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Current serving senior officers in the Royal Marines

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This is a list of current serving senior officers in the Royal Marines.[1] Senior meaning from Brigadier rank upwards. It also lists personnel with near future appointments.

Generals[]

Name Appointment Active/Reservist Date of promotion Ref
Gwyn Jenkins Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff
Commandant General Royal Marines		 Active 30 August 2022 [2][3]

Lieutenant Generals[]

Name Appointment Active/Reservist Date of promotion Ref
Robert Andrew Magowan Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Financial and Military Capability) Active 22 January 2020 [4]
Charles Stickland Chief of Joint Operations Active 15 November 2021 [5]

Major Generals[]

Name Appointment Active/Reservist Date of promotion Ref
James A. J. Morris Commander, Standing Joint Force Active 1 April 2019 [6][7]
Paul P. Lynch Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence, NATO International Military Staff Active 7 August 2023 [8]
Duncan G. Forbes Director of Strategy and Policy, Navy Command Active 4th Octoer 2023 [9]
Richard J. Cantrill to be Major General and COMOPS, 2024 Active

Brigadiers[]

Name Appointment Active/Reservist Date of promotion Ref
Graeme W. Fraser Naval Regional Commander Wales & Western England (NRC WWE)
Deputy Director Heritage		 Reservist [10]
Matthew F. Pierson Active 24 July 2017 [11]
Matthew J.A. Jackson Director Joint Services Command and Staff College until August 2024
Assistant Commandant General Royal Marines		 Active 11 December 2018 [12]
Daniel Blanchford Head of Commitments & Crisis
SPO CtsCrisis-Head, Ministry of Defence		 Active 12 August 2019 [13]
Michael J. Tanner Commander Devonport Naval Base (NBC(D)) Active 20 February 2020 [14]
Anthony R. Turner Active 9 September 2020 [15]
Christopher N. M. P Ordway Head of (Military), Euro-Atlantic Security, MOD Active
Nicholas S. C. Venn Active 12 April 2021 [16]
Andrew R.Muddiman Naval Regional Commander Scotland & Northern Ireland (NRC SNI)
Senior Naval Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland		 Active [17]
Philp Mark Totten Deputy Director of the Weapons Operating Centre and Head of Maritime Strike, International and Munitions Active 14 June 2021 [18]
Sean P. Brady Deputy Director of IR25 Shipbuilding Active 16 August 2021 [19]
Neil Sutherland Chief of Staff, Navy Command and Deputy Commandant General Royal Marines Active [20]
Paul A. Manyard Chief Joint Force Operations, Standing Joint Force Active 11 July 2022 [21]
Jamie F. Roylance Chief Technology Officer, Navy Command Active 27 June 2022 [22]
Derek B. Stafford Head of Operating Assurance Military Aviation Authority Active 28 October 2022 [23]
Andrew P. L. Watkins Deputy Director J5, United States Central Command Active 19 June 2023 [24]
Christopher E. Haw Senior Responsible Owner for Commando Force Development
Deputy Director of Navy Acquisition		 Active 25 September 2023 [25]
Richard C. Morris Deputy Director of the Integrated Cyber Electro Magnetic and Effects Directorate at Strategic Command Active 27 September 2023 [26]
Benjamin E. Haslsted Deputy Commanding General, Operation Inherent Resolve Active 27 September 2023 [27]
James A. Dennis Assistant Chief of Staff J5 and Head Customer Services Defence Digital Active 6 November 2023 [28]
Jaimie McCoy Norman Commander, 3 Commando Brigade
Commander, Commander Littoral Strike Group		 Active

See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ "List of Senior Serving British Personnel". British Armed Forces Review. 17 April 2024. https://britisharmedforcesreview.wordpress.com/list-of-senior-british-serving-personnel/. 
  2. ↑ "No. 63818". 20 September 2022. p. 17754. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63818/supplement/17754 
  3. ↑ "Royal Marines appoint new Commandant General". British Forces News. 25 November 2022. https://www.forces.net/services/royal-marines/major-general-gwyn-jenkins-named-new-commandant-general. "General Gwyn Jenkins, who is already Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff, has taken over the role from Lieutenant General Robert Magowan." 
  4. ↑ "No. 62915". 11 February 2020. p. 2442. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62915/supplement/2442 
  5. ↑ "No. 63567". 29 December 2021. p. 23681. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63567/supplement/23681 
  6. ↑ "No. 62610". 9 April 2019. p. 6430. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62610/supplement/6430 
  7. ↑ https://twitter.com/SJFHQ_UK/status/1421065757824258049
  8. ↑ "No. 64150". 22 August 2023. p. 16782. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64150/supplement/16782 
  9. ↑ "No. 64369". 16 April 2024. p. 7490. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64369/supplement/7490 
  10. ↑ "The Navy Directory 2019". 1 January 2020. https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/royal-navy-responsive/documents/useful-resources/navy_directory.pdf. "1* Naval Regional Commander Wales & Western England (NRC WWE) Brigadier G W Fraser MBE" 
  11. ↑ "No. 62062". 26 September 2017. p. 17880. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62062/supplement/17880 
  12. ↑ "No. 62558". 12 February 2019. p. 2354. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62558/supplement/2354 
  13. ↑ "No. 62844". 3 December 2019. p. 21821. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62844/supplement/21821 
  14. ↑ "No. 62968". 7 April 2020. p. 7122. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62968/supplement/7122 
  15. ↑ "No. 63325". 20 April 2021. p. 7236. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63325/supplement/7236 
  16. ↑ "No. 63426". 27 July 2021. p. 13220. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63426/supplement/13220 
  17. ↑ RNinScotland (19 August 2021). "Personnel at MOD Caledonia in #Rosyth gathered yesterday to wish Captain Chris Smith a fond farewell as he leaves the post of Naval Regional Commander for #Scotland & #NorthernIreland. After nine years in post he has handed over to Brigadier Andy Muddiman RM.". https://twitter.com/RNinScotland/status/1428316709946109954. 
  18. ↑ "No. 63503". 19 October 2021. p. 18464. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63503/supplement/18464 
  19. ↑ "No. 63634". 8 March 2022. p. 4246. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63634/supplement/4246 
  20. ↑ "No. 63793". 23 August 2022. p. 16014. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63793/supplement/16014 
  21. ↑ "No. 63848". 18 October 2022. p. 19790. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63848/supplement/19790 
  22. ↑ "No. 63818". 20 September 2022. p. 17754. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63818/supplement/17754 
  23. ↑ "No. 63947". 24 January 2023. p. 1142. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63947/supplement/1142 
  24. ↑ "No. 64162". 5 September 2023. p. 17679. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64162/supplement/17679 
  25. ↑ "No. 64228". 14 November 2023. p. 22870. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64228/supplement/22870 
  26. ↑ "No. 64228". 14 November 2023. p. 22871. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64228/supplement/22871 
  27. ↑ "No. 64228". 14 November 2023. p. 25082. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64228/supplement/25082 
  28. ↑ "No. 64295". 23 January 2024. p. 1278. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64295/supplement/1278 
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