Patrick H. Brady (Navy)>Patrick H. Brady}}Hispanic and Latino Admirals in the United States Navy can trace their tradition of naval military service to the Latino sailors, who have served in the Navy in every war and conflict since the American Revolution. Prior to the Civil War, the highest rank reached by a Latino-American in the Navy was commodore. Such was the case of Commodore Uriah Phillips Levy (1792–1862), a Sephardic Jew of Latin American descent and great grandson of Dr. Samuel Nunez,WEB,weblink Uriah P. Levy, Marc, Leepson, Marc Leepson, Saving Monticello, October 2, 2007, who served in the War of v.BOOK, Robert D., Abrahams, Albert, Gold, amp, 1954, The Commodore: The Adventurous Life Of Uriah P. Levy, Philadelphia, Jewish Publication Society of America, 112, WEB,weblink History of the Sephardic Jews, Orbis Latinus, 2007-10-03, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150313161945weblink">weblink 2015-03-13, WEB,weblink Noteworthy Sephardim: Uriah P. Levy, Sarina, Roffe, American Sephardi Federation, 2012-10-16, usurped,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20061003190455weblink">weblink 2006-10-03, During the American Civil War, the government of the United States recognized that the rapid expanding Navy was in need of admirals therefore, Congress proceeded to authorize the appointment of nine officers the rank of rear admiral.BOOK,weblink Bernard D., Rostker, Bernard D. Rostker, Harry J., Thie, James L., Lacy, Jennifer H., Kawata, Susanna W., Purnell, amp, 1993, Appendix A: A Short History of Officer Personnel Management, The Defense Officer Personnel Management Act of 1980: A Retrospective Assessment, Santa Monica, CA, RAND Corporation, 77, 0-8330-1287-8, 2007-04-15, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070704060020weblink">weblink 2007-07-04, WEB,weblink The Origin of the Ranks and Rank Insignia now used by the United States Armed Forces: Admiral, 6 January 1998, Naval Historical Center, October 2, 2007, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071010042417weblink">weblink 2007-10-10, On July 16, 1862, Flag Officer David Glasgow Farragut became the first Hispanic-American to be appointed to the rank of rear admiral.BOOK,weblink Some significant events of 1862, A Brief Naval Chronology of the Civil War (1861-65), 1971, Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy, 2007-04-14, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/19980703132000weblink">weblink 1998-07-03, WEB,weblink Bronze Reliefs: Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, United States Navy Memorial, October 2, 2007, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071215162826weblink">weblink December 15, 2007, Two years later (1864), Farragut became a vice admiral, and in 1866 the Navy's first full admiral. During World War I, Robert Lopez, the first Hispanic graduate of the United States Naval Academy, served with the rank of commodore in command of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, and during World War II five Hispanics served with the ranks of rear admiral or above in either the European or Pacific Theaters of the war. As of April 2007, twenty-two Hispanic-Americans have reached the rank of admiral, and of this number thirteen were graduates of the USNA.TerminologyAdmiral, a word that stems from Medieval Latin forms of the Arabic title emir ("commander"),{{citation |last= |first= |editor-last= |editor-first= |contribution=admiral, n. |contribution-url=https://www.oed.com/dictionary/admiral_n |title=Oxford English Dictionary |date=2024 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford }}. is the rank of the highest naval officers. Admirals are now the highest-ranking officers in the U.S. Navy, although from the American Revolution until 1862, the U.S. Navy had no admiral rank.BOOK,weblink Thalheimer, Mary Elsie, David Glascoe Farragut, 1880, The Eclectic History of the United States, New York City, Van Antwerp, Bragg and Co., 288, September 8, 2007, Hispanic American is an ethnic term employed to categorize any citizen or resident of the United States, of any racial background, of any country, and of any religion, who has at least one ancestor from the people of Spain or is of non-Hispanic origin, but has an ancestor from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central or South America, or some other Hispanic origin. The three largest Hispanic groups in the United States are the Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans and Cubans.WEB,weblink Hispanic Population of the United States, Current Population Survey Definition and Background, United States Census Bureau, Population Division, Ethnic & Hispanic Statistics Branch, August 24, 2007, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/19990219133940weblink">weblink 1999-02-19, BOOK,weblink Who are Hispanic Americans?, Our Nation on the Fault Line: Hispanic American Education, September 1996, U.S. Department of Education, 2007-10-03, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080517052438weblink">weblink 2008-05-17, WEB,weblink Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin – 2000 Census Brief, Elizabeth M., Grieco, Rachel C., Cassidy, amp, March 2001, United States Census Bureau, 2007-10-04, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070703011642weblink">weblink 2007-07-03, David Glasgow Farragut(File:Admiral David G Farragut.