* In the 2008 novel Kobayashi Maru by Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels, Admiral Valdore attempts once again to cause conflict in the region approximately one year after the incident involving the Aenar, this time using " Telecapture ", designed to take over and control enemy ships.

United States Army | Army Captain ( United States ) | Captain receiving the Silver Star from United States Navy | Navy Admiral ( United States ) | Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Admiral Ozzel ( Michael Sheard ) commands the Executor at the beginning of The Empire Strikes Back, with command shifting to Admiral Piett ( Kenneth Colley ) later in the movie and persisting through Return of the Jedi.

Admiral Sir Michael Boyce, a former Chief of the Defence Staff, lived in Woodwarde Road and Sir John Scarlett, head of MI6, lived just off the South Circular Road.

The British and the French joined forces under Admiral Sir Michael Seymour.

Admiral Anson, the 1st and 5th Earl of Lichfield, and several other members of the Anson family of Shugborough Hall are buried at St Michael and All Angels Church in Colwich.

He was the eldest son of Christopher Johnson ( 1687-1764 ) of Smithstown, Co. Meath and Anne Warren, daughter of Michael Warren of Warrenstown, Co. Meath and Catherine Aylmer, sister of Admiral Matthew Aylmer, 1st Baron Aylmer.

Admiral Anson, the 1st Earl of Lichfield and others are buried at St Michael and All Angels Church in Colwich, a short distance from Shugborough Hall.

In 1994, Prince Michael was made Honorary Commodore ( now Honorary Rear Admiral ) of the Royal Naval Reserve, and in 2002 he was made Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Benson.

In the mid-1990s, Hackworth investigated Admiral Jeremy Michael Boorda, then Chief of Naval Operations.

* Michael Bates – Able Seaman Ginger, Lt. Bates, Rear Admiral Ironbridge, Padre, Captain Ignatius Aloysius Atchison

Ye Mingchen refused to capitulate, despite minor reprisals, and the Royal Navy breached the city's walls on 29 October, following which Parkes accompanied Admiral Sir Michael Seymour in entering Ye Mingchen's yamen.

* Admiral of the Fleet Sir Michael Le Fanu 1968 – 1970

* Admiral of the Fleet Sir Michael Pollock 1971 – 1974

* Admiral Sir Michael Hodges, 1927 – 1930

* Admiral Sir Michael Livesay, 1991 – 1992

* Admiral Sir Michael Layard, 1992 – 1995

* Admiral Sir Michael Boyce, 1995 – 1997

* Admiral Sir Michael Denny, 1949 – 1953

* Admiral Sir Michael Le Fanu, 1961 – 1965

* Admiral Sir Michael Pollock, 1970 – 1971

He was officially sworn in as 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on October 1, 2011, succeeding Admiral Michael Mullen.

President Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, sent that certification to Congress on July 22, 2011, which set the end of DADT for September 20, 2011.

On May 4, 2008, while Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen addressed the graduating cadets at West Point, a cadet asked what would happen if the next administration were supportive of legislation allowing gays to serve openly.

In 2010, Kristol criticized the Obama administration and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen for an unserious approach to Iran.

Past honorees have included: Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz ( 2002 ), Senator Joe Lieberman ( 1997 ), Senator Max Cleland ( 2000 ), then-Defense Secretary Dick Cheney ( 1991 ), all three Secretaries of the U. S. Armed Services ( 2001 ), Congresswoman Jane Harman and Congressman Jim Saxton ( 2003 ), Indiana Senator Evan Bayh ( 2004 ), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace ( USMC ) ( 2005 ), Senator John McCain ( 2006 ), Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates ( 2007 ), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen ( 2008 ), and ( 2009 ) all five chiefs of the U. S. Armed Forces and the Commander of the U. S. Special Operations Command ( U. S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey, Jr .; U. S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James T. Conway ; U. S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughead ; Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad W. Allen ; Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz ; Commander of U. S. Special Operations Command U. S. Navy Adm. Eric T.

* Mike Mullen, United States Navy Admiral

With Admiral Mike Mullen set to retire as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in September 2011, President Obama needed to select his replacement.

In August 2011 General Dempsey was confirmed by unanimous consent to succeed Admiral Mike Mullen as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

A Chilean honor guard for U. S. Admiral Michael G. Mullen in March 2009

* Michael Mullen ( 1946 –) Admiral in U. S. Navy ( retired ) and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

On June 8, 2007, U. S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates recommended Cartwright to be the next Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to replace retiring Admiral Edmund Giambastiani ; President George W. Bush formally announced the nomination, with that of Admiral Michael Mullen to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on June 28, 2007.

Then-Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Mullen with Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter and MCPON Terry D. Scott, February 2006

Admiral Mullen awarding United States Army | Army Captain ( United States ) | Captain Gregory Ambrosia the Silver Star at Korengal Outpost, Afghanistan, July 11, 2008

Upon taking office, Mullen became the first naval officer to hold the Chairman's position since Admiral William Crowe, who served as Chairman prior to the enactment of the Goldwater-Nichols Act in 1986, and who was the immediate predecessor to Army general and later United States Secretary of State Colin Powell.

The contents of the confidential memo, addressed to Admiral Mike Mullen, were published in their entirety on Foreign Policy magazine's website on November 17, 2011.

Chris Wallace ( journalist ) | Chris Wallace interviewing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff United States Navy | U. S. Navy Admiral | Adm. Mike Mullen

Donald Winter with then-Chief of Naval Operations | CNO Admiral Michael Mullen and then-Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy | MCPON Terry D. Scott

* 1592 – Imjin War: Battle of Hansan Island Admiral Yi Sun-sin decisively defeats the Japanese Navy at Hansan Island.

In 1805, aged 67, he retired from the Navy with the rank of Admiral of the Blue, and spent most of the rest of his life at Bath.

Operational control of the Navy remained the responsibility of the Lord High Admiral, who was one of the nine Great Officers of State.

In 1628, Charles I put the office of Lord High Admiral into commission and control of the Royal Navy passed to a committee in the form of the Board of Admiralty.

On 24 April 1946 Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Chester Nimitz issued a directive ordering the formation of a flight exhibition team to boost Navy morale, demonstrate naval air power, and maintain public interest in naval aviation.

The Navy stated that one of the individuals was a man and the other a woman, one a Marine and the other from the Navy, and that Rear Admiral Mark Guadagnini, chief of Naval air training, was reviewing the situation.

Admiral Edmundo González Robles directs the 25, 000-person Chilean Navy, including 4, 800 Marines.

* James William Augustus Nicholson, Rear Admiral, U. S. Navy

* 1944 – William J. Fallon, U. S. Navy Admiral, former U. S. Central Command commander

The first ships to bear the formal designation " torpedo boat destroyer " ( TBD ) were the Daring class of two ships and Havock class of two ships of the Royal Navy, developed in 1892 under the newly appointed Third Sea Lord Rear Admiral " Jackie " Fisher.

Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO, PC ( 17 January 1871 – 11 March 1936 ) was an admiral in the Royal Navy.

Just shy of 39, the youngest Admiral in the Royal Navy ( except for Royal family members ) since Horatio Nelson.

* 1939 – World War II: Battle of the River Plate – Captain Hans Langsdorff of the German Deutschland class cruiser ( pocket battleship ) Admiral Graf Spee engages with Royal Navy cruisers HMS Exeter, HMS Ajax and HMNZS Achilles.

* Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, Admiral of the Fleet, Royal Navy

* Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Admiral, Royal Navy ( later Admiral of the Fleet )

John Gordon ( 1792 – 1869 ), younger brother of the fourth Earl, was an Admiral in the Royal Navy.

Disheartened and isolated, Admiral Ahsan took early retirement from the Navy and quietly settled in Karachi.

Except Admiral Shariff who continued to press pressure on Indian Navy till the end of the conflict.

Admiral Shariff made it nearly impossible for Indian Navy to land its naval forces on the shores with his well effective plans.

Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper ( December 9, 1906January 1, 1992 ) was an American computer scientist and United States Navy officer.

Meanwhile the German Navy under Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz had ambitions to rival the great British Navy, and dramatically expanded its fleet in the early 20th century to protect the colonies and exert power worldwide.

Having kept bonds with the English speakers ( he spent part of his childhood in the United States and usually spoke English ) and with French soldiers in North Africa ( under Admiral Lemonnier ), Jacques-Yves Cousteau ( whose villa " Baobab " at Sanary ( Var ) was opposite Admiral Darlan's villa " Reine "), helped the French Navy to join again with the Allies ; he assembled a commando operation against the Italian espionage services in France, and received several military decorations for his deeds.