Rear Admiral Edward Graham Ahlgren, (born 5 August 1971) is a senior

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officer who has served as Commander Operations since April 2022. He was educated at

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and King's College London (MA Defence Studies, 2011).

Naval career

Educated at

, Ahlgren joined the

on 1 January 1992. He commanded the submarines and , before becoming operations officer for the Fleet Battle Staff. After a tour on counter-terrorism duties in

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, he became Defence

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at the British Embassy in

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. He then became deputy commander of Combined Maritime Forces in February 2021 and Commander Operations in April 2022. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2011 Birthday Honours. He was awarded the Legion of Merit by the United States; the award was authorised on 14 April 2023.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahlgren, Edward 1971 births Living people People educated at Rossall School Alumni of King's College London Officers of the Order of the British Empire Royal Navy rear admirals Recipients of the Legion of Merit