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Admiral David Farragut.)Born on July 5, 1801, at Campbell's Station, near Knoxville, Tennessee, David Glasgow Farragut (born James Farragut) was the second son of Elizabeth Farragut and her husband Jorge Farragut Mesquida, a Spanish– by descent and a Minorquin by birth, who had emigrated to America in 1776. Jorge Farragut Mesquida served during the American Revolution. In 1808, Farragut's mother died from yellow fever and his father then gave him up for adoption. He was adopted by future-U.S. Navy Captain David Porter.Farragut entered the Navy as a midshipman on December 17, 1810. His first naval combat experience came in the War of 1812, when the ship to which he was assigned, the {{USS|Essex|1799|2}}, captured an enemy vessel and, at the age of 12 he was given the assignment to bring the ship safely to port.Civil WarIn April 1862, Farragut was the "flag officer" in command of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron. With his flagship, the {{USS|Hartford|1858|2}}, he ran past Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip and the Chalmette, Louisiana, batteries to take the city and port of New Orleans, Louisiana. This victory was an influential factor when in 1862, Congress created the rank of admiral and named Farragut and eight other naval officers (which also included his foster brother David Dixon Porter) as rear admirals. Thus, Farragut became the first Hispanic-American admiral in the United States Navy.Farragut's greatest victory was the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864. Mobile, Alabama, at the time was the Confederacy's last major port open on the Gulf of Mexico. The bay was heavily mined with tethered naval mines, also known as torpedoes. When the {{USS|Tecumseh|1863|2}}, one of the ships under his command, struck a mine and went down, Farragut shouted through a trumpet from his flagship to the {{USS|Brooklyn|1858|2}}, "What's the trouble?" "Torpedoes!" was the reply. Farragut then shouted his now famous words "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!" The fleet succeeded in entering the bay. Farragut then triumphed over the opposition of heavy batteries in Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines to defeat the squadron of Admiral Franklin Buchanan.BOOK,weblink XLIV: Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864, Naval Battles, Ancient and Modern, Edward, Shippen, 638, 1883, J.C. McCurdy & Co., Farragut was promoted to vice admiral on December 21, 1864, and to full admiral (which at the time was three stars) on July 25, 1866, after the war, thereby becoming the first person to be named full admiral in the Navy's history.WEB,weblink David Farragut, NNDB, 2007-04-14, United States Naval AcademyThe United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The institution was founded as the Naval School in 1845 by Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft.WEB,weblink About USNA, United States Naval Academy, October 2, 2007, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071001143822weblink">weblink 2007-10-01, The first Hispanic-American to graduate from the academy to reach the rank of admiral was Robert F. Lopez, class of 1879. Lopez was a Commodore during World War I, which technically made him the first Hispanic alumnus to become an admiral.NEWS,weblink Commodore Lopez, 77, Manila Veteran, Dies; Former Commandant of Mare Island Retired in 1911; Served in World War, October 1, 1936, The New York Times, 25, WEB,weblink Hispanic Heroes and Leaders From the Yester Years, 27 February 2007, Association of Naval Services Officers, October 2, 2007, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070927095035weblink">weblink September 27, 2007, Commodore is an official flag rank when used during wartime and is equivalent to today's one-star admiral – rear admiral (lower half). Many rank systems only use this rank during wartime.NEWS,weblink Navy Board Retires Fourteen Officers, The New York Times, July 4, 1911, 13, 2007-10-14, The first Hispanic alumnus, born outside of the United States mainland, to graduate from the academy and to reach the rank of admiral was Rear Admiral Frederick Lois Riefkohl, a Puerto Rican who graduated in the class of 1911.The academy's Hispanic alumni(File:Frederic Louis Riefkohl.JPG|right|thumb|130px|RADM Frederick Lois Riefkohl.)
