On deployment in the Gulf, on patrol in the Atlantic, safeguarding home waters or undergoing training at bases in the UK, sailors lined up on parade grounds and flight decks to celebrate Her Majesty’s 70-year reign and this weekend’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
The home of the Royal Navy Officer Corps has a new Commanding Officer providing tomorrow’s Fleet with the leaders it needs. Captain Sarah Oakley, who also served as commander of the former Falklands patrol HMS Clyde, formally took charge of Britannia Royal Naval College from Captain Roger Readwin in a handover ceremony. Captain Readwin reflected on his two and a half years at the helm of one of the most prestigious training establishments in the world.