Tony Radakin

Tony Radakin
Born (1965-11-10) 10 November 1965
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service 1990 –
Rank Vice Admiral
Commands held Maritime Forces
HMNB Portsmouth
Combined Task Force Iraqi Maritime
HMS Norfolk
HMS Blazer
Battles/wars Iraq War
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Bronze Star Medal (United States)

Vice Admiral Anthony David Radakin, CB (born 10 November 1965) is a Royal Navy officer who serves as Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff since 27 March 2018. Prior to this appointment, he was Chief of Staff, Joint Forces Command.

Educated at the University of Southampton (LLB, 1989) and King's College London (MA, 2000),[1] Radakin gained his commission in the Royal Navy in 1990.[2] He went on to become commanding officer of the frigate HMS Norfolk in 2003, commanding officer of the US/UK Iraqi Naval Transition Team in 2006 and commanding officer of the US/UK Combined Task Force Iraqi Maritime in 2010,[2] before becoming commander of HMNB Portsmouth in October 2011.[3] He was appointed Director of Force Development at the Ministry of Defence in November 2012,[4] Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces in December 2014[2] and Chief of Staff, UK Joint Forces Command in March 2016.[5][4] He became Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff in March 2018,[6] and was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the Birthday Honours three months later.[7]

References

  1. ↑ ‘RADAKIN, Rear Adm. Antony David’, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016
  2. 1 2 3 "Rear Admiral Tony Radakin" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Naval base commander seen off in style". Navy News. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Ministry of Defence and tri-service senior appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Chief Of Staff Joint Forces Command Visits The Rock". Your Gibraltar TV. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Admirals" (PDF). Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "No. 62310". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 June 2018. p. B3.
Military offices
Preceded by
Robert Tarrant		 Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces
2014–2016		 Succeeded by
Alex Burton
Preceded by
Jonathan Woodcock		 Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff
2018–present		 Incumbent
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