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.
Michael Utley | |
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.jpg) Commodore Utley in 2018 | |
| Born | 9 March 1970 Cardiff[1] |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1990–present |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Service number | C034872K[2] |
| Commands | Allied 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 |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Naval career
editEducated 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
edit- ^ "Mike Utley" (PDF). Royal Navy. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ a b "No. 63135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B2.
- ^ a b c d "Mike Utley RN". Royal Navy. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "No. 52575". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 1991. p. 9325.
- ^ "Appointments". Navy News. 26 December 2002. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Navy ship in massive cocaine haul". BBC. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "No. 58034". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 July 2006. p. 9059.
- ^ "Captains commanding Royal Navy warships" (PDF). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Portsmouth Navy Officers Honoured For Typhoon Relief". Capital FM. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Royal Navy hands over command of NATO task group in Portugal". Royal Navy. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "F-35 pilot makes history with revolutionary method of landing jets on HMS Queen Elizabeth". Royal Navy. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Surface fleet awarded for outstanding performance". Royal Navy. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "No. 64017". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 April 2023. p. 6694.
- ^ "Allied Maritime Command". NATO.
- ^ "No. 61155". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 February 2015. p. 3471.