The United States Navy is the largest in the world. ... While four-star admirals are usually the highest ranking members of the Navy, a temporary five star rank called fleet admiral ...

Today, senior naval officer ranks proceed as follows: O-6, or captain; O-7, or rear admiral lower half; O-8, or rear admiral upper half; O-9, or vice admiral; and O-10, or admiral. The rank of ...

President Donald Trump has nominated Navy Adm. Daryl L. Caudle to serve as the Chief of Naval Operations, the highest-ranking ...