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| Preceded by Sir Peter Abbott | Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic 1995–1998 | Succeeded by Sir James Perowne |
| Preceded by Sir Christopher Wallace | Chief of Joint Operations 1999–2001 | Succeeded by Sir John Reith |
| Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies 2005–2008 | Succeeded by Charles Style | |
