Mike Utley (Royal Navy officer)

Michael Utley
Commodore Utley in 2018
Born (1970-03-09) 9 March 1970 (age 54)
Cardiff[1]
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1990–present
RankVice Admiral
Service numberC034872K[2]
CommandsAllied Maritime Command
United Kingdom Maritime Forces
United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group
Standing NATO Maritime Group 2
HMS Illustrious
HMS Portland
HMS Tyne
HMS Leeds Castle
HMS Exploit
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Vice Admiral Michael Keith Utley, CB, OBE is a senior Royal Navy officer who currently serves as Commander Allied Maritime Command, NATO, since January 2023.

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Educated at Cowbridge School,[3] Utley joined the Royal Navy in October 1990.[4] He became the commanding officer of the patrol ship HMS Exploit in 1995,[3] of the patrol ship HMS Leeds Castle in 2003,[5] and of the patrol ship HMS Tyne in 2004,[3] before becoming commanding officer of the frigate HMS Portland in 2006,[6] with promotion to commander on 30 June 2006.[7] He went on to become Commander Sea Training in 2010,[3] before being appointed the last commanding officer of the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious in May 2013[8] and in that role was deployed to provide humanitarian aid in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in November 2013.[9]

Utley became commander of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 in June 2017,[10] Commander United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group in October 2018,[11] and Commander United Kingdom Strike Force in December 2019.[12] He was promoted to vice-admiral on 13 January 2023,[13] and assumed command of NATO's Allied Maritime Command the same month.[14]

Utley was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his service in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in the 2015 Special Honours,[15] and Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2020 Birthday Honours.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Mike Utley" (PDF). Royal Navy. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "No. 63135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B2.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mike Utley RN". Royal Navy. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  4. ^ "No. 52575". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 1991. p. 9325.
  5. ^ "Appointments". Navy News. 26 December 2002. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Navy ship in massive cocaine haul". BBC. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  7. ^ "No. 58034". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 July 2006. p. 9059.
  8. ^ "Captains commanding Royal Navy warships" (PDF). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Portsmouth Navy Officers Honoured For Typhoon Relief". Capital FM. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Royal Navy hands over command of NATO task group in Portugal". Royal Navy. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  11. ^ "F-35 pilot makes history with revolutionary method of landing jets on HMS Queen Elizabeth". Royal Navy. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Surface fleet awarded for outstanding performance". Royal Navy. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  13. ^ "No. 64017". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 April 2023. p. 6694.
  14. ^ "Allied Maritime Command". NATO.
  15. ^ "No. 61155". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 February 2015. p. 3471.
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Preceded by Commander United Kingdom Strike Force
2019–2022 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander Allied Maritime Command
2023–Present 		Incumbent
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