Commander Operations (Royal Navy)
The Commander Operations (COMOPS) is a senior Royal Navy officer based at Northwood Headquarters who exercises operational command of all national maritime operations on behalf of the Fleet Commander. The post was established in 1993.
| Commander Operations | |
|---|---|
Ensign of the Royal Navy | |
| Ministry of Defence | |
| Abbreviation | COMOPS |
| Member of | Navy Command |
| Reports to | Fleet Commander |
| Seat | Northwood Headquarters, Hertfordshire, England |
| Nominator | Secretary of State for Defence |
| Appointer | Prime Minister Subject to formal approval by the King-in-Council |
| Term length | Not fixed (typically 1–3 years) |
| Inaugural holder | Rear-Admiral Roger Lane-Nott |
| Formation | 1993 |
| Website | royalnavy.mod.uk |
Commander Operations previously held the additional posts of Commander Task Force (CTF) 311 (UK attack submarines) and CTF 345 (UK nuclear missile submarines). In 2015, Rear Admiral John Weale was appointed Rear Admiral Submarines/Assistant Chief of Naval Staff Submarines, while Rear Admiral Robert Tarrant was made Commander Operations (Royal Navy), separating the two posts.
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