Senior NATO Officer Visits HMAS Stirling

28 October 2011

Senior NATO Officer and Commander-in-Chief Fleet Admiral Sir Trevor Soar, RN, KCB, OBE, visited HMAS Stirling, HMAS Collins and the Royal Australian Navy's Submarine Escape Training Facility at Garden Island, Western Australia.

Admiral Soar is the Commander in Chief-Fleet of the Royal Navy. Admiral Soar also fulfils the role of a NATO Commander and as such he is the maritime advisor to the Joint Force Commander and is tasked to ensure NATO Maritime Forces are ready to engage in joint and combined operations as required by the North Atlantic Council. He is also directly responsible for elements of the Standing NATO Response Force.

View images of Admiral Sir Trevor Soar's visit on the Royal Australian Navy Media Library.

Senior NATO Officer and Commander-in-Chief Fleet Admiral Sir Trevor Soar, RN, KCB, OBE, (second from right) with Royal Marines Commando Brigadier Will Tylor (second from left), Commander Australian Fleet Rear Admiral Gilmore (centre right), Senior Naval Officer Western Australia Captain Brett Wolski (centre left), Commander Submarine Force Captain Brett Sampson (far right) and Command Warrant Officer Martin Holzberger (far left).