Sentences with phrase «vice admiral»

This image released by Lucasfilm shows Laura Dern as Vice Admiral Holdo in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, in theaters on Dec. 15.

Benicio was joined on the panel by returning cast members Daisy Ridley, who plays Rey, John Boyega, who is Finn, and Gwendoline Christie, who plays the formidable Captain Phasma, and newcomers Kellie Marie Tran as Resistance mechanic Rose and Laura Dern as Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo.

In theaters now, director Rian Johnson's The Last Jedi stars Daisy Ridley as Rey, John Boyega as Finn, Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron, Adam Driver as Kylo Ren, Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Carrie Fisher as Leia Organa, Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke, Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux, Kelly Marie Tran as Rose Tico and Laura Dern as Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo.

«The Navy, under the leadership of Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas, is determined to rid our waterways of all forms illegalities.

In a franchise that has always celebrated outsiders and connected families, the easy chemistry and blossoming companionship of this pair is particularly poignant — as is the positioning of Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo (Laura Dern) as a stern peer of Leia's.

Gunn and two other hearing witnesses — retired Navy Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn of the Center for Naval Analyses Advisory Board and Sharon Burke, vice president of the Center for a New American Security — said climate change could put a strain on the U.S. armed forces, pushing them into more military interventions and humanitarian missions.

Before I started, the leader of the unit I was speaking to, retired Vice Admiral of the U.S. Navy and former Navy flyer Willie Moore, told the room full of mostly men they needed to love the people they were responsible for leading.

Laura Dern, who plays Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, mentioned she was particularly moved by Ms. Fisher's bravery and lack of shame, hinting that Leia has some humorous moments in THE LAST JEDI to be that sassy, scrappy character we love.

In the final hearing of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming on December 1, witnesses Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn, Dr. Peter Gleick, Richard L. Kauffman, Dr. Kenneth Green, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. testified on climate... Continue reading →

The piece consists of a scale replica of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson's ship HMS Victory in a giant glass bottle and commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar.

Peter Oguebie, Managing Director, Petrus Ogu Nigeria Limited, who is also a witness in the trial of a former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, on Monday, May 22, 2017 told Justice A. S. Umar of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja that his company sold a property worth -LSB-...]

Along the way, there are some notable guest appearances, such as Benicio del Toro as a stuttering intergalactic thief, Laura Dern as resistance vice admiral Amilyn Holdo and Justin Theroux in a blink - and - you'll - miss - it role as a gambler and code - breaker in this movie's riff on the famous cantina scene.

Will this dislocation eventually, as the retired Navy vice admiral Lee Gunn told Mr. Nash, pose a threat to Americans» national security, too?

Declining access may be viewed by Japanese investigators as falling short of a pledge made by Seventh Fleet commander Vice Admiral Joseph P. Aucoin of full cooperation in the investigation.

ASAP chairman Vice Admiral Joseph Dyer (retired) typically is invited to testify to Congress about the panel's findings each year.

«If you know for a fact you are going to serve for 20 years then you should stay with the legacy system,» said Bird, a retired vice admiral with the U.S. Navy.

A statement about the changes emanating from the Office of the President said AVM Sampson Michael - Oje replaces Vice Admiral Matthew Quashie as the Chief of the Defence Staff, with no explanation about the sudden removal of the CDS and his Naval subordinate, Real Admiral Geoffrey Mawuli Biekro.

They are suing the Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Mathew Quarshie for paying them less than the entitlements government approved.

A former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Samuel Afolayan, retd., has lamented his frustration in getting justice following constant destruction of his farmland by Fulani herdsmen.

Last November 2016, following recommendation of the Presidential panel investigating corruption allegations against military personnel, Vice Admiral Ibrahim was invited and quizzed by the EFCC.

Why does Vice Admiral Holdo wear a more high - fashion gown [which, editor's note looks amazing from the back], as compared to the rest of the Resistance?

But the thing you will all be lamenting is that we get no glimpse of Laura Dern's mauve - haired Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo.

In comes the unbearable, gown - wearing Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo (Laura Dern).

Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Doveton Sturdee, the Chief of War Staff at the Admiralty, took personal command of the force, which numbered seven ships in total.

