Jonathon Band
Royal Navy admiral (born 1950) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Admiral Sir Jonathon Band GCB, DL (born 2 February 1950) is a retired Royal Navy officer who was the First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff from 2006 to 2009. Before serving as First Sea Lord he was Commander-in-Chief Fleet. Since becoming First Sea Lord, Band had been a firm advocate of the creation of new ships to meet new threats and maintain the status of the Royal Navy as one of the world's leading naval forces.[1]
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Sir Jonathon Band | |
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Born | (1950-02-02) 2 February 1950 (age 74) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1967–2009 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | First Sea Lord Commander-in-Chief Fleet HMS Illustrious HMS Norfolk HMS Phoebe HMS Soberton |
Battles/wars | Falklands War Bosnian War Iraq War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
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