admiral

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Navy rear admiral, estimated it could take three to four weeks from the start of Iran’s retaliatory attacks on March 1 to reduce the risk of transiting the strait to manageable levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

When Robert Duvall was floundering around in college, his father, a career Navy man who retired with the rank of rear admiral, told him to shape up — and start acting.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

They are Henrique Gouveia e Melo, a retired admiral who led Portugal's vaccination campaign during the Covid epidemic, and Joao Cotrim Figueiredo, a liberal member of the European Parliament.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

Navy’s senior officers, is one notch below rear admiral, the lowest-ranking flag officer.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

But this was no joke, as Penelope well knew: It was the Widow Ashton’s fortune that the admiral craved.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood