Examples of rear admiral in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One sling snapped while attempting to lift the submarine’s sail section, which weighs more than 18 tons, said Iwan Isnurwanto, a rear admiral in the Indonesian navy. — Jon Emont, WSJ, 18 May 2021 The retired Navy rear admiral said the purpose of the stand-down was to reinforce DOD values and conduct a listening session with service members and employees. — Abraham Mahshie, Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2021 Inducted with the College Football Hall of Fame’s third class in the 1956, Whitmire reached the rank of rear admiral in the Navy. — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 8 Mar. 2021 The retired Navy rear admiral gave glowing reports about Trump’s health. — Emily Brooks, Washington Examiner, 24 Dec. 2020 The Engel family imagined a funeral that would bring together friends and family and honor the rear admiral’s distinguished military career with all the pomp and solemnity that comes with a burial at Arlington Cemetery. — Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2020 The son of a Navy rear admiral, Morrison cultivated his own mystique. — Keith Spera, NOLA.com, 9 Dec. 2020 Kushner and his team had embedded at FEMA, along with a Navy rear admiral, John Polowczyk, to oversee the supply-chain crisis, but Ries managed only to speak with an aide to the admiral. — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2020 Last week the administration named Coast Guard rear admiral Peter Brown to a new White House post to oversee disaster relief efforts. — Mary Anastasia O’grady, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2020

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