- Commodore Robert F. Lopez, USN – USNA Class of 1879. Born in Davenport, Iowa. Appointed from Tennessee, 9th Congressional District, Lopez was admitted to the USNA on September 29, 1874. Lopez retired from the Navy in 1911 as a captain. During World War I, he was recalled to active duty and given the rank of commodore (equivalent to a one-star admiral rank, typically used during wartime) to command the Mare Island Naval Shipyard.United States Naval Academy records on Robert F. Lopez.
- Rear Admiral Frederick Lois Riefkohl, USN – USNA Class of 1911. Born and raised in Maunabo, Puerto Rico, he is the first Puerto Rican to graduate from the Naval Academy. He was a World War I Navy Cross recipient who served as captain of the heavy cruiser {{USS|Vincennes|CA-44|2}} during World War II.WEB,weblink August 5, 1942 – August 8, 1942, David H., Lippman, World War II Plus 55, 2007-04-13, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070519011540weblink">weblink May 19, 2007, WEB,weblink Navy Admirals from Puerto Rico, 10 July 1999, Puerto Rico L-Archives, October 3, 2007, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120207050548weblink">weblink 2012-02-07,
- Rear Admiral Jose M. Cabanillas, USN – USNA Class of 1924. Born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, was an executive officer of the battleship {{USS|Texas|BB-35|2}}, which participated in the invasions of North Africa and Normandy (D-Day) during World War II. In 1945, he became the first commanding officer of the attack transport {{USS|Grundy|APA-111|2}}.JOURNAL,weblink Taps, December 2001, Griggs-Grundy News, 2, 4, September 23, 2007, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071008120321weblink">weblink 2007-10-08,
- Rear Admiral Edmund Ernest GarcÃa, USN – USNA Class of 1927. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, his father Enrique Garcia was a captain in the U.S. Army. He was originally a member of the Class of 1926 but requested to be turned back to the class of 1927 for academic deficiency in mathematics. During World War II was commander of the destroyer {{USS|Sloat|DE-245|2}}, and saw action in the invasions of Africa, Sicily, and France.
