Appointments: Service appointments

The following senior Service appointments have been announced by the Ministry of Defence:

ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL

MARINES

Captains: AE Slater - Nelson as Captain; M. Stanhope - MOD London; PD Stone - MOD London; RM Williams - Dryad MTS; MG Wood - Staff of FO Portsmouth; PJA Wyatt - MOD London.

Acting Captain: PM Cheesman - MOD London.

Principal Nursing Officer: J. Massey - Staff of 2SL/CINCNAVHOME.

Lieutenant Colonels: RM Mason - RM Poole; AR Pillar - 42 CDO in Cmd.

Commanders: DR Charlton - Staff of FOSM; JG Connolly - Centurion; DC Gregan - Hecla in Cmd; P. Hobson - Devonport; J. Long - MOD Portland; RA Mark - to MOD London; RP Steele - Dryad MTS; CW Waite - MOD London; HR Whitaker - Staff of 2SL/ CINCNAVHOME.

Retirements: Commander RK Easson; Commander WB Kirby; Commander JJ Sadler.

ROYAL AIR FORCE

Air Vice-Marshals: DJ Saunders - to be Air Officer Eng & Supply at HQ STC in succession to PD Clark.

Air Commodore: BEA Pegnall - to MOD.

Wing Commanders: LRE Bessant - to MOD; KG Brackstone - to MOD AFD; MAC Codgbrook - to RAF Aldergrove; GM Dean - to Staff C Bracknell; L. Fox - to Staff C Bracknell; RD Fry - to SC of CAT Aldershot; PJ Heard - to SM (WPNS) 15 (RAF); DA Knight - to MOD ACDS (CON); K. Mackenzie - to MOD (PE) ASD A&AEE; SP Murphy - to CSDE Swanton Morley; MR Waring - to Staff College Bracknell; R. Watson - to RAF St Athan; JK Wheeler - to RAF Waddington.