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Office of the Commander Operations

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Ensign of the Royal Navy



Incumbent
Rear-Admiral Paul Halton
since 2017


Ministry of Defence
Member of
Navy Command
Reports to
Fleet Commander
Nominator
Secretary of State for Defence
Appointer
Prime Minister
Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council
Term length
Not fixed (typically 1–3 years)
Inaugural holder
Rear-Admiral Roger Lane-Nott
Formation
1993
Website
royalnavy.mod.uk

The Commander Operations (COMOPS)[1] is a senior Royal Navy officer based at Northwood Headquarters who exercises operational command of all national maritime operations on behalf of the Fleet Commander.[2] The post was established in 1993. The responsibilities of the post included the additional posts of Commander Task Force (CTF) 311 (UK attack submarines) and CTF 345 (UK nuclear missile submarines).[3][4][5] In 2015, Rear Admiral John Weale was appointed Rear Admiral Submarines/Assistant Chief of Naval Staff Submarines, while Rear Admiral Robert Tarrant was made Commander Operations (Royal Navy), separating the two posts in 2015.[6][7] The current Commander Operations (Royal Navy) is Rear-Admiral Paul Halton who was appointed in 2017.[8]



Post-holders[edit]


Post-holders have included:[7]



  • 1993-1996 Rear-Admiral Roger Lane-Nott

  • 1996-1998 Rear-Admiral James Perowne

  • 1998-2002 Rear-Admiral Robert Stevens

  • 2002-2004 Rear-Admiral Niall Kilgour

  • 2004-2006 Rear-Admiral Paul Lambert

  • 2006-2009 Rear-Admiral David Cooke

  • 2009-2011 Rear-Admiral Mark Anderson

  • 2011-2013 Rear-Admiral Ian Corder

  • 2013-2015 Rear-Admiral Matthew Parr

  • 2015-2017 Rear-Admiral Robert Tarrant

  • 2017-present Rear-Admiral Paul Halton



Offices under the Commander[edit]


Current include:[9][10]


  • 3 Commando Brigade

  • Devonport Flotilla

  • Portsmouth Flotilla


  • Commander, Faslane Flotilla and Deputy Rear-Admiral Submarines (1993- 2015) post now reports to Rear Admiral Submarines.



References[edit]





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  2. ^ "Navy Command senior, as of September 2017". MOD. Retrieved 8 August 2018.


  3. ^ Joining Britain's Royal Navy Undersea Warfare


  4. ^ "SUEZ WAR OF 1956". Godfreydykes.info. 1956-11-05. Retrieved 2013-06-19.


  5. ^ Britain's secret nuclear bunker: Buried 100ft down inside is the control room where the order to launch a strike would be given Daily Mail, 15 September 2012


  6. ^ "Rear Admiral John Weale" (PDF). Retrieved 21 January 2016.


  7. ^ ab "Senior Royal Navy Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 6 September 2015.


  8. ^ "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2017.


  9. ^ "Ministry of Defence Organogram". data.gov.uk. MOD, 31 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2017.


  10. ^ "Navy Command senior staff CSV". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 20 December 2017.












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