John Clink
| John Clink | |
|---|---|
 Clink (right) in Gibraltar | |
| Born | 18 February 1964 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Ark Royal British Forces Gibraltar Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Rear Admiral John Robert Hamilton Clink OBE (born 18 February 1964) is a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Sea Training in 2015.
Naval career
Clink was educated at Cheltenham Grammar School and King's College London (MA International Security and Strategy, 2012).[1] He became Commanding Officer of HMS Ark Royal in July 2008 and Deputy Commander UK Maritime Forces in June 2011.[2] In the latter role he commanded Combined Task Force 150, a multinational naval task force working under a 25 nation coalition of Combined Maritime Forces based in Bahrain.[2] He went on to be Commander British Forces Gibraltar in November 2012, Flag Officer, Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland in the rank of rear admiral in August 2014[3] and Flag Officer Sea Training in 2015.[4]
Clink was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2002.[5]
References
- ↑ ‘Clink, Rear Admiral John Robert Hamilton’, Who's Who 2015, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2015
- 1 2 "Commodore John Clink is new CPF". Gibraltar Chronicle. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ↑ Listing compiled by historian Colin Mackie
- ↑ "Naval Base Clyde welcomes new senior naval officer". Navy News. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56734. p. 4. 29 October 2002. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Christopher Hockley |
Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland 2014–2015 |
Succeeded by John Weale |