Martin Smith (Royal Marines officer)

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Martin Smith
Member of the Order of the British Empire

Commanding Officer of 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group and Deputy Commander of 3 Commando Brigade.[1] Smith is currently a non-executive adviser of Texo Group.[2]

Early life

Smith was born on 30 July 1962 in Pembury, Kent, England.[3] He was educated at Sevenoaks School, a private school in Sevenoaks, Kent:[3] originally an all-boys school, it became co-educational when girls were admitted from 1976. He studied zoology at the University of Bristol,[4] graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree.[3]

Military career

U.S. Marine Corps
, in 2014

Smith was

forward air controller, a mortar troop commander and a special forces officer in the Special Boat Service. He completed postings to Northern Ireland during The Troubles, and to Norway.[6