Vice Admiral Guy Antony Robinson, (born 9 April 1967) is a senior

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officer. Since September 2021, he has served as Chief of Staff of NATO

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Naval career

Robinson joined the

in 1986. He has served as commanding officer of three different ships including the

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, , the destroyer, , and the destroyer, . In 2008, he commanded Task Group 158.1 from the Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal and ran operations in the

Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The bod ...

. Positions held by Robinson include Flag Officer Sea Training staff, Commander Sea Training, and Assistant Chief of Staff (Warfare). In February 2015, he was appointed deputy commander of the United Kingdom Strike Force. He served in that position until April 2021 when Rear Admiral James Morley took over the post. In July 2021, Robinson was appointed Chief of Staff to Supreme Allied Commander Transformation and was subsequently promoted to the rank of vice admiral.

Honours and decorations

In 2003, Robinson was Mentioned in Despatches for his services while commanding HMS ''Edinburgh''. In 2013, Robinson was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the

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in recognition of his work when he took HMS ''Daring'' on the first operational deployment of a

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to the Persian Gulf. Robinson was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the

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Personal life

Robinson lives in

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with his wife, Commodore Melanie Robinson, and their two adult children, Max and Maisie. He is a 2013 graduate of the

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, a 2015 graduate of the US Coalition Force Maritime Component Commanders' Course, and a 2017 graduate of the

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. Also, he is an alumnus of the Windsor Leadership Trust and holds a master's degree in Defence Studies from King's College London.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Guy Living people Royal Navy vice admirals Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies Alumni of King's College London Companions of the Order of the Bath Officers of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century Royal Navy personnel 21st-century Royal Navy personnel Royal Navy personnel of the Gulf War Royal Navy personnel of the Iraq War 1967 births