Adrian Johns

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Sir Adrian Johns
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Vice-Admiral Sir Adrian Johns
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Place of birth Redruth, Cornwall
Allegiance Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service 1973 -
Rank Vice-Admiral
Battles/wars Iraq War
Awards KCB, CBE

Vice-Admiral Sir Adrian James Johns, KCB, CBE, ADC, is a senior commander in the Royal Navy and is currently the Second Sea Lord.

Educated at a Grammar School in Cornwall and then Imperial College, London he joined the Royal Navy in 1973. His first command was HMS Yarnton in Hong Kong in 1981. After holding various naval posts, he was given command of the frigates HMS Juno and HMS Ariadne between 1988 and 1990.

In between various appointments at the Ministry of Defence he held command of HMS Campbeltown from 1995 to 1996.

In 2001 he took command of HMS Ocean which in Spring 2003 was deployed to Iraq.

He became Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff in May 2003 and Second Sea Lord and Commander in Chief of Naval Home Command in October 2005. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2008 New Year Honours.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58557, page 2, 29 December 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-31.
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