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66-586: The Knicks became the seventh D-League team to be owned by an NBA team and replaced the Erie BayHawks as the Knicks' D-League affiliate. The Knicks had filed for trademarks for five possible names: New York 914s, New York 'Bockers, New York Plainsmen, New York Empire, and New York Hutch. On May 14, 2014, the Westchester Knicks name and logo were announced; in addition to retaining the parent club's "Knicks" name,

132-561: A major general . During the huge expansion of the U.S. Navy during World War II , the Department of the Navy was concerned that the appointment of more flag officers would create a glut of admirals whenever peacetime was achieved. However, some Navy and Coast Guard captains, although not yet selected for rear admiral, were holding commands of significantly higher responsibility than they had earlier and this needed to be recognized. The COMINCH of

198-408: A rear admiral upper half (two stars), and the eight Assistant National Commodores and each District Commodore wear insignia similar to that of a rear admiral lower half (one star). There also several Deputy Assistant National Commodores but these members wear insignia similar to that of a Coast Guard captain and are not addressed as "Commodore." The Coast Guard Auxiliary also occasionally bestows

264-502: A "commander" (but not to be confused with the USN / USCG rank of commander ). Captains in this latter category are referred to, both orally and in correspondence, as "commodore", but continue to wear the rank insignia of a captain. Captains in command of carrier air wings continue to use the traditional title of " CAG " which dates from when these units were known as carrier air groups. While technically not flag officers , captains holding

330-404: A commodore billet are authorized a blue and white broad pennant , also known as a "command pennant", which is normally flown from their headquarters facilities ashore and/or from ships on which they are embarked when they are the senior officer present afloat (SOPA). Depending on the type of aircraft, it may also be displayed as a plate or decal when embarked on that aircraft, or painted on one of

396-512: A commodore billet is equivalent to that of the Commanding Officer of a Marine Regiment, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) or Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) in the U.S. Marine Corps, a wing commander in the U.S. Air Force (even when the USN command is designated as a "Group"), a delta commander in the U.S. Space Force, or a brigade commander or O-6 level post commander/installation commander in the U.S. Army. The U.S. Coast Guard presently designates

462-523: A commodore, however, many jealously held onto the impressive title after their qualifying assignment ended. The Navy Department tried to discourage such continuing usage because it led to confusion and unnecessary rivalries. Eventually the title of commodore was defined more strictly, and was reserved for captains so designated by the Navy Department , although the practice of retaining the title for life added some confusion. In 1857, Congress established

528-979: A deal was announced May 19, 2014. In January 2016, the Magic announced their intentions to have their own D-League team in Florida, but stated that it would be an expansion team and not a relocation of the Erie BayHawks. In the original January 6, 2016, announcement, it was announced that the Orlando Magic was seeking to place a D-League team in Florida; the eight initial candidate venues were: Bay Lake ( ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex ), Daytona Beach ( Ocean Center ), Estero ( Germain Arena ), Fort Myers ( Lee Civic Center ), Jacksonville ( Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena ), Kissimmee ( Silver Spurs Arena ), Lakeland ( Lakeland Center ), and Orlando ( CFE Arena ). On February 17,

594-443: A fleet or squadron. The first U.S. naval officer to become a commodore was John Barry , a senior officer of the Navy, appointed in 1794 after the former Continental Navy was reorganized into what would become the current U.S. Navy . Because the U.S. Congress was originally unwilling to authorize more than four officer ranks in the navy (captain, master commandant, lieutenant, and midshipman) until 1862, considerable importance

660-480: A higher command echelon "group" led by a USN Flag Officer. Captains assigned to a commodore billet employ the term "commander" in their organizational command title, this in keeping with the naval tradition of officers commanding a single ship, unit or installation being referred to as a "commanding officer" or "CO", while those captains and flag officers commanding multiple ships, multiple aviation squadrons, multiple air wings, task forces, fleets, etc., being known as

726-507: A practice facility in nearby Winter Haven . On April 12, 2017, it was announced that the team would be named the Lakeland Magic. On August 8, 2017, Stan Heath was named as the head coach and Anthony Parker as the general manager. In response to the purchase, the BayHawks' local management and former owners also announced that they were attempting to secure another franchise to replace

