
Active Duty Officers
VADM Jeff Hughes, USN Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development, N7, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
VADM (Sel) Alvin Holsey, USN Commander, Navy Personnel Command/Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel
VADM(Sel) Shoshanna Chatfield, USN President, Naval War College
RADM John Menoni, USN Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans, and Strategy, N3/N5B,
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
RADM William E. Chase, III USN Deputy Commander, Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network
RDML Michael Baze, USN Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 3
VADM John Gumbleton, USN Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget (FMB)/Director, Fiscal Management Division, N82
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
RDML Kevin Lenox, USN Deputy Director for Operations, J3, U.S. Central Command
RDML Wesley McCall, USN Commander, Navy Region Southeast
RDML David Walt, USN Deputy Director for Resources and Acquisitions, J-8, Joint Staff
RDML Ben Reynolds, USN Director, Operations and Plans (N3), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
RDML Brad Collins, USN Commander, Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central/Commander, Maritime Air Forces, Naples
RDML (Sel) Maxwell Clark, USN Assistant Chief of Staff (J3), Joint Forces Command, Naples, Italy
Reserve Officers
RADM Nancy Lacore, USNR Commandant, Naval District Washington
RDML Eric Ruttenberg, USNR Vice Chief Engineer, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
RDML Mike Steffen, USNR Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command
Active, Reserve and Retired Helicopter Flag Officers
(Green/Active, Purple/Reserve, Blue/Retired, Red/No Biography Information)
RADM Russ E. Allen, USNR (Ret.)
RADM Townsend Alexander, USN (Ret.)
RDML Warren E. Aut, USN (Ret.)
RADM Robert Chaplin, USN (Ret.)
RDML William E. Chase, III, USN
RADM Ronald Christenson, USN (Ret.)
RADM Christopher Cole, USN (Ret.)
RDML David Crocker, USN (Ret.)
RADM Kevin Delaney, USN (Ret.) - DECEASED
RADM Frank M. Dirren, Jr., USN (Ret.)
RDML Philip F. Duffy, USN (Ret.)
VADM Michael J. "Mike" Dumont, USNR - Retired
RADM Dan H. Fillion, USN (Ret.)
RADM A. A. Granuzzo, USN (Ret.)
VADM Paul Grosklags, USN (Ret.)
RADM Garry E. Hall, USN (Ret.)
RDML Robert G. Harrison, USN (Ret.) AEDO
RADM John Higginson, USN (Ret.)
RADM Ron H. Jesberg, USN (Ret.)
RADM Bill Johnston, USN (Ret.)
VADM Donald Jones, USN (Ret.) - DECEASED
ADM William Lescher, USN (Ret.)
RDML David G. Manero, USN (Ret.)
RDML Gerard M. Mauer Jr., USN (Ret.)
RDML Gary A. Mayes, USN (Ret.)
RADM Pat E. McGrath, USNR (Ret.)
RADM J. P. McLaughlin, USNR (Ret.)
VADM James K. Moran, USN (Ret.)
RDML Kenneth Norton, USN (Ret.)
RDML Matthew P. O’Keefe, USNR (Ret.)
RADM Noel G. Preston, USN (Ret.)
RDML John E. Roberti, USN (Ret.)
RADM Frederic R. Ruehe, USN (Ret.) - Long Term Care Facility in New England (no contact)
RADM Vic C. See, Jr. USN (Ret.)
VADM Kevin D. Scott, USN (Ret.)
RADM William E. Shannon III, USN (Ret.)
RADM John W. Smith, Jr. USN (Ret.)
RDML William E. Terry, USN (Ret.)
RDML Murray J. "Joey" Tynch, III, USN
RADM Steven J. Tomaszeski, USN (Ret.)
RDML Linda Wackerman, USNR (Ret.)
RADM John J. Waickwicz, USN (Ret.)