- Rear Admiral Henry G. Sanchez, USN – USNA Class of 1930. Born on December 29, 1907. During World War II, then-LCDR Sanchez commanded VF-72, an F4F squadron of 37 aircraft, on board the carrier {{USS|Hornet|CV-8|2}} from July to October 1942. His squadron was responsible for shooting down 38 Japanese airplanes during his command tour which included the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.BOOK, Hammel, Eric M., Eric M. Hammel, 1987, Guadalcanal: The Carrier Battles, New York City, Crown Publishers, 0517566087,
- Admiral Horacio Rivero, Jr., USN – USNA Class of 1931. Was the first four-star admiral from Puerto Rico and the second Hispanic-American full admiral, after Admiral David Farragut, in the Navy. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and graduated third in his USNA class. During World War II, he served aboard the light cruiser {{USS|San Juan|CL-54|2}} and was involved in providing artillery cover for Marines landing on Guadalcanal, Marshall Islands, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. In October 1962, Admiral Rivero found himself in the middle of the Cuban Missile Crisis. As Commander of amphibious forces, Atlantic Fleet, he was on the front line of the vessels sent to the Caribbean by President Kennedy to stop the Cold War from escalating into World War III.NEWS,weblink Damn the Torpedoes! Former VCNO excelled in combat, technical roles, Robert F., Dorr, January 26, 2004, Navy Times, 2006-10-21, {{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}WEB,weblink Puerto Rico Veterans Mourn Passing of Horacio Rivero, First Hispanic Four-Star Officer in U.S. Military, Puerto Rico Herald, October 3, 2007, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081008013225weblink">weblink 2008-10-08,
- Rear Admiral Rafael Celestino BenÃtez, USN – USNA Class of 1939. Born in Juncos, Puerto Rico, was a Lieutenant Commander and saw action aboard submarines and on various occasions weathered depth charge attacks. For his actions, he was awarded the Silver and Bronze Stars. Benitez would later play an important role in the first American undersea spy mission of the Cold War as commander of the submarine {{USS|Cochino|SS-345|2}} in what became known as the "Cochino Incident".BOOK,weblink Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage, 1998, Sherry, Sontag, Christopher, Drew, Annette Lawrence, Drew, amp, New York City, Harper Perennial, Perennial, 0-06-097771-X, registration, NEWS,weblink Rear Admiral R.C. Benitez, 81, Dies; Led Cold War Rescue, Richard, Goldstein, April 5, 1999, The New York Times, Mishalov.com, October 3, 2007,
- Vice Admiral Jesse J. Hernandez, USN – USNA Class of 1958. Hernandez was the commander of US Naval Forces Japan from 1990 to 1993.WEB,weblink Japan, Commander US Naval Forces – Lists of Commanding Officers and Senior Officials of the US Navy, Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy, 2007-04-15, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071202184336weblink">weblink 2007-12-02,
- Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Montoya, USN – USNA Class of 1958 (Ret.). A native of Indio, California, Montoya served in various positions during his naval career. Montoya's academic accomplishments include a civil engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a master's degree in environmental engineering from Georgia Tech and a law degree from Georgetown University. He was the chief of the Navy Civil Engineer Corps and commander of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command.WEB,weblink Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Montoya, USN, Ret. – CEO, SmartSystems Technologies, NASA Advisory Council, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 2007-04-13, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081201150924weblink">weblink 2008-12-01,
- Rear Admiral Henry F. Herrera, USN – USNA Class of 1966.(Ret.) Herrera was born in Miami Springs, Florida, is the president of the Board of Inspection and Survey, the commander of Submarine Group NINE, and the director of C41 Systems (J-6), U.S. Strategic Command. He had previously, served as the commanding officer of two fleet ballistic missile submarines.WEB,weblink History of the Board of Inspection and Survey, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, United States Navy, 2007-04-17, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20051216164931weblink">weblink 2005-12-16, PRESS RELEASE,weblink Navy Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Contributions, September 1993, United States Navy, 2007-04-17, FindArticles.com, {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}PRESS RELEASE,weblink Memorandum For Correspondents, December 20, 1994, U.S. Department of Defense,