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792-490: A single silver star on top of solid gold background shoulder board insignia, and a single broad gold sleeve stripe insignia for dress blue uniforms (service dress blue, full dress blue and dinner dress blue) of all USN and USCG flag officers in pay grade O-7, and for the service dress white and full dress white uniforms of female USN flag officers in pay grade O-7. The term "commodore" again reverted, and continues to this day, to that of an honorary title versus an actual rank for

858-455: A title for U.S. Navy captains in command of more than a single unit (other than captains commanding carrier air wings, who retained their traditional title of "CAG") and all U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard one-star admirals were subsequently referred to as rear admiral. U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard rear admirals (lower half) continued to wear the single star for collar insignia and applicable shoulder insignia (i.e., flight suits, jackets, etc.),

924-566: Is a rank that is actively used in the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary , the civilian volunteer branch of the Coast Guard, for the ranks of District Commodore , Vice National Commodore , and National Commodore . Use of the term "commodore" dates from 1775 in the then– Continental Navy , the predecessor of the modern U.S. Navy , when it was established (but not used) as a courtesy title reserved for captains in command of

990-448: Is currently the only commodore billet in the U.S. Coast Guard and this usage mirrors the USN 's use of the title "commodore". In the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary variants of "commodore" are used as position titles for high level leadership positions (e.g. National Commodore, Deputy National Commodore, District Commodore etc.). While Coast Guard Auxiliarists do not hold military ranks per se , it

1056-544: Is not usual to address an auxiliarist by position title. These very senior members of the USCG Auxiliary do use "Commodore" (abbreviated "COMO") as a form of address (e.g. Commodore John Smith; or COMO John Smith). The National Commodore wears insignia similar to that of a Coast Guard vice admiral (three stars), the Vice National Commodore and the four Deputy National Commodores wear insignia similar to that of

1122-624: The Grand Rapids Drive in their third game, which they won by 97–83 at home. On January 7, 2015, Langston Galloway signed a 10-day contract with the New York Knicks, becoming the first player to be called up to the NBA in franchise history. On March 30, 2015, the Knicks announced via Twitter that head coach Kevin Whitted was relieved of his duties and that assistant coach Craig Hodges would serve as

1188-546: The Maine Red Claws . Lin was recalled by the Knicks three days later. In December 2012, the Knicks assigned NBA veteran Amar'e Stoudemire to the BayHawks because of an injury. In 2012, the Knicks offered the BayHawks head coach position to Patrick Ewing , one of their most prominent alumni. However, he turned down the offer citing his desire to coach in the National Basketball Association as opposed to

1254-687: The NBA G League based in Kissimmee, Florida , and are affiliated with the Orlando Magic . The Magic began play in the 2017–18 season as the Lakeland Magic, and now play their home games at the Silver Spurs Arena . The franchise was previously based in Erie, Pennsylvania , and known as the Erie BayHawks until their move to Lakeland in 2018. The franchise was known as the Lakeland Magic until April 11, 2023, when

1320-712: The USCG captain commanding those U.S. Coast Guard cutters and other afloat and ashore USCG units comprising Patrol Forces Southwest Asia ( PATFORSWA ) as a "commodore". PATFORSWA is headquartered at Naval Support Activity Bahrain in Manama, Bahrain and its primary area of responsibility is the Arabian Gulf / Persian Gulf , as well as other areas coinciding with that of the Commander, United States Naval Forces Central Command (COMUSNAVCENT) / United States Fifth Fleet (COMFIFTHFLT). It

1386-525: The "rank and title" of flag officer. On January 3, 1862 Charles H. Bell , William W. McKean , Louis Goldsborough and Samuel Dupont were promoted to Flag Officer, followed by David Farragut on January 17, 1862. The rank of flag officer was short lived because it was replaced by commodore in July 1862. Because of the acute need for officers at the beginning of the American Civil War , naval tradition

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1452-526: The 2019–20 season. Before the 2017–18 season, the league rebranded to the NBA G League via a sponsorship with Gatorade . The Magic won the league championship in the COVID-19 pandemic -shortened season in 2021 . Head coach Heath won coach of the year and then took the head coaching position with the Eastern Michigan Eagles . Associate coach Joe Barrer was then named his replacement. Anthony Parker

