21st-century American naval officers

Sunita Lyn Williams is a retired United States Navy captain and former NASA astronaut. Williams served aboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer for Expedition 14, Expedition 15, Expedition 32, and Expedition 71 and commander of Expedition 33 and Expedition 72. A member of NASA’s Commercial Crew program, she became the first woman to fly on a flight test of an orbital spacecraft during the 2024 Boeing Crew Flight Test and had her stay extended by technical problems aboard the ISS for more than nine months. She is one of the most experienced spacewalkers: her nine spacewalks are second-most by a woman, and her total spacewalk time of 62 hours and 6 minutes is fourth overall and the most by a woman.

American politician (born 1982)

American politician (born 1978)

Victor Jerome Glover Jr. is an American naval officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut of the 2013 class. A former F/A‑18 pilot and graduate of the United States Air Force Test Pilot School, in 2020, he piloted the first operational flight of SpaceX's Crew Dragon to the International Space Station. Glover served as a flight engineer on Expedition 64 and became the first Black American astronaut to live aboard the ISS. In April 2026, Glover piloted the Artemis II mission, during which he became the first person of color to travel to the vicinity of the Moon, and one of the four humans who have travelled the farthest from Earth.

Gregory Reid Wiseman is an American naval aviator and NASA astronaut. He was the commander of the 2026 Artemis II lunar flyby mission, the first crewed flight around the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. He served as the 17th chief of the Astronaut Office from 2020 to 2022.

Mark Edward Kelly is an American politician and a retired astronaut and naval officer. He is the senior United States senator from Arizona, a seat he has held since 2020. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

American businessman and lobbyist (born 1970)

American astronaut and engineer (born 1964)

American astronaut

52nd United States Secretary of the Interior and U.S. Representative from Montana since 2023

American politician and diplomat (born 1971)

American physician, Navy SEAL, and NASA astronaut

American politician and naval officer (born 1958)

American politician, former NASA administrator

Rebecca Michelle "Mikie" Sherrill is an American politician, former naval officer, and former federal prosecutor serving since 2026 as the 57th governor of New Jersey. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

American politician and former Navy SEAL (born 1984)

American Navy admiral (born 1964)

American politician (born 1979)

US Navy admiral

United States admiral

American physician, politician, and naval officer (born 1967)

United States Senator from Montana

Naval Special Warfare Operator US Navy SEAL (1976–2005)

United States Navy officer

American politician and attorney (born 1983)

Texas legislator

American politician

US Navy admiral and 3rd Director of National Intelligence

Japanese-American military officer & diplomat (born 1956)

U.S. Representative from California

United States Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

American ambassador and retired admiral

American politician (born 1975)

American politician

United States admiral

American politician and businessman (born 1978)

American author

American LAPD police officer, United States Navy reservist and murderer (1979-2013)

American politician (born 1984)

American football player (born 1992)

United States admiral

American lawyer (born 1987)

Hung Cao is an American politician and former military officer who has served as the acting United States secretary of the Navy since April 22, 2026, and as the 35th United States under secretary of the Navy since 2025, having served in the branch from 1989 to 2021. He was a Republican candidate for U.S. Representative in Virginia's 10th congressional district in 2022, and the party's nominee for the state's 2024 U.S. Senate election, losing to Jennifer Wexton and Tim Kaine respectively.

United States Navy Rear Admiral

American oil industry consultant

United States admiral