- Rear Admiral Marc Y.E. Pelaez, USN – USNA Class of 1968 (Ret.). Pelaez served in various positions in the Navy during his career, among them commanding officer of nuclear-powered attack submarine {{USS|Sunfish|SSN-649|2}}. From 1990 to 1993 he served as the executive assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and from 1993 to 1996 as director of submarine technology at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and chief of the Office of Naval Research. As a civilian he serves as director of Technology / Scientific and Technical Instruments at II-VI Incorporated, Saxonburg, Pennsylvania.WEB,weblink Marc Pelaez, Forbes, October 3, 2007, {{dead link|date=January 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}WEB,weblink USNA graduates of Hispanic descent, Class of 1960 – present (Flag Rank), Association of Naval Service Officers, 2007-04-15, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070927095029weblink">weblink 2007-09-27,
- Rear Admiral George "Rico" Mayer, USN – USNA Class of 1975. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, became a naval aviator and assumed his current assignment as commander of the Naval Safety Center, in August 2005. Mayer earned a master's degree from the U.S. Naval War College.WEB,weblink Rear Admiral George E. Mayer, Commander, Naval Safety Center, United States Navy, 2007-04-13, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070815014142weblink">weblink 2007-08-15, NEWS,weblink Admiral Earns Executive Excellence Award from Hispanic Engineers, Rudi, Williams, October 8, 2005, DefenseLINK News, U.S. Department of Defense, 2007-04-17,
- Rear Admiral Jay A. DeLoach, USN – USNA Class of 1978. Born in San Diego, California, His academic background includes a Bachelor of Science degree in marine engineering and two master's degrees; Master of Arts in Management & Supervision and Masters of Engineering in Nuclear Engineering. DeLoach is the assistant deputy chief of naval operations for resources, requirements and assessments. DeLoach played an instrumental role in implementing a visionary "Memorandum of Understanding" between the Submarine Force Active component and the Reserve component. He helped pioneer many key initiatives that have since been adopted Navy-wide.WEB,weblink Rear Admiral Jay A. DeLoach, Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Resources, Requirements and Assessments (N8R), United States Navy, 2007-04-08, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070912021129weblink">weblink 2007-09-12, NEWS,weblink Determination to live up to family heritage leads to flag rank for Reserve Force leader, September 13, 2004, Daily News Online, 7–9, April 8, 2007, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120210141839weblink">weblink February 10, 2012,
- Rear Admiral Patrick H. Brady, USN – USNA Class of 1981. Born in Camp Springs, Maryland, is the deputy director of the Submarine Warfare Division (N87B). Brady, who is of Irish and Hispanic descent graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering. Brady's academic accomplishments also include a Master of Arts in National Security Affairs from the Naval Postgraduate School. He attended the Air Force Command and Staff College, and completed Navy Nuclear Power training and Level Three acquisition training. Prior to his current position, Brady was the commander of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center.WEB,weblink Rear Admiral Patrick H. Brady, Deputy Director, Submarine Warfare Division (N87B), United States Navy, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080302063135weblink">weblink 2008-03-02,
- Rear Admiral Yvette M. Davids, USN – USNA Class of 1989. From San Antonio, Texas, is senior military advisor to the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs. She became the first Hispanic woman to command a Navy warship when she assumed command of the frigate {{USS|Curts|FFG-38|2}} in April 2007. During a later assignment she also commanded the cruiser {{USS|Bunker Hill|CG-52|2}}. She has earned master's degrees from the Naval War College and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.WEB,weblink Rear Admiral Yvette M. Davids, United States Navy, 2017-10-13, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20171012162559weblink">weblink 2017-10-12,
Other Hispanic admirals(File:AlbertoDiaz.jpg|RADM Alberto DÃaz, Jr.|right|thumb|140px)(File:RADM Dur.jpg|right|thumb|140px|RADM Philip A. Dur.)There are also some members of the Navy who reached the rank of admiral and who were not graduates of the Naval Academy. These were men who had earned specialized degrees and then chose to serve in the Navy. The following are the Hispanic admirals who are not alumni of the Academy.
- Rear Admiral Jose Luis Betancourt, Jr. (Surface Warfare) (Ret.), was commander of the Mine Warfare Command, headquartered at Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi, Texas. Betancourt, who was born in Mexico, had previously served aboard the LST {{USS|Frederick|LST-1184|2}}, destroyer {{USS|John S. McCain|DDG-36|2}}, frigate {{USS|William H. Standley|CG-32|2}}, and as executive officer of the cruiser {{USS|Fox|CG-33|2}}. He served as commanding officer of the destroyer {{USS|Merrill|DD-976|2}}, during its deployment to the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm, where during extensive mine clearance operations his ship served as flagship. Betancourt, served in various positions, among them commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship {{USS|Peleliu|LHA-5|2}}, special assistant for Officer Accession Programs, Office of the Chief of Naval Personnel at Washington, D.C., and in the International Military Staff at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium before being named commander of the Mine Warfare Command. In this position he was responsible for the development of the Navy's mining strategy and the Navy's inventory of underwater mines among other tasks.WEB,weblink Jose Luis Betancourt Jr., Influential Hispanic for 2002, Hispanic Business.com, 2007-04-13, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20061107041557weblink">weblink 2006-11-07, WEB,weblink Admiral Jose Luis Betancourt Jr., Official site of MoH, October 3, 2007,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20061022000338weblink">weblink 2006-10-22,
- Rear Admiral Alberto DÃaz, Jr. (Medical Corps) (Ret.), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from George Washington University and a master's degree in psychology from Butler University. He earned his medical degree from the University of Barcelona Medical School in Barcelona, Spain. Diaz was the first Hispanic to become the director of the San Diego Naval District and Balboa Naval Hospital.WEB,weblink Alberto DÃaz Jr., Influential Hispanic for 2002, Hispanic Business.com, 2007-09-24, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070930015901weblink">weblink 2007-09-30, WEB,weblink General and Flag Officer Assignments, August 7, 1998, DefenseLINK News, U.S Department of Defense, 2007-10-03, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071217123441weblink">weblink 2007-12-17,
- Rear Admiral Philip A. Dur (Ret.), born in Bethesda, Maryland, earned a bachelor's degree in Government and International Studies and a master's degree in Soviet East European studies from the University of Notre Dame. He also earned a master's degree in Public Administration and a Ph.D. in Political Economy and Government from Harvard University. Dur served as Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations; director of the Navy Strategy Division; commander of the Battle Force United States Sixth Fleet; commander of Cruiser Destroyer Group EIGHT; United States Defense Attaché accredited to the Government of France; commanding officer, {{USS|Yorktown|CG-48|2}}; and director of the Political Military Affairs on the staff of the National Security Council.WEB,weblink Rear Admiral Philip A. Dur, USN (Retired), USS Waddell.com, 2007-04-13, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20061209223142weblink">weblink 2006-12-09,
- Vice Admiral Diego E. Hernández (Ret.), born in San Juan, was the first Hispanic to be named vice commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Hernandez as commander of the Third Fleet, coordinated RIMPAC '88, a massive naval exercise which included more than 40 ships, approximately 200 aircraft and more than 50,000 sailors, airmen and Marines from the United States, Japan, Australia and Canada. This exercise marked the first inclusion of a battleship, the {{USS|Missouri|BB-63|2}}, as a component in RIMPAC.WEB,weblink Advisory Committee for Minority Veterans Members Bios, 2006, United States Department of Veteran Affairs, April 15, 2007, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20061001224947weblink">weblink 2006-10-01, WEB,weblink Command History, 1988, USS Missouri, October 3, 2007, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070927192426weblink">weblink September 27, 2007,
- Rear Admiral Rodrigo C. Melendez (Dental Corps) (Ret.), from Los Angeles, California, joined a Navy Dental Student Early Commissioning Program during his freshmen year in Dental School. He earned Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Dental Surgery degrees from the University of Southern California and a Master of Science degree from George Washington University. He served as Assistant Chief for Education, Training and Personnel, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery in Washington, D.C.WEB,weblink Hispanos en el Navy: Almirantes, Hispanics in the Navy: Admirals, El Navy.com, es, September 24, 2007, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070626152838weblink">weblink June 26, 2007, WEB,weblink Navy Rear Admiral (Upper Half) Nominations Announced, January 31, 2000, United States Department of Defense, October 3, 2007, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071217085733weblink">weblink 2007-12-17,
