Paul Halton
| Paul Halton | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |
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| Service/ |
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| Years of service | 1987 - |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Spartan |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Rear Admiral Paul Vincent Halton OBE is a Royal Navy officer who serves as Commander Operations.
Naval career
Halton joined the Royal Navy in September 1987[1] and went on to serve as commanding officer of the submarine HMS Spartan.[2] After becoming as Flag Officer Sea Training Director (North),[3] he was deployed as Deputy Director of operations in Afghanistan in summer 2012.[4] He was posted as in a senior staff officer role at the Ministry of Defence in June 2013 and then became Commodore, Devonport Flotilla in March 2015.[5] He went on to be Commander Operations from October 2017.[6]
References
- ↑ "No. 51284". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 March 1988. p. 3761.
- ↑ "Spartan comes home for the last time". The Buteman. 24 February 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ↑ "Deeps get WETT". Navy News. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ↑ Jinks, James; Hennessy, Peter (2016). The Silent Deep: The Royal Navy Submarine Service Since 1945. Penguin. ISBN 978-0241959480.
- ↑ "New Commander for Devonport Flotilla". Royal Navy. 21 September 2017.
- ↑ "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2017.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert Tarrant |
Commander Operations 2017– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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