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General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, ... (OBE) "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Afghanistan during the period 1 October 2011 to 31 March 2012". ...
General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, who was vice-chief of the defence staff at the time, was reportedly asked by a Tory minister whether or not he or Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, the head of the armed forces ...
Sir Gwyn Jenkins: Commandant General Royal Marines [2] KCB, OBE: 30 August 2022 [3] Lieutenant-Generals. Name Photo Appointment Honours Date of promotion Ref
The Prime Minister has reportedly overturned the decision by predecessor Rishi Sunak to give the job to General Gwyn Jenkins. Starmer cancels appointment of senior general as national security adviser
Royal Marines in Sangin, Afghanistan, 2010. The Royal Marines are part of His Majesty's Naval Service, alongside the Royal Navy and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, and they are under the full command of the Fleet Commander. Despite that, the rank structure of the Royal Marines is the same as that of the British Army. Uniquely, in the Royal Marines ...
On 25 November 2022 the Royal Marines announced that General Gwyn Jenkins, then Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff, would be concurrently appointed the new Commandant General Royal Marines, making him the first full general to occupy the role since 1977. [10]
A Taliban ambassador on Monday warned the new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio against making threats after saying he would place bounties on Afghanistan’s rulers for their continued detention of U.S. nationals. A prisoner swap between the U.S. and Afghanistan last week freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure, Khan Muhammad.
Denying the exceptions, it added, also will show foes like Islamic State that "the U.S. abandons its allies," and endanger active-duty Afghan-American U.S. military members' wives, children and ...