Commander Operations (Royal Navy)

Commander Operations
Ensign of the Royal Navy
Incumbent
Rear-Admiral Edward Ahlgren
since 26 April 2022
Ministry of Defence
AbbreviationCOMOPS
Member ofNavy Command
Reports toFleet Commander
SeatNorthwood Headquarters, Hertfordshire, England
NominatorSecretary of State for Defence
AppointerPrime Minister
Subject to formal approval by the King-in-Council
Term lengthNot fixed (typically 1–3 years)
Inaugural holderRear-Admiral Roger Lane-Nott
Formation1993
Websiteroyalnavy.mod.uk

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 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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Subordinate formations 2016-2017

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