Michael Utley (Royal Navy officer)

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

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

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]

References
  1. "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
Andrew Burns		 Commander United Kingdom Strike Force
2019–present		 Incumbent
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