General Sir Gwyn Jenkins becomes First Sea Lord

General Sir Gwyn Jenkins becomes First Sea Lord

General Sir Gwyn Jenkins has formally taken command of the Royal Navy as First Sea Lord, following a ceremony aboard HMS Victory in Portsmouth. The supersession ceremony, held in the historic Great Cabin of Admiral Nelson’s flagship, was attended by senior naval leaders, including Acting Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Sir Martin Connell. General Jenkins, previously Strategic Advisor to the Secretary of State for Defence, now assumes responsi…