Admiral Sir Ian Andrew Forbes KCB

Order of the Bath

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 CBE

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 (born 24 October 1946) is a former Royal Navy

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 officer who became Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic

Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic

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Naval career

Forbes joined the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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 in 1965. He was given command of the patrol boat HMS Kingfisher

HMS Kingfisher (P260)

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, the frigate

Frigate

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 HMS Diomede

HMS Diomede (F16)

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, the frigate HMS Chatham

HMS Chatham (F87)

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 and then the aircraft carrier

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 HMS Invincible

HMS Invincible (R05)

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. He was appointed Military Advisor to Carl Bildt

Carl Bildt

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 at the Office of the High Representative in Sarajevo

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 during the Bosnian War

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 in 1996 and Commander, United Kingdom Task Group in 1997.

He went on to be Commander, Surface Flotilla in 2000, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic

Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic

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 in January 2002 and Acting Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic

Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic

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 in October 2002. Finally he was made Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation

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 in June 2003 before retiring in July 2004. He was awarded the Legion of Merit

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 by the US Government in 2004.

In retirement he has become an advisor to Booz & Company

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. He is also Chairman of the Governors of Eastbourne College

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