vice admiral 
noun
A high rank of naval officer, above rear admiral and below admiral.Congress named him the first U.S. Navy rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral....
- The commander of the MIF was at every point, from 1991 to 2003, a rear admiral or vice admiral from the US Fifth Fleet.
- He has commanded in every rank from lieutenant to vice admiral, and has flown his flag in all three of the Navy's aircraft carriers.