Navy Flag Officers
Active Duty Flag Officers
| Name | Community | Year Group | CO Commands | Flag Jobs | Notes | ||
| FORMER ACTING SECRETARY OF THE NAVY-THOMAS B. MODLY | HC, UH-1N | 1983 | UNDER SECRETARY OF THE NAVY | NAVY HELICOPTER PILOT-DESIGNATOR NUMBER 17989, 5APR85 | |||
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First Rotary Wing 4 Star Admiral May 6, 2020 |
HSL | FY 10 | HSL-48; HSL-40; COMHSLWINGLANT | ESG 5; OPNAV Dir Ops; DON Budget Office; DASN Budget/N82; Dep CNO N8, VCNO | Active | ||
| VADM G. Dean Peters | HSL | FY 14 | HX-21, PMA-299 (H-60), PMA-274 (Pres Helo) | NAWCAD, PEO(A) Air ASW, Assault & Special Mission Programs, COMNAVAIRSYSCOM | Active | ||
| VADM Richard P. “Rick” Snyder | HSL | FY 12 | HSL-46; HSL-40; USS Bataan (LHD 5) |
ESG 2; Dir Navy 21st Century Sailor Office; NORAD-USNORTHCOM J5 INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE NAVY |
Active | ||
| RADM Daniel H. “Dan” Fillion | HSL | FY 14 | HSL-51; HSM-41; USS Wasp (LHD 1) | SOUTHCOM J5; ESG 3; USSTRATCOM J3 | Active | ||
| VADM Jeffrey W. “Jeff” Hughes | HSL | FY 16 | HSL-48; COMHSMWINGPAC | COMNAVCRUITCOM | Active | ||
| VADM(Sel) (Sel) Alvin Holsey | HSL | FY 17 | HSL-37; USS Makin Island (LHD 8); CNO EA |
Commander, Carrier Strike Group One JCS Dep Dir for Ops J-3 |
Active | ||
| VADM (Sel) Shoshanna “Sho” Chatfield | HC/HSC | FY 16 | HC-5/HSC-25; COMHSCWINGPAC; Sr Mil Asst SHAPE | Dep MILREP at NATO HQ; Joint Region MARIANAS/PACOM REP GUAM, President, Naval War College | Active | ||
| RDML David G. “Dave” Manero | HSL | FY 16 FAO | VT-2; Naval Attache Russia | Senior Defense Official/DATT Russia | Active | ||
| RDML Gary A. Mayes | HSL | FY 17 | HSL-44; NAB Coronado; EA Asst SecNav Energy/Inst/Env | NAVREGNW | Active | ||
| RDML Murray J. “Joey” Tynch | HS | FY 17 | HS-8; CO Provincial Reconstruction Team Afghanistan; USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) | JFC Naples ACOS OPS, J3 | Active | ||
| RDML William E. Chase III | HSL | FY 18 | COS, Naval Information Forces, Suffolk, Va | Active | |||
| RDML John E. Gumbleton | HSL | FY 18 | CO USS Boxer Dir, Operations Division, Officer of Budget, Asst Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) Wash DC | Active | |||
| RDML John Menoni | HC | FY 20 | HSC-25, Commanding Officer of USS SAN DIEGO (LPD-22). | Commander, Joint Region Marianas | Active | ||
| RDML Wayne Baze, USN | HSL | FY 20 | HSL-45, USS America (LHA-6) | Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Resources and Plans, N5 U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa U.S. SIXTH Fleet |
Active |
Reserve Flag Officers on Active Duty
| Name | Community | Year Group | CO Commands | Flag Jobs | Notes | ||
| VADM Michael J. “Mike” Dumont, USNR | Army/HCS | FY 13 | HCS-4, CVN 73 NRU, OPNAV N3/N5 NRU, NATO MilDel, NRU | NAVEUR N5/N8/COS, JCS J5 DepDir Strategic Initiatives, JCS J5 DepDir Pol-Mil Affairs | Active | ||
