United States Navy rear admiral

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United States Navy officer rank military rank

A United States Navy rear admiral is a senior commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy, typically commanding large naval units or serving in high-level staff and leadership positions.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Rear Admiral (United States Navy)	3
United States Navy rear admiral canonical	2
Rear Admiral, United States Navy	1
United States Navy captain	1
United States Navy officer	1
rear admiral (U.S. Navy, two-star)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T654099 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Navy rear admiral
Context triple: [Grace Murray Hopper Award, namedAfterOccupation, United States Navy rear admiral]

A. Vice Chief of Naval Operations
The Vice Chief of Naval Operations is the second-highest-ranking officer in the United States Navy, serving as the principal deputy and advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations.
B. Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet
The Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet is the senior U.S. Navy officer responsible for directing naval operations in the strategically vital waters of the Middle East region.
C. Chief of Navy Reserve
The Chief of Navy Reserve is the senior officer responsible for leading, managing, and representing the United States Navy Reserve and its personnel.
D. Chief of Naval Operations
The Chief of Naval Operations is the highest-ranking officer in the U.S. Navy, responsible for overseeing naval operations, readiness, and strategic planning.
E. Vice Admiral Joseph Metcalf III
Vice Admiral Joseph Metcalf III was a senior U.S. Navy officer best known for leading the American invasion of Grenada in 1983 and for his influential roles in modernizing naval warfare and joint operations.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Navy rear admiral
Target entity description: A United States Navy rear admiral is a senior commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy, typically commanding large naval units or serving in high-level staff and leadership positions.

A. Vice Chief of Naval Operations
The Vice Chief of Naval Operations is the second-highest-ranking officer in the United States Navy, serving as the principal deputy and advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations.
B. Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet
The Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet is the senior U.S. Navy officer responsible for directing naval operations in the strategically vital waters of the Middle East region.
C. Chief of Navy Reserve
The Chief of Navy Reserve is the senior officer responsible for leading, managing, and representing the United States Navy Reserve and its personnel.
D. Chief of Naval Operations
The Chief of Naval Operations is the highest-ranking officer in the U.S. Navy, responsible for overseeing naval operations, readiness, and strategic planning.
E. Vice Admiral Joseph Metcalf III
Vice Admiral Joseph Metcalf III was a senior U.S. Navy officer best known for leading the American invasion of Grenada in 1983 and for his influential roles in modernizing naval warfare and joint operations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Navy officer rank ⓘ military rank ⓘ
authorityScope	operational command ⓘ strategic planning ⓘ
belongsToRankCategory	flag rank ⓘ
commandResponsibility	large naval units ⓘ major staff directorates ⓘ task forces ⓘ
commissionedOfficerRank	true ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
equivalentRankInUSAirForce	brigadier general ⓘ
equivalentRankInUSArmy	brigadier general ⓘ
equivalentRankInUSMarineCorps	brigadier general ⓘ
higherRank	admiral ⓘ fleet admiral ⓘ vice admiral ⓘ
historicalPredecessor	commodore (United States Navy rank) ⓘ linked to: United States Navy ranks
insigniaFeature	gold shoulder boards with one star ⓘ one silver star ⓘ sleeve lace with one broad stripe and one regular stripe ⓘ
isFlagOfficer	true ⓘ
legalBasis	Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ
lowerRank	captain (United States Navy) ⓘ
NATOrankCode	OF-7 ⓘ
partOf	United States uniformed services rank structure ⓘ linked to: United States Navy ranks
payGrade	O-7 ⓘ
promotionFrom	United States Navy captain ⓘ linked to: United States Navy rear admiral
promotionTo	United States Navy vice admiral ⓘ linked to: Vice Admiral (United States Navy)
rankAbbreviation	RADM ⓘ
rankClass	flag officer rank ⓘ
rankGroup	flag officer ⓘ general officer equivalent ⓘ
seniorityLevel	senior officer ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Navy ⓘ
serviceType	line officer or staff corps officer ⓘ
starInsigniaCount	one-star ⓘ
typicalAssignment	high-level staff position ⓘ major shore installation commander ⓘ numbered fleet deputy commander ⓘ
typicalCommandLevel	carrier strike group staff position ⓘ expeditionary strike group staff position ⓘ naval air wing or regional command ⓘ
typicalRole	principal advisor to higher command ⓘ senior leadership position ⓘ
usedBy	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps ⓘ linked to: NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps ⓘ linked to: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers
wearsUniformOf	United States Navy ⓘ

How these facts were elicited