The second-most senior officer in the Royal Navy, Second Sea Lord Vice Admiral Jonathan Woodcock, said he «will always support» transgender troops in Britain:

Ferguson's concerns echo those raised by NATO Vice Admiral Clive Johnstone, who told IHS Jane's 360 in February that Russian increase has once again made the North Atlantic a primary area «of concern» to the military alliance.

Trump is said to favor Vice Admiral Robert Harward, a former Navy SEAL, as his next national security adviser, according to a White House official.

Buhari is to be accompanied by the Minister of Defense, Alhaji Mansur Ali and Service Chiefs, Chief of Defense Staff, General Gabriel Olanisakin, Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Abubakar Sadique and Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Obet Ebas.

Former governor of Adamawa state, Vice Admiral Murtala Nyako (retd), has alleged that some political leaders seem to be drunk with local rum, better known as...

At a briefing, vice admiral Charles Style explained the Iranians gave two conflicting sets of data, the first placing the sailors in Iraqi waters.

The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibo - Ete Ibas, declared on Monday, that the Nigerian Navy had reinforced security measures to combat militancy, insurgency, sea pirates,...

The Service Chiefs are: Chief of Defence Staff Gabriel Olonisakin, Chief of Army Staff, Lt. - Gen Tukur Buratai, Chief of Air Force Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar and Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ebok Ete - Ibas.

Vice Admiral Scott Swift, the commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, said a decision on whether to leave the bombs or retrieve them was up to the Australian government.

BlackLight Power's newest board member is retired vice admiral Michael P. Kalleres, who commanded the U.S. fleet in the Atlantic during the Gulf War and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Striking Fleet.

And from scene to scene, Johnson gives veteran characters (Chewbacca and R2 - D2 especially) and those who debuted in «The Force Awakens» enough screen time to showcase them at their best while also introducing compelling new faces (including a heroic maintenance worker, Kelly Marie Tran's Rose Tico; a serene and tough vice admiral in the Resistance, played by Laura Dern; a sort of «safecracker» character played by Benicio Del Toro).

Sure, she was already Laura Dern before Renata Kline in Big Little Lies and before Vice Admiral Holdo in The Last Jedi but it's important to note that the Internet is collectively obsessed with a 50 year - old woman's love life and two roles that would not have existed for a 50 year - old woman in Hollywood 20 years ago.

There was always something enigmatic and ethereal about Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, but it turns out — something more was at work.

There are more than a few striking images in Rian Johnson's entry in the Star Wars franchise, but none marry the spectacle with an emotional core quite like Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo's last ditch effort to sacrifice herself and save the crippled resistance escape pods being torn apart by a massive First Order dreadnought.

The Last Jedi introduces a number of new characters, including the steely eyed Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo (Laura Dern), who enjoys putting flyboy Poe in his place.

On / Film «s podcast, Johnson was made aware that some fans think the Holdo Maneuver — the moment when Vice Admiral Holdo destroyed the First Order fleet by ramming through Snoke's ship at lightspeed — is a significant threat to Star Wars lore, in that the kamikaze maneuver hadn't been used in prior films.

Can Laura Dern, aka Vice Admiral Holdo, be denied?

Best of the bunch is Leia's right - hand woman Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo (Laura Dern, giving the galaxy a shock of purple hair and its sharpest cheekbones since Peter Cushing's Grand Moff Tarkin), whose tactics to keep the Resistance out of the First Order's iron fist are not to the liking of Poe, whom she labels «a trigger - happy flyboy».

Laura Dern plays Resistance officer Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, while Benecio Del Toro plays DJ, «a shady character of unclear allegiances,» whose real name hasn't been revealed yet (insane conspiracy theory time: what if he's somehow playing The Collector and the MCU is also the Star Wars universe?

Nelson's monument, built in honour of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, provides another spectacular view of the surrounding area.

Marine Vice Admiral Smoker the White Hunter is confirmed playable in One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3!

The Militia is led by former IMC officer, James MacAllen intent on stopping the harsh practices of the Interstellar Manufacturing Corporation and their leader Vice Admiral Graves.

The update features three new pieces of challenging max - level PvE content that players can access after defeating Vice Admiral Poharan.

If the warming we ve seen in the high Arctic continues, then there is a possibility of a new sea route, a Northwest Passage if you will, Vice Admiral Paul G. Gaffney II, former chief of naval research and the former president of National Defense University, said about the study.