| RADM Russell “Russ” Allen, USNR | HC/HCS | FY 14 | HCS-5, COMSTRKFORTRAPAC, 3rd FLT JFMCC | Navy Mine & ASW Command, Dep CDR 3rd Flt | Active | ||
| RDML Linda R. Wackerman | HC/VR | FY 15/16 | CO, VR-52 | Reserve deputy director, Assessment Division, OPNAV N81 and deputy, Naval Inspector General. She is currently assigned deputy commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command and U.S. 4th Fleet. | ACTIVE | ||
| RDML Matthew P. O’Keefe, USNR | HSL | FY 17 | HSL-60, NR NAVEUR Det 130, NR WDC, Camp Lemonier (CLDJ), Djibouti | NAVREGSE Navy Emergency Preparedness Officer for South Florida; Res Dep Cmdr Navy Installations Cmd | Active | ||
| RADM Nancy S. Lacore | HC/HSC | FY 18 | CO Camp Lemonier (CLDJ), Djibouti | Active | |||
| RDML Eric C. Ruttenberg | HC/HSC | FY 18 | CO Space and Naval Warfare Systems Reserve Program, San Diego | Active | |||
| HS | FY19 | HSL-60, Maritime Support Wing, Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. |
Deputy Commander, U.S. Second Fleet |
Active |
Retired Flag Officers
| Name | Community | Year Group | CO Commands | Flag Jobs | Notes | ||||||||||||
| VADM Charles T. Booth, II, USN-(Ret.) | VF-Fighting Squadron | 1931 | VF-4, VC-4, USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116), USS Ranger (CV-61) | Commander Carrier Division Five, COMANAVAIRLANT | Navy Cross 1942, First U.S. Navy Helicopter Pilot 22 October 1943 | ||||||||||||
| VADM Donald S. “Don” Jones | HS | 1977 | HS-4; USS Denver (LPD-9); CV ASW GRP 53; PHIBRON 7 | COMPHIBGRU 1; CTF 76 Amphib Forces 7th Flt; COMTHIRD FLT | Ret 1987; Died 18 MAY 2004 | ||||||||||||
| VADM Richard A. “Dick” Miller | HS | 1977 | HS-3; USS Spiegel Grove (LSD 32); CAG 53 | COMASWWINGSPAC; Navy Budget Officer; COMMATERIALCMD | Ret 1985 | ||||||||||||
| RADM Fred William “Bill” Johnston, Jr. | HS | 1977 | HS-1; HS-11; USS Saipan (LHA 2) | COMCVASWLANT; LANTFLT N4 | Ret 1985; Died 2014 | ||||||||||||
| RADM Warren E. Aut | HS | FY 82 | HS-1; HS-4; NAS North Island; COMHSWING 1 | CMDR NTC; Field CMDR for Defense Nuclear Agency; COMFAIRMED; DEP SACLANT | Ret 1989 | ||||||||||||
| RADM John J. Higginson | HS | FY 83 | HS-2; HS-10; USS Inchon (LPH 12); USS Tripoli (LPH 10) | COMNAVSURFGRU Long Beach | Ret 1990; Died 2010 | ||||||||||||
| RADM Roger L. Rich | HS | FY 84 | HS-4; HS-1; COMHSWING 1; NAS Jacksonville | COMASWWINGPAC; Dir Naval Comms; COMNAVFORPHIL | Ret 1992 | ||||||||||||
| RDML Ronald H. “Ron” Jesberg | HS | FY 85 | HS-7; HSL-30; USS Guam (LPH 9); USS Nassau (LHA 4) | COMUSNAVCENT; COMHELWINGLANT | Ret 1990 | ||||||||||||
| RDML Philip F. Duffy | HC | FY 86 | HC-3; USS New Orleans (LPH 11); USS Tarawa (LHA 1) | COMUSNAVCENT; COMTRALANT | Ret 1992 | ||||||||||||
