Vice Admiral

Vice Admiral, abbreviated to VADM, is a senior commissioned officer rank of O-8 in the United Nations Space Command Naval Command (NAVCOM) rank structure; including the UNSC Navy and Office of Naval Intelligence. It is preceded by Rear Admiral, and subordinate to an Admiral.

Overview

Responsibilities

Command of Sector fleet or academy.

Known Vice Admirals

Standard Navy:

• Preston Cole — presumed dead after the Battle of Psi Serpentis in 2543
• Gerov — active sometime between 2535 and 2552
• Ysionris Jeromi — captain of the medical station UNSC Hopeful; last seen in 2551
• K. Lanba — participated in the Battle of Voi in 2552 as part of Battle Group Victory
• Jean Mawikizi — participated in the defense of Chi Rho in 2535
• Alexander Reaves — assigned Spartan Black Team to Operation: BLOWBACK in 2552
• Elizabeth Sark — helped designed the UNSC Infinity before 2553
• Berlin M. Tursk — assigned Spartan Blue Team to Operation: WARM BLANKET in 2544
• Danforth Whitcomb — died during Operation: FIRST STRIKE in 2552
• Williams — participated in the Battle of October 10, just prior to the Battle for Earth in 2552

Office of Naval Intelligence:

• Gabriella Dvørak — interviewed by Benjamin Giraud during his investigation into the SPARTAN-II program in 2558
• Kopano N'Singile — member of ONI Section Two; possibly died during the Fall of Reach in 2552
• Margaret Parangosky — former head of ONI; retired by 2555
• Michael Stanforth — died during the Fall of Reach in 2552