1518-567: The Cavaliers lasted until 2011 when Cleveland obtained their own affiliate in the Canton Charge . The BayHawks then affiliated with the New York Knicks . Under the Knicks' affiliation, the BayHawks made headlines on January 17, 2012, when Jeremy Lin was assigned to the team. On January 20, he had a triple-double with 28 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists in the BayHawks' 122–113 victory over

1584-593: The Civil Engineering Corps will lead naval construction regiments. With the exception of the naval construction regiments that are commanded by senior captains of the U.S. Navy's Civil Engineer Corps , all other commodores are senior captains who are warfare-qualified unrestricted line (URL) officers in that combat specialty (e.g., naval aviators and naval flight officers commanding "functional" or "type" air wings or air groups, surface warfare officers commanding destroyer squadrons, etc.). In contrast to

1650-629: The D-League. Ewing has worked as an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards , Houston Rockets , and Orlando Magic . In 2014, the Knicks ended their affiliation with Erie in favor of starting an expansion D-League franchise, the Westchester Knicks , forcing the BayHawks to find a new affiliate. In April 2014, the BayHawks entered talks for a hybrid relationship with the Orlando Magic and

1716-432: The Knicks had also incorporated the original "Father Knickerbocker" logo (drawn by Willard Mullin ) which was in use by the parent Knicks from the team's founding in 1946 until 1964 . The logo later changed to the current one, which resembles the New York Knicks' current logo. On September 3, 2014, the Westchester Knicks acquired 16 players on the 2014 NBA Development League Expansion Draft . On October 13 Kevin Whitted

1782-485: The Magic narrowed their choices down to Bay Lake, Jacksonville, Lakeland, and Kissimmee. On June 30, the Magic named Kissimmee and Lakeland as the two finalists. However, in December 2016, the Magic announced that they had purchased the BayHawks' franchise and that they would be relocating it to Lakeland, Florida , for the 2017–18 season , becoming the seventeenth NBA team to own a D-League franchise. They would also build

1848-565: The Navy by 1950. According to the 1949 edition of the Official Register of Commissioned Officers of the United States Navy, updated to January 1, 1949, the last two commodores on active duty were Tully Shelley (b. 1892) and Antoine O. Rabideau (b. 1884). Shelley retired in July 1949 and was promoted on retirement to rear admiral retroactive to April 3, 1945. Rabideau apparently died July 19, 1970, and his headstone shows him to have held

1914-436: The Navy until March 3, 1899, when "An Act To reorganize and increase the efficiency and the personnel of the Navy and Marine Corps" redefined the list of officers on the active list and did not include the rank of commodore, effectively disestablishing the rank for active line officer, but not on the retirement list. According to Laws Relating to the Navy, 1919 , the step was taken, "…on account of international relationships,

1980-770: The Orlando Magic announced that the team would move to Kissimmee beginning in November 2023 and be renamed the Osceola Magic. The Erie BayHawks were established in 2008 as an expansion team in the NBA Development League (D-League), originally affiliated with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Philadelphia 76ers . The "BayHawks" name alluded to the Presque Isle Bay , on which the city of Erie lies. The hawk represents

2046-777: The Racing Season. The athletic teams of Vanderbilt University of the Southeastern Conference use "Commodore" as their mascot, the nickname of the university's founder and namesake Cornelius Vanderbilt . Gulf Coast State College in Panama City , Florida , also uses the Commodore mascot for its sports teams. Bayside High School (Queens) located in the Bayside neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens also uses

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2112-651: The Surface Warfare community, they lead surface squadrons, destroyer squadrons, littoral combat ship squadrons, amphibious squadrons, mine countermeasures squadrons, and naval beach groups; in the Submarine Warfare community they lead submarine squadrons; in the Special Warfare / Special Operations community they lead special warfare ( SEAL ) groups, riverine squadrons; coastal warfare groups and squadrons and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) groups. Commodores from

