admiral

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Carrier deployments during peacetime are typically six months long, with planners allowing for a few months of potential overrun if needed, said Mark Montgomery, a retired rear admiral.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 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

While many would have been shocked to see a retired teacher posing as a fake admiral at a Remembrance Sunday ceremony, for a secretive group of ex-services personnel it was unsurprising.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 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

“If not, then I am no better than the admiral, to keep living creatures locked up in places where they would rather not be.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood