His father is a Navy Admiral, and the two do not get along.

"This is meant to be a global campaign over time, so we have to use our resources wisely," a Navy admiral said.

He broke the news of the assault to the others on his bus - including two Navy admirals.

The 77 graduates of the program include engineers, a marine scientist, a bank manager and a Navy admiral.

There are now 31 three-star Navy admirals on active duty.

"We're back in never-never land now," said a Navy admiral, who would speak only on condition of anonymity.

Early this week, it assigned a Navy admiral from Japan to take charge of all sea forces involved in the operation.

Wynne responded that the report on the event was colored by the cultural differences of the Navy admiral who prepared it.

In the Dutch navy admiral is a five star rank (comparable to field marshall), which has been discontinued since 1956.

The review coincides with the start of an investigation by three Navy admirals into the cause of the accident.