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Mike Utley (Royal Navy Officer)
Vice Admiral Michael Keith Utley, is a senior Royal Navy officer who currently serves as Commander Allied Maritime Command, NATO, since January 2023. Naval career Educated at Cowbridge School, Utley joined the Royal Navy in October 1990. He became the commanding officer of the patrol ship in 1995, of the patrol ship in 2003, and of the patrol ship in 2004, before becoming commanding officer of the frigate in 2006, with promotion to commander on 30 June 2006. He went on to become Commander Sea Training in 2010, before being appointed the last commanding officer of the aircraft carrier in May 2013 and in that role was deployed to provide humanitarian aid in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in November 2013. Utley became commander of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 in June 2017, Commander United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group in October 2018, and Commander United Kingdom Strike Force in December 2019. He was promoted to vice-admiral on 13 January 2023, and assumed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingdom. Located in the south-east of Wales and in the Cardiff Capital Region, Cardiff is the county town of the historic county of Glamorgan and in 1974–1996 of South Glamorgan. It belongs to the Eurocities network of the largest European cities. A small town until the early 19th century, its prominence as a port for coal when mining began in the region helped its expansion. In 1905, it was ranked as a city and in 1955 proclaimed capital of Wales. Cardiff Built-up Area covers a larger area outside the county boundary, including the towns of Dinas Powys and Penarth. Cardiff is the main commercial centre of Wales as well as the base for the Senedd. At the 2021 census, the unitary authority area population was put at 362,400. The popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhoon Haiyan
Typhoon Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Yolanda, was one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded. On making landfall, Haiyan devastated portions of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines. It is one of the deadliest Philippine typhoons on record, killing at least 6,300 people in that country alone. In terms of JTWC-estimated 1-minute sustained winds, Haiyan is tied with Meranti in 2016 for being the second strongest landfalling tropical cyclone on record, only behind Goni of 2020. As of January 2014, bodies were still being found. Haiyan was also the most intense tropical cyclone worldwide in 2013. This typhoon is also the second deadliest typhoon in the Philippines. The 30th named storm, thirteenth typhoon, and fifth super typhoon of the 2013 Pacific typhoon season, Haiyan originated from an area of low pressure several hundred kilometers east-southeast of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia on November 2, 2013. Tracking ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Officers Of The Order Of The British Empire
An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization. The term derives from Old French ''oficier'' "officer, official" (early 14c., Modern French ''officier''), from Medieval Latin ''officiarius'' "an officer," from Latin ''officium'' "a service, a duty" the late Latin from ''officiarius'', meaning "official." Examples Ceremonial and other contexts *Officer, and/or Grand Officer, are both a grade, class, or rank of within certain chivalric orders and orders of merit, e.g. Legion of Honour (France), Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Holy See), Order of the British Empire ( UK), Order of Leopold (Belgium) *Great Officer of State *Merchant marine officer or licensed mariner *Officer of arms * Officer in The Salvation Army, and other state decorations Corporations * Bank officer *Corporate officer, a corporate title **Chief executive officer (CEO) **Chief financial officer (CFO) **Chief operating officer (COO) *Executive officer Education *Chief academic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Companions Of The Order Of The Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate medieval ceremony for appointing a knight, which involved bathing (as a symbol of purification) as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as "Knights of the Bath". George I "erected the Knights of the Bath into a regular Military Order". He did not (as is commonly believed) revive the Order of the Bath, since it had never previously existed as an Order, in the sense of a body of knights who were governed by a set of statutes and whose numbers were replenished when vacancies occurred. The Order consists of the Sovereign (currently King Charles III), the Great Master (currently vacant) and three Classes of members: *Knight Grand Cross ( GCB) ''or'' Dame Grand Cross ( GCB) *Knight Commander ( KCB) ''or'' Dame Commander ( DCB) *Companion ( CB) Members belong to either the Civil or the Military Division.''Statutes'' 1925, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Blount
Vice Admiral Sir Keith Edward Blount, (born 22 June 1966) is a senior Royal Navy officer and pilot. He was Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Aviation, Amphibious Capability and Carriers) and head of the Fleet Air Arm from 2015 to 2019.'BLOUNT, Rear Adm. Keith Edward', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 201accessed 22 June 2017/ref> He serves as Commander Allied Maritime Command, NATO, since May 2019. Early life and education Blount was born on 22 June 1966 in Plymouth, England. He was educated at Plymstock School, a state secondary school in Plymouth. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Defence Studies. Naval career Blount joined the Royal Navy in 1984, and qualified as a helicopter pilot in 1986. Following training, he served with 826, 810, 771, 705 and 820 Naval Air Squadrons. His commands have included , the Iraqi Maritime Task Group, and the United Kingdom's Maritime Compone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Pedre
Rear Admiral Robert George Pedre (born 8 February 1975) is a senior Royal Navy officer and current Commander United Kingdom Strike Force. Naval career Educated at Davenant Foundation School, Imperial College London (BSc physics, 1996) and King's College London (MA Defence Studies, 2016), Pedre entered Britannia Royal Naval College on 18 September 1996. He became commanding officer of the , deployed on counter-terrorist operations in the Irish Sea, in 2003. As executive officer on the Type 22 frigate , Pedre was involved in the evacuation of personnel from Benghazi, Libya in 2009. He went on to command the Type 23 frigate in 2012, and the landing platform helicopter in 2016. ''Ocean'' served as flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 and took part in Operation RUMAN (humanitarian support to the British Overseas Territories), before being decommissioned in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II on 27 March 2018. Pedre went on to be Assistant Head Defence Strategy at the Minis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Burns (Royal Navy Officer)
Vice Admiral Andrew Paul Burns, (born 20 November 1969) is a senior Royal Navy officer. He has served as Fleet Commander since September 2021. Naval career Educated at Portsmouth Grammar School, Sherborne School and Durham University (Hatfield College) (1989–1992), Burns joined the Royal Navy in 1992. He also holds an MA degree in Defence Studies from King's College London. He was given command of the minesweeper in 2000 and, after being deployed to Iraq as a Director for Communications and Information Systems in 2004, he became commanding officer of the frigate in 2009 and then of the assault ship in 2012. He became Principal Staff Officer to the Commander Joint Forces Command in 2013, and Commander Amphibious Task Group in May 2016. In February 2019, Burns was promoted to rear admiral, and appointed Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces and Rear Admiral Surface Ships. He was appointed Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability) in January 2020 and was also give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Birthday Honours
The Queen's Birthday Honours for 2020 are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June. The honours for New Zealand were announced on 1 June, and for Australia on 8 June. The Queen's Birthday Honours for the United Kingdom would normally have been announced in June, but were delayed until the Autumn because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The honours list was released on 10 October 2020. United Kingdom Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of the United Kingdom with honours within her own gift, and with the advice of the Government for other honours. Order of the Companions of Honour Member of the Order of Companions of Honour (CH) * Sir Paul Brierley Smith — Chairman, Paul Smith Limited. For services to Fas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Special Honours
As part of the British honours system, the Special Honours are issued at the King's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours confer the award of the Order of the Garter, Order of the Thistle, Order of Merit, Royal Victorian Order and the Order of St John. Life Peers are at times also awarded as special honours. Life Peer Conservative Party * Dr Rosalind Miriam Altmann, to be ''Baroness Altmann'', ''of Tottenham in the London Borough of Haringey'' – 19 May 2015 * Andrew James Dunlop to be ''Baron Dunlop'', ''of Helensburgh in the County of Dunbarton'' – 26 May 2015 *The Rt Hon. Francis Anthony Aylmer Maude to be ''Baron Maude of Horsham'', ''of Shipley in the County of West Sussex'' – 26 May 2015 *Dr Terence James "Jim" O'Neill to be ''Baron O'Neill of Gatley'', ''of Gatley in the County of Greater Manchester'' – 28 May 2015 * James George Robert Bridges, to be ''Baron Bridges of Headley'', ''of Headley Heath in the County of Surrey'' – 28 May 2015 *Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commander United Kingdom Strike Force
Commander United Kingdom Strike Force (COMUKSTRKFOR or CSF) and Rear Admiral Surface Ships (RASS) is a senior post in the Royal Navy. The post is the highest seagoing command in the Royal Navy. Its role is to direct UK, Allied or Coalition maritime forces anywhere in the world.Commander UK Maritime Forces Personnel within the command are always at short notice to deploy either at sea or on land, providing forces necessary for the task in hand. The Commander United Kingdom Strike Force may also be in command at sea of UK or NATO naval task forces and task groups formed for specific operations. Organisation within the Royal Navy The position reports to the |
