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Michael Utley
Commodore Utley in 2018
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1990–present
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldHMS Exploit
HMS Leeds Castle
HMS Tyne
HMS Portland
HMS Illustrious
Standing NATO Maritime Group 2
United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group
United Kingdom Maritime Forces
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire

Rear Admiral Michael Keith Utley, OBE is a senior Royal Navy officer.

Educated at Cowbridge School,[1] Utley joined the Royal Navy in 1990.[2] He became the commanding officer of the patrol ship HMS Exploit in 1995,[1] of the patrol ship HMS Leeds Castle in 2003[3] and of the patrol ship HMS Tyne in 2004[1] before becoming commanding officer of the frigate HMS Portland in 2006.[4] He went on to become Commander Sea Training in 2010[1] before being appointed the last commanding officer of the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious in May 2013[5] and in that role was deployed to provide humanitarian aid in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in November 2013.[6] After that he became commander of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 in June 2017,[7] Commander United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group in October 2018[8] and Commander United Kingdom Strike Force in December 2019.[9]

He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services in Afghanistan in the 2015 Special Honours.[10]

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References

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