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Recent Examples of vice admiralThe vice admiral announced on Wednesday that the Orion operation was conducted between Oct. 1 and Nov. 14.—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Nov. 2024 His father, Henry Kitson, was a vice admiral in the British Navy; his mother, Marjorie (de Pass) Kitson, was the daughter of a wealthy sugar and coffee importer.—Clay Risen, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024 President Biden nominated Rear Adm. Yvette M. Davids on April 20 for promotion to vice admiral, and she was scheduled to take the helm over the summer at the academy in Maryland.—Nick Anderson The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2023 James Stockdale's at 1992 debate United States Navy vice admiral James Stockdale ran as the Independent candidate with H. Ross Perot at the vice presidential debate in Atlanta on Oct 12, 1992.—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for vice admiral
He Weidong, China’s number two general, and navy admiral Miao Hua, the Chinese military’s former top political officer, are the latest senior military officials to be targeted in a campaign against corruption in the People’s Liberation Army.
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CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
As a retired admiral and former supreme allied commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, I was thrilled when Sweden and Finland joined the alliance.
Former People’s Armed Police commander Wang Chunning, also named in the statement, was removed from the national legislature last month, along with three other PLA generals.
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CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
The defense secretary and president also summoned hundreds of military commanders and leaders to Virginia at the end of September to discuss the direction of America's fighting force, including a directive for all members of the military to achieve certain levels of physical fitness.
Former Northwestern Mutual President and Chairman Edmund Fitzgerald, who commissioned the ship and paintings of it to be created, came from a long line of sea captains.
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Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
7 Oct. 2025
The actor, star of Netflix’s Undercover and Ferry, will portray Jan Janszoon, also known as Murat Reis, a real-life Dutch sea captain who converted to Islam and became one of the most powerful pirate admirals in the North African city of Salé.
Despite playing just 30 minutes against West Ham, the Arsenal captain ended the game with the joint-most line-breaking passes in the final third (four).
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Art de Roché,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Her father was a Cincinnati police captain, and two of her uncles were lieutenants.
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