List of United States Navy vice admirals from 2000 to 2009

The rank of vice admiral (or three-star admiral) is the second-highest rank normally achievable in the United States Navy, and the first to have a specified number of appointments set by statute. It ranks above rear admiral (two-star admiral) and below admiral (four-star admiral).

There have been 107 vice admirals in the U.S. Navy from 2000 to 2009, 20 of whom were promoted to four-star admiral. All 107 achieved that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Navy. Admirals entered the Navy via several paths: 57 were commissioned via the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), 29 via Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) at a civilian university, 10 via Officer Candidate School (OCS), five via Aviation Officer Candidate School (AOCS), four via direct commission (direct), one via the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), and one via direct commission inter-service transfer from the U.S. Army (USA).

List of admirals Entries in the following list of vice 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. Each entry lists the admiral's name, date of rank, active-duty positions held while serving at three-star rank, number of years of active-duty service at three-star rank (Yrs), year commissioned and source of commission, number of years in commission when promoted to three-star rank (YC), and other biographical notes.

+ List of U.S. Navy vice admirals from 2000 to 2009 # Name Photo Position Yrs Commission YC Notes 1 Gordon S. Holder 1 Mar 2000   Commander, Military Sealift Command (COMMSC), 1999–2001. Director, Logistics, Joint Staff, J4, 2001–2004. 4 1968 (OCS) 32 (1946–) 2 Joseph W. Dyer Jr. Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (COMNAVAIR), 2000–2003. 3 1970 (AOCS) 30 (1947–) 3 John J. Grossenbacher 4 Jul 2000   Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet/Commander, Submarine Allied Command Atlantic/Commander, Task Force 84 (COMSUBLANT/COMSUBACLANT/CTF-84), 2000–2001. Commander, Naval Submarine Forces/Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet/Commander, Submarine Allied Command Atlantic/Commander, Task Force 144/Commander, Task Force 84 (COMNAVSUBFOR/COMSUBLANT/COMSUBACLANT/CTF-144/CTF-84), 2001–2003. 3 1970 (USNA) 30 (1946–) 4 Paul G. Gaffney II 7 Jul 2000   President, National Defense University (P-NDU), 2000–2003. 3 1968 (USNA) 32 (1946–) President, Monmouth University, 2003–2013; Chair, Ocean Exploration Advisory Board, 2014–2017. 5 James W. Metzger 12 Jul 2000   Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet (COMSEVENTHFLT), 2000–2002. Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (ACJCS), 2002–2005. 5 1971 (USNA) 29 (1949–) 6 Michael D. Haskins 31 Jul 2000   Naval Inspector General (NAVIG), 2000–2003. 3 1966 (USNA) 34 (1942–) President, Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership, 2005–2007. * John B. Nathman 1 Aug 2000   Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMNAVAIRPAC), 2000–2001. Commander, Naval Air Forces/Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMNAVAIRFOR/COMNAVAIRPAC), 2001–2002. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Warfare Requirements and Programs (DCNO N6/N7), 2002–2004. 4 1970 (USNA) 30 (1948–) Promoted to admiral, 1 Dec 2004. 7 Toney M. Bucchi 6 Oct 2000   Commander, U.S. Third Fleet (COMTHIRDFLT), 2000–2003. 3 1970 (NROTC) 30 (1946–) 8 Richard W. Mayo 16 Oct 2000   Director, Space, Information Warfare, Command and Control, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV N6), 1999–2002. Commander, Naval Network Warfare Command (COMNAVNETWARCOM), 2002–2004. 4 1968 (NROTC) 32 (1946–) * Timothy J. Keating Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Plans, Policy and Operations (DCNO N3/N5), 2000–2002. Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet/Commander, Combined Maritime Forces (COMUSNAVCENT/COMFIFTHFLT/COMCMF), 2002–2003. Director, Joint Staff (DJS), 2003–2004. 5 1971 (USNA) 29 (1949–) Promoted to admiral, 1 Jan 2005. * Michael G. Mullen Commander, U.S. Second Fleet/Commander, Striking Fleet Atlantic (COMSECONDFLT/COMSTRIKFLTLANT), 2000–2001. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Resources, Requirements, and Assessments (DCNO N8), 2001–2003. 3 1968 (USNA) 32 Promoted to admiral, 28 Aug 2003. 9 Martin J. Mayer 22 Nov 2000   Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Joint Forces Command (DCINCJFCOM), 2000–2002. Deputy Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command (DCDRUSJFCOM), 2002–2003. 3 1966 (OCS) 34 (1944–) 10 Malcolm I. Fages 1 May 2001   Deputy Chairman, NATO Military Committee (DCMC), 2001–2004. 3 1969 (NROTC) 32 (1946–) 11 Albert H. Konetzni Jr. 4 May 2001   Deputy/Chief of Staff, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, 2001–2002. Deputy Commander/Chief of Staff, U.S. Fleet Forces Command and U.S. Atlantic Fleet (DCOMFLTFORCOM/DCOMLANTFLT), 2002–2004. 3 1966 (USNA) 35 (1944–) 12 Timothy W. LaFleur Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMNAVSURFPAC), 2001. Commander, Naval Surface Forces/Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMNAVSURFOR/COMNAVSURFPAC), 2001–2005. 4 1970 (USNA) 31 (1948–) 13 Alfred G. Harms Jr. 24 May 2001   Chief, Naval Education and Training (CNET), 2001–2003. Commander, Naval Education and Training Command (COMNETC), 2003–2004. 3 1971 (NROTC) 30 (1949–) President, Lake Highland Preparatory School, 2017–2022. 14 John B. Totushek Chief, U.S. Naval Reserve/Commander, Naval Reserve Force/Director, U.S. Naval Reserve (CHNAVRES/CNRF/DNR), 1998–2003. 2 1966 (NROTC) 35 (1944–) First active-duty Navy Reserve officer to achieve the rank of vice admiral. 15 Keith W. Lippert 20 Jul 2001   Director, Defense Logistics Agency (DIRDLA), 2001–2006. 5 1968 (NROTC) 33 (1947–) Supply Corps. 16 J. Cutler Dawson Jr. 27 Jul 2001   Commander, U.S. Second Fleet/Commander, Striking Fleet Atlantic (COMSECONDFLT/COMSTRIKFLTLANT), 2001–2003. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Resources, Requirements, and Assessments (DCNO N8), 2003–2004. 3 1970 (USNA) 31 (1948–) 17 Michael L. Cowan Surgeon General, U.S. Navy/Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (SGN/BUMED), 2001–2004. 3 1971 (direct) 30 (1944–2023) Medical Corps. 18 Richard J. Naughton 7 Jun 2002   Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy, 2002–2003. 1 1968 (USNA) 34 (1946–2011) Resigned, 2003. 19 Phillip M. Balisle 28 Jun 2002   Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (COMNAVSEA), 2002–2005. 3 1970 (OCS) 32 (1948–) * Robert F. Willard Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet (COMSEVENTHFLT), 2002–2004. Director, Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, Joint Staff, J8, 2004–2005. 3 1973 (USNA) 29 Promoted to admiral, 18 Mar 2005. 20 Michael D. Malone 2 Aug 2002   Commander, Naval Air Forces/Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMNAVAIRFOR/COMNAVAIRPAC), 2002–2004. 2 1970 (USNA) 32 (1948–2019) 21 Kevin P. Green 18 Sep 2002   Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Plans, Policy and Operations (DCNO N3/N5), 2002–2004. 2 1971 (USNA) 31 (1949–) 22 Gerald L. Hoewing 1 Oct 2002   Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Manpower and Personnel/Chief of Naval Personnel (DCNO N1/CNP), 2002–2005. 3 1971 (NROTC) 31 (1949–) 23 Lowell E. Jacoby 17 Oct 2002   Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIRDIA), 2002–2005. 3 1969 (AOCS) 33 (1945–) Director of Naval Intelligence, 1997–1999. 24 David L. Brewer III Commander, Military Sealift Command (COMMSC), 2001–2006. 4 1970 (NROTC) 32 (1946–) Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District, 2006–2009. 25 Stanley R. Szemborski 19 Nov 2002   Principal Deputy Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 2002–2007. 5 1971 (USNA) 31 (1949–) 26 Albert T. Church III Mar 2003   Naval Inspector General (NAVIG), 2003–2004. Director, Navy Staff (DNS/N09B), 2004–2005. 2 1969 (USNA) 34 (1947–) First cousin once removed of U.S. Senator Frank Church. 27 Michael J. McCabe 28 May 2003   Commander, U.S. Third Fleet (COMTHIRDFLT), 2003–2005. 2 1970 (AOCS) 33 (1948–) 28 Rodney P. Rempt 1 Aug 2003   Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy, 2003–2007. 4 1966 (USNA) 37 (1945–) President, Naval War College, 2001–2003. * Gary Roughead Commander, U.S. Second Fleet/Commander, Striking Fleet Atlantic/Commander, Naval Forces North Fleet East/Commander, Joint Task Force 120/Commander, Joint Task Force 950 (COMSECONDFLT/COMSTRIKFLTLANT/COMNAVNFE/CDRJTF 120/CDRJTF 950), 2003–2004. Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (DCDRUSPACOM), 2004–2005. 2 1973 (USNA) 30 (1951–) Promoted to admiral, 1 Sep 2005. * Eric T. Olson Deputy Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (DCDRUSSOCOM), 2003–2007. 4 1973 (USNA) 30 (1952–) Navy SEAL. Promoted to admiral, 6 Jul 2007. First Navy SEAL to attain rank of vice admiral. * Kirkland H. Donald Commander, Naval Submarine Forces/Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet/Commander, Submarine Allied Command Atlantic/Commander, Task Force 144/Commander, Task Force 84 (COMNAVSUBFOR/COMSUBLANT/COMSUBACLANT/CTF-144/CTF-84), 2003–2004. Commander, Naval Submarine Forces/Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet/Commander, Allied Submarine Command/Commander, Task Force 144/Commander, Task Force 84 (COMNAVSUBFOR/COMSUBLANT/COMASC/CTF-144/CTF-84), 2004. 1 1975 (USNA) 28 (1953–) Promoted to admiral, 1 Jan 2005. 29 David C. Nichols Jr. 7 Oct 2003   Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet/Commander, Combined Maritime Forces (COMUSNAVCENT/COMFIFTHFLT/COMCMF), 2003–2005. Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command (DCDRUSCENTCOM), 2005–2007. 4 1974 (USA) 29 (1950–) 30 John G. Cotton 18 Oct 2003   Chief, U.S. Naval Reserve/Commander, Naval Reserve Force (CHNAVRES/CNRF), 2003–2005. Chief, U.S. Navy Reserve/Commander, Navy Reserve Force (CNR/CNRF), 2005–2008. 5 1973 (USNA) 30 (1951–) * Henry G. Ulrich III 4 Nov 2003   Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet/Commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces Southern Europe (COMSIXTHFLT/COMSTRIKFORSOUTH), 2003–2004. Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet/Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Lisbon/Commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces Southern Europe (COMSIXTHFLT/COMJC Lisbon/COMSTRIKFORSOUTH), 2004. Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet/Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Lisbon/Commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (COMSIXTHFLT/COMJC Lisbon/COMSTRIKFORNATO), 2004–2005. 2 1972 (USNA) 31 (1950–) Promoted to admiral, 22 Jul 2005. 31 Walter B. Massenburg 1 Dec 2003   Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (COMNAVAIR), 2003–2007. 4 1970 (NROTC) 33 (1949–) 32 Albert M. Calland III 26 Mar 2004   Associate Director of Central Intelligence, Military Support (ADCI/MS), 2004–2005. Deputy Director, Central Intelligence Agency (DD/CIA), 2005–2006. Deputy Director, Strategic Operational Planning, National Counterterrorism Center, 2006–2007. 3 1974 (USNA) 30 (1952–2023) Navy SEAL. Resigned as CIA deputy director, 2006. 33 James D. McArthur Jr. 26 Mar 2004   Commander, Naval Network Warfare Command (COMNAVNETWARCOM), 2004. Commander, Naval Network Warfare Command/Deputy Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (Navy)/Assistant Chief of Naval Operations, Information Technology (COMNAVNETWARCOM/DCHINFO(N)/ACNO-IT), 2004–2007. 3 1972 (USNA) 32 (1949–) 34 Kevin J. Cosgriff 24 Jun 2004   Deputy Commander/Chief of Staff, U.S. Fleet Forces Command and U.S. Atlantic Fleet (DCOMFLTFORCOM/DCOMLANTFLT), 2004–2006. Deputy Commander/Chief of Staff, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (DCOMUSFF), 2006–2007.