VADM

Military abbreviation · US Navy and Coast Guard Rank

VADM
Stands forVice Admiral
CategoriesMilitary

VADM stands for Vice Admiral, a US Navy and coast guard rank abbreviation.

Three-star flag officer grade, O-9, in the Navy and Coast Guard, held by numbered fleet commanders, Navy deputy chiefs and senior joint commanders. Like other three-star grades, it is temporary and tied to a specific position.

Example: VADM Lindqvist, commander of 7th Fleet, toured the destroyer in Yokosuka.

Usage notes

"Vice" means deputy; historically the vice admiral commanded the van, or leading squadron, of a fleet. Equal to an Army or Air Force lieutenant general. AP style writes Vice Adm. before a name. The Royal Navy abbreviates the rank VAdm or V Adm.

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