2178-641: The U.S. Air Force (USAF), the U.S. Navy does not use USAF's same wing/group/squadron structure where "groups" are subordinate to "wings." Within the USN component of Naval Aviation, a "group" is considered equal to a wing if commanded by an O-6 and senior to a wing if commanded by an O-7 or O-8 (e.g., carrier strike group, patrol & reconnaissance group). This same model applies surface warfare officers commanding destroyer or littoral combat ship squadrons, submarine warfare officers commanding submarine squadrons, SEAL officers commanding special warfare groups, etc.). These O-6 commanded units will typically report to

2244-536: The U.S. Navy and Chief of Naval Operations , Admiral (later Fleet Admiral ) Ernest J. King , proposed bringing back the older rank of "commodore" for these officers. President Franklin D. Roosevelt agreed, making the suggestion that the title be revived. As a result, the one-star officer rank for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard was re-established in April 1943 with the title of "commodore". In actual practice, some officers on admiral's staffs were also promoted to

2310-581: The Westchester Knicks hired Coby Karl and Derrick Alston as the assistant basketball coaches. On October 31, 2015, with the second pick in the NBA D-League draft, The Westchester Knicks drafted Jimmer Fredette . All NBA D-League prospects — players whose rights are not owned by NBA teams — are free agents and are eligible to be called up to the NBA. Roster Last transaction: November 20, 2024 Erie BayHawks (2008%E2%80%932017) The Osceola Magic are an American professional basketball team in

2376-407: The aircraft in one of their subordinate squadrons that also displays their name on the fuselage. This swallow-tailed pennant has a white field bounded by two horizontal blue stripes, with the numerical designation or the initials of the command title in blue centered on the white field. In the U.S. Navy, commodore billets are considered to be O-6 "major command" assignments for Captains, on par with

2442-402: The brigadier generals, who could now be outranked by officers who were their juniors in terms of service. This was a point of inter-service controversy for many years, especially after 1916, when the U.S. Army made its brigadier generals equivalent to the rear admirals in the lower half of seniority. This made the rear admirals in the upper half of seniority, the only ones to be equal to that of

2508-687: The city's wildlife and naval history, especially because hawks were used by naval expeditions to send important messages. The team's colors of black, red, and gold paid homage to the Erie-based Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry and to the United States Navy uniforms worn during the War of 1812 . The team was affiliated with the Toronto Raptors from 2009 to 2011. The team home court was Erie Insurance Arena . The affiliation with

2574-480: The clubs that are more than a century old, such as the Los Angeles Yacht Club have formal ceremonies, where Commodores from more than 100 surrounding yacht clubs and flag officers of the U.S. Navy and U.S Coast Guard attend a ceremony at the beginning of the year. The ceremony includes a bagpipe entrance, a presentation of the country flag by commissioned officers of the country's navy, and a cannon shot upon

2640-493: The coasts of the United States, detaining smugglers, lifesaving, and search and rescue operations. After World War II, and with the rapid drawdown in size of both the Navy and the Coast Guard, very few of the wartime commodores were ever promoted to rear admiral. All promotions to commodore ceased in 1947, and nearly all of the commodores who had held the one-star rank had either been promoted to rear admiral or had retired from

2706-400: The commanding officers of major combatant vessels (e.g., aircraft carrier, battleship, guided missile cruiser, amphibious assault ship), commanders of carrier air wings, and commanding officers of major shore installations (e.g., naval air station, naval station, naval base, naval support activity, etc.). In the other U.S. armed services, the level and scope of responsibility of a USN Captain in

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2772-464: The consideration of which caused the Navy Department to regard the complications confronting it as inimical to the honor and dignity of this nation, because of the adverse effect upon its high ranking representatives in their association with foreign officers". In short, U.S. Navy commodores were not being treated as flag officers by other navies, or given the respect that the Navy Department thought

2838-619: The designation has been given varying levels of authority and formality. Today, it is no longer a specific rank within active-duty or reserve forces or in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps or NOAA Corps, but it remains in use as an honorary title within the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard for those senior captains ( pay grade O-6 ) in command of operational organizations composed of multiple independent subordinate naval units (e.g., multiple independent ships or aviation squadrons ). However, "commodore"

2904-436: The early twentieth century along with "vice commodore" in the same manner as "vice president,"and "rear-commodore" and "port captain' or "international bridge member" in the same manner as board members. Commodores, Vice-Commodores and Rear-Commodores are also known as civilian Flag officers because they have an Epaulettes , Regalia and Maritime flags with designated symbols and number of stars for their ranks. Many of