- Rear Adm. Moises DelToro III, grew up in South Bend, Indiana, and enlisted in the Navy in 1980. He was commissioned via the University of Utah Navy ROTC program in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He holds a Master of Science in Engineering Management from the Catholic University and a Master of Science in Resourcing National Security Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.WEB,weblink Rear Adm. Moises DelToro III, 6 October 2015, United States Navy, 26 May 2020, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180103105915weblink">weblink 2018-01-03, {{PD-notice}}
His sea tours include command of the USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740 Blue) from March 2005 to March 2008. During this period, the ship was awarded two Battle Efficiency Awards for operational excellence and three Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet Retention Excellence Awards. DelToro also served as a division officer aboard USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720); engineer officer aboard USS Maine (SSBN 741 Blue), and executive officer aboard USS Salt Lake City (SSN 716), deploying to the Mediterranean, North Atlantic and Western Pacific, as well as conducting several strategic deterrent patrols.Ashore he served as Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate Program Manager at Navy Recruiting Command, Action Officer on the Joint Staff (J-8), and Non-nuclear Enlisted Community Manager at the Bureau of Personnel. DelToro also served as executive assistant to the Director, Submarine Warfare (N-97) for one year before entering the Acquisition Professional Community in 2009, where he served in a number of assistant program manager positions. DelToro served as the program manager for Undersea Defensive Warfare Systems from December 2011 to April 2015. During this period the program was awarded a Secretary of the Navy Excellence in Acquisition Award and a Coalition for Government Procurement Excellence in Partnership Award. He was the recipient of the 2013 Naval Submarine League’s Vice Admiral J. Guy Reynolds Award for Excellence in Submarine Acquisition.DelToro assumed command of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in July 2015. In this position, he was responsible for leading more than 5,000 scientists, engineers, technicians and support personnel, both civilian and active duty, within two NUWC divisions. NUWC provides full spectrum research, development, test and evaluation, engineering, and fleet support for submarines, autonomous underwater systems, and offensive and defensive weapon systems associated with undersea warfare.Personal awards include the Legion of Merit (two awards), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), and various other personal, campaign, and unit awards.2007 - present(File:RADML George E. Mayer.jpg|140px|right|thumb|RADM George "Rico" Mayer.){{As of|2007|04}}, there are four admirals in the Navy of Hispanic descent. They are:
- Rear Admiral Albert Garcia, Civil Engineer Corps, from Round Rock, Texas. His academic background includes a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Texas A&M University. Garcia has served as commanding officer of Officer in Charge of Construction, Atlantic; Commodore for the 9th Naval Construction Regiment; Assistant Chief of Staff for Reserve Affairs in the First Naval Construction Division; he commanded Task Force Charlie of the MEF Engineering Group and later was assigned as the Deputy Commander of the MEF Engineering Group in Iraq. In 2004 he assumed responsibility for consolidating several reserve augment units into a new command, NAVFAC Contingency OICC. He assumed the duties of Deputy Commander of the First Naval Construction Division in August 2005.WEB,weblink Rear Admiral William D. "Will" Rodriguez, Chief Engineer, Space & Naval Warfare Systems Command, United States Navy, 2007-04-13, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071231041703weblink">weblink 2007-12-31,
- Rear Admiral Will Rodriguez, Engineering Duty Officer. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, His father was Captain William Primitivo Rodriguez, USN, a 1954 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. Rodriguez has been the Chief Engineer for the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR 05). Between November 2005 and February 2006, he was the Acting Commander for SPAWAR as well. Rodriguez's academic background includes a bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science and a Master of Science Degree in Systems Technology (Command, Control and Communications with emphasis in Computer Science and Communications Engineering).WEB,weblink Rear Admiral William D. "Will" Rodriguez, United States Navy, October 2, 2007, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071231042530weblink">weblink 2007-12-31,
- Rear Admiral George 'Rico' Mayer (See: The academy's Hispanic alumni above)
- Rear Admiral Patrick H. Brady (See: The academy's Hispanic alumni above)
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