Robert Pedre

Robert Pedre
Robert Pedre
BornTaunton, Somerset
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1996–present
RankRear Admiral
CommandsHMS Cottesmore
HMS Richmond
HMS Ocean
Commander Littoral Strike Group
Commander United Kingdom Strike Force

Rear Admiral Robert George Pedre (born 8 February 1975) is a senior Royal Navy officer and current Commander United Kingdom Strike Force.

Educated at Davenant Foundation School, Imperial College London[1] (BSc physics, 1996) and King's College London (MA Defence Studies, 2016),[2] Pedre entered Britannia Royal Naval College on 18 September 1996.[3] He became commanding officer of the Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel HMS Cottesmore, deployed on counter-terrorist operations in the Irish Sea, in 2003.[4]

As executive officer on the Type 22 frigate HMS Cumberland, Pedre was involved in the evacuation of personnel from Benghazi, Libya in 2009.[1] He went on to command the Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond in 2012,[5] and the landing platform helicopter HMS Ocean in 2016.[6] Ocean served as flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group 2[7] and took part in Operation RUMAN (humanitarian support to the British Overseas Territories), before being decommissioned in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II on 27 March 2018.[8]

Pedre went on to be Assistant Head Defence Strategy at the Ministry of Defence later in 2018,[1] Commander Littoral Strike Group in May 2020,[9] and, with promotion to rear admiral,[10] Commander United Kingdom Strike Force in September 2022.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rear Admiral Robert G. Pedre" (PDF). Black Sea and Balkans Security Forum. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Pedre, Rear Adm. Robert George, (born 8 Feb. 1975), Commander, UK Strike Force, since 2022 (Deputy Commander, 2022)." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 1 Dec. 2023
  3. ^ "No. 55340". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 December 1998. p. 13619.
  4. ^ "Trafalgar Knights" (PDF). Navy News. 1 June 2005. p. 11. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  5. ^ "HMS Richmond sets sail for the Atlantic". Ministry of Defence. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Meet the ship's company of HMS Ocean". Royal Navy. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  7. ^ "SNMG2 flagship HMS Ocean holds Remembrance service in the Mediterranean". Naval Today. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  8. ^ "The Queen visits Plymouth for HMS Ocean's decommissioning ceremony". plymouthherald.co.uk. 27 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  9. ^ "UK'S Amphibious Forces change hands". Forces.net. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  10. ^ "No. 63875". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 November 2022. p. 21742.
  11. ^ "Challenging stereotypes changing the future: RNRMC supports seminar". Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.