2970-466: The grade of flag officer . This generic title was intended "to promote the efficiency of the Navy", but differed little from the previous practice. The first flag officer appointed was Charles Stewart , who was appointed as "Senior Flag Officer" in 1857. The Act to Further Promote the Efficiency of the Navy, passed on December 21, 1861, gave the president the authority to appoint squadron commanders with

3036-533: The interim head coach for the final week of the 2014–15 season. The Knicks were 10–36 at the time for Whitted's firing, which was second worst in the Development League. Whitted became the first head coach to be fired in franchise history. On October 7, 2015, the Westchester Knicks hired Mike Miller to be their head coach. Previously he served as an assistant coach for the Austin Toros . On October 27, 2015,

3102-604: The limited number of captains in command of multiple units. The U.S. Navy no longer maintains a rank of commodore, but the term has survived as an honorary title . Modern-day commodores are senior captains in the U.S. Navy. In Naval Aviation , they hold major operational command of functional or "type" air wings or air groups (exclusive of carrier air wings ) such as strike fighter wings, electronic attack wings, patrol and reconnaissance wings, airborne early warning wings, strategic communications wings, various helicopter wings, training air wings, or tactical air control groups; in

3168-571: The now Magic-owned BayHawks franchise to play in Erie. In January 2017, it was announced that the Atlanta Hawks would temporarily place their D-League affiliate in Erie for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons under the operations of the former BayHawks management as a new BayHawks team . The Atlanta Hawks had already announced their intentions of placing their D-League franchise in College Park, Georgia , for

3234-756: The objections of senior officers in the naval services. This was because the U.S. Navy had long assigned the title (although not the rank) of commodore to selected captains holding major operational sea-going commands. Since at least the late 1940s, "commodore" had been used as a "position title" for senior navy captains who commanded air groups and air wings (other than those officers commanding carrier air groups/carrier air wings, who were historically known and referred to as "CAGs"), destroyer squadrons, submarine squadrons, amphibious squadrons, patrol boat flotillas, patrol hydrofoil missile ship squadrons, special warfare groups, construction regiments, and other large seagoing commands. The U.S. Coast Guard had never previously used

3300-511: The one-star rank of an O-7 and carried the relative seniority of a one-star officer, but who, due to the elimination of the rank of commodore at the end of World War II, wore the same two-star rank insignia as a full, or "upper half," rear admiral, an O-8. In 1982, the rank of commodore was finally and officially reintroduced in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard as the O-7 rank. The one-star officer's rank and insignia for Navy and Coast Guard officers

3366-419: The raising of each individual officer's flags on a flag staff (also known as Flagpoles ) for each flag officer (Commodore, Vice Commodore, Rear Commodore) as their term of office officially begins. Sometimes a trumpet fanfare is also include for special occasions like ribbon cutting in 2019 for the 50th Transpacific Yacht Race . Salutes are given to Commodores for special ceremonies, including Opening Days of

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3432-678: The rank of commodore. By the end of the War in the Pacific in August 1945, there were over 100 commodores in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. With respect to the U.S. Coast Guard, it should be understood that during World War II, the much-expanded Coast Guard was transferred from the Department of the Treasury to the Department of the Navy and was involved in combat operations in both anti-submarine warfare and amphibious warfare , thousands of miles away from home, and not just in its usual role of defending

3498-490: The rank of rear admiral. However, as the Cold War evolved, the Navy began to rebound from its immediate post-World War II reductions. This expanding Navy saw growth in several mission areas, and the reintroduction and designation of senior captains in command of units comprising multiple ships (e.g., "flotillas"), multiple aviation squadrons or other similar organizations became increasingly commonplace, leading to increased use of

3564-500: The title of "Honorary Commodore" as a mark of high esteem. Recipients of this honor include actor and Coast Guard veteran Lloyd Bridges (who was an active member of the Auxiliary and served as its national celebrity spokesman in the 1970s) and television personality Al Roker (who produced the documentary series Coast Guard Alaska ). The United States Maritime Service uses the rank of commodore for their one-star flag officers, with