| RADM Robert G. “Bob” Harrison | HS | FY 88 AEDO | PMA-274; PMA/PMS-266 (299) | Asst CDMR NAVAIR Engr; Dep CMDR NAVAIR Acq & Ops | Ret 1994 | ||||||||||||
| RADM William E. “Bill” Terry | HS | FY 90 | HS-8; HS-10; USS Okinawa (LPH-3); COMPHIBRON 7 | AFSOUTH ACOS Log, COMLOGGRU 2 | Ret 1994 | ||||||||||||
| RADM J. Scott “Scotty” Walker | HS | FY 90 | HS-8; HS-10; COMHSLWINGLANT | NAVBASE San Diego | Ret 1996; Died 2007 | ||||||||||||
| RADM Andrew A. “Andy” Granuzzo | HS | FY 91 | HS-15; USS Inchon (LPH-12); USS Saipan (LHA 2) | COMPHIBGRU 2; COMNAVSAFECEN; OPNAV Staff | Ret 2000 | ||||||||||||
| RDML Kevin F. Delaney | HSL | FY 92 | HSL-32; HSL-31; COMHSLWINGLANT; NAS Jacksonville | LANTFLT N41 Naval Shore Activities; COMNAVREG SE | Ret 1997; Died APR 2015 | ||||||||||||
| RADM Frank M. “Skip” Dirren, Jr | HS | FY 92 | HSL-34; HSL-30; USS Guadalcanal (LPH 7); USS Nassau (LHA 4) | COMNAVBASE Jax; COMNAVSAFECEN; Dep CNET | Ret 2001 | ||||||||||||
| RADM Barton D. Strong | HS | FY 92 AEDO | NAVPRO Sikorsky; PMA-266 | CMDR NAWC-AD; PEO(CU) Cruise Missiles and UAVs | Ret 1999 | ||||||||||||
| RDML R.Timothy “Tim” Ziemer | HSL | FY 95 | HSL-34; NAS Mayport | COMNAVREG Mid-Atl | Ret ? | ||||||||||||
| RDML Ronald L. “Rabbit” Christianson | HS | FY 97 | HS-7; USS ; USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71 ) | OPNAV CVN Program | Ret 2000? | ||||||||||||
| RADM Robert “Chooch” “Bob” Chaplin | HSL | FY 98 | HSL-42; HSL-41; USS Inchon (LPH 12); USS Wasp (LHD 1) | COMPHIBGRU 3; Supt NPGS; COMNAVFOR Japan | Ret 2003 | ||||||||||||
| RADM Christopher “Chris” Cole | HS | FY 98 | HS-4; HS-1; USS El Paso (LKA 117); USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) | COMUSNAVFORKOREA; COMNAVREG Mid-Atl; OPNAV N46 | Ret 2004 | ||||||||||||
| VADM J. Kevin Moran | HSL | FY 99 | HSL-44; USS Boxer (LHD 4) | CMDR NAVREG SE; COMPHIBGRU 2; COMNAVPERSDEVCOM; Cmdr NETC | Ret 2007 | ||||||||||||
| RADM J.P. “Mac” McLaughlin | HSL | FY 99 TAR | HSL-94; NAS New Orleans | Chief Naval Air Reserve Force; Naval Reserve Forces | Ret 2003 | ||||||||||||
| RADM Steve J. Tomaszeski | HS | FY 99 | HS-5; HS-1; USS New Orleans (LPH 11); USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) | COMFAIRMED; COMCARGRU 6; NAVPERS; Oceanographer of the Navy/N61 | Ret 2005 | ||||||||||||
| RDML David M. “Dave” Crocker | HS | FY 00 | HS-17; USS Inchon (MCS 12); USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) | ACLANT G3; COMOPTEVFOR | Ret 2003 | ||||||||||||
| RDML Richard R. “Rick” Reuhe | HSL | FY 00 | HSL-33; HSL-40; USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3) | COMNAVREG SW; COMPHIBGRU 1; COMNAVFORJAPAN; COMNAVREG Mid-Atl | Ret 2005 | ||||||||||||
| RADM Noel G. Preston | HC/HS | FY00 | HS-1535; HS-75; VTU 0881; NR ABFC; Flt Mod Pgm; MMF-A; NR USNFC 108 | OPNAV CVN Program; JTF-SWA; DepDir NAVRES; CENTCOM Dep J5; CENTCOM Dep J3; COMIBERLANT COS; COMICEDEFOR; NAVEUR PRS COMNAVREGEUR | Ret 2008 | ||||||||||||
| VADM Kevin Scott | HM | FY01 | HSL-33; HSL-40; USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3) | COMNAVREG SW; COMPHIBGRU 1; COMNAVFORJAPAN; COMNAVREG Mid-Atl | Ret 2018 | ||||||||||||
| RDML Jan C. Gaudio | HSL | FY 01 | HSL-34; NAVSTA Mayport | COMNAVREG SE; LANTFLT N4; Cmdt NAVDISTWASH | Ret 2005 | ||||||||||||
| RADM John J. Waickwicz | HS | FY 01 | HS-15; HS-1; USS Nassau (LHA 4) | JCS J8; N78; COMICEDEFOR; COMFLTASWCMD/NMAWC | Ret 2008 | ||||||||||||
| RADM Gary R. Jones | HSL | FY 02 | HSL-34; USS Peleliu (LHA 5) | COMNAVFORKOREA; COMPHIBGRU 1/FDNF; ESG; CMDR NSTC, CMDR NETC | Ret 2009 | ||||||||||||
| RADM Garry E. Hall | HSL | FY 03 | HSL-51; HSL-41; USS Tarawa (LHA 1) | CENTCOM Deputy N3 for Information Operations ACOS Operations NATO Northwood UK Commander, Amphibious Group TWO Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group TWO (Deployed) Commandant, The Eisenhower School, National Defense University | Ret 2010 | ||||||||||||
| RDML Gerard M. “Jerry” Mauer | HS | FY 04 | HS-7; HS-10; USS Nassau (LHA 4) | JCS J-3/DDIO; SACT DACOS JEFA; Cmdt ICAF/NDU | Ret 2008 | ||||||||||||
| RDML John H. “Jay” Bowling, III | HSL | FY 05 | HSL-51; USS Tarawa (LHA 1) | JCS Dep Dir Ops NMCC | Ret | ||||||||||||
| RADM William E. “Bill” Shannon, III | HM | FY 06 AP | HM-15; PMA-299 (H-60) | AIR 1.0; AIR 6.0; Vice CMDR NAVAIR; PEO Unmanned Av & Stk Wep | Ret 2012 | ||||||||||||
| VADM Kendal L. Card | HS | FY 06 | HS-15; USS Ranier; USS Lincoln (CVN 72) | NORAD Dir C2; CTF 51/58/59/151/158; ESG 3; Dir CNIC; Dir Naval Intelligence | Ret 2013 | ||||||||||||
| RADM Townsend G. “Tim” Alexander | HSL | FY 07 | HSL-40; NAB Coronado | COMNAVREGION Hawaii/NAVSURFGRU Mid Pac; COMNAVREGION SE; NAVREGION Mid-Atlantic | Ret 2013 | ||||||||||||
| RADM Patrick E. “Pat” McGrath | HSL | FY 07 | HSL-84 Strike Force Training PAC |
DEPNAVREGSW; COMNAVAIRRES; Dep COMTHIRDFLT Chairman of the Board, NHA, NHAHS & NHASF |
Ret 2012 | ||||||||||||
| RADM Earl L. Gay | HS | FY 08 | HSL-43; HSL-41; USS Belleau Wood (LHD-3) | COMNAVDISTWASHDC; ESG 3; COMNAVCRUITCOM | Ret 2013 | ||||||||||||
| VADM Paul A. Grosklags | HSL | FY 09 AP | HT-18; PMA-299 | Cmdr Flt Readiness Ctr; PEO(A), PMD ASN/RDA; COMNAVAIRSYSCOM | Ret 2018 | ||||||||||||
| RDML John E. Roberti | HSL | FY 10 | HSL-42; USS Nassau (LHA 4) | JCS Dep J5 | Ret 2012 | ||||||||||||
| RDML Kenneth J. “KJ” Norton | HS | FY 11 | HS-2; USS Camden (AOE 2); USS Reagan (CVN 76) | NAVEUR N4; COMNAVSAFECEN | Ret 2014 | ||||||||||||
| RADM John W. Smith, Jr. USN (Ret.) | HS | FY 11 | HS-11; HS-10; COMHSCWINGLANT | HS-11; HS-10; COMHSCWINGLANT | RET |
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