3630-468: The title of commodore for those senior captains occupying these highly responsible positions. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, following years of objections and complaints by the U.S. Army , U.S. Air Force , and U.S. Marine Corps , efforts were begun to reinstate commodore as an official rank in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard with a pay grade of O-7, replacing "rear admiral (lower half)", which were Navy and Coast Guard flag officers who were paid at

3696-487: The title. In 1983, the one-star U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard admiral rank was changed back to its original O-7 pay grade title of "rear admiral" with the discriminator in seniority and protocol purposes of "Rear Admiral (lower half)," and a rank title abbreviation of RDML versus the O-8 rank title abbreviation of RADM. The rank of commodore / commodore admiral was officially abolished in 1985. From then on, commodore has remained

3762-435: The two-star rank being simply designated as "rear admiral". The rank is usually given to the president of one of the seven federal and state maritime academies who had not attained flag rank during his/her active duty naval career. Civilian yacht clubs , yachting associations and fellowships with formal hierarchical structures, began to use the title "commodore" in countries around the world for their presidents in

3828-453: Was attached to the title of commodore. Captain Isaac Hull , chafing at not being able to progress further in rank, wrote in 1814 that, if no admirals were to be authorized, something should be done to prevent, "...every midshipman that has command of a gunboat on a separate station taking upon himself the name of Commodore". Like its Royal Navy counterpart at the time, the U.S. Navy commodore

3894-417: Was ignored and commodore became for the first time a permanent commissioned rank in the U.S. Navy. Eighteen commodores were authorized on July 16, 1862. The rank title also lost its "line command" status when, in 1863, the chiefs of the bureaus of Medicine and Surgery, Provisions and Clothing, Steam Engineering, and Construction and Repair were all given the rank of commodore. The rank of commodore continued in

3960-454: Was named as the first coach of Westchester. On November 1, in the 2014 NBA D-League Draft , the Westchester Knicks made second-round guard Joseph Bertrand their first ever selection. On November 16 they made their regular season debut in an 84–91 loss against the local Oklahoma City Blue . Three days later they made their home debut, again losing, this time against the Canton Charge on an 84–88 affair. Their first win came on November 21 against

4026-429: Was not a higher rank, but a temporary assignment for navy officers, as Herman Melville wrote in his 1850 novel, White-Jacket . An American commodore in the early period, like an English commodore or a French chef d'escadre , was an officer (generally, but not exclusively, a captain) assigned temporary command of more than one ship. He continued his permanent or regular rank during the assignment. Once employed as

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4092-641: Was promoted to assistant general manager in Orlando and Adetunji Adedipe was promoted to general manager in October 2021 after serving as an assistant manager since 2017 and working for the Magic organization since 2015. On April 11, 2023, the Orlando Magic announced they would be relocating their G League affiliate to Osceola in order to be closer to Orlando. The team will be based out of Osceola Heritage Park and play at Silver Spurs Arena . Roster Last transaction: November 26, 2024 Payton Siva Alade Aminu

4158-423: Was their due. As it would have been expensive to increase the pay of all the former commodores to the level of rear admirals, the U.S. Congress at the time specified that the junior rear admirals which were referred to as rear admirals in the "lower half" of seniority, would have pay equal to brigadier generals of the U.S. Army . If there were an odd number of total rear admirals, the lower half of rear admirals

4224-501: Was thence re-established with the initial title of commodore admiral . Later in 1982, following numerous objections by USN officers to the Chief of Naval Operations and USCG officers to the Commandant of the Coast Guard that this new title was unwieldy and confusing, the rank of "commodore admiral" was simplified to "commodore". However, this action still failed to stem the confusion and

4290-428: Was to be the larger. All rear admirals, regardless whether they are in the lower half or the upper half of seniority, were considered equal to major generals , and flew a blue flag with two-stars, and were entitled to a 13-gun salute. The U.S. Supreme Court later held that the rank of commodore had been removed from the U.S. Navy, leaving it without an actual rank equivalent to brigadier general. This act disgruntled all

4356-767: Was traded to the Bakersfield Jam after 37 games with the BayHawks. Commodore (United States) Commodore was an early title and later a rank in the United States Navy , United States Coast Guard and the Confederate States Navy , and also has been a rank in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps) and its ancestor organizations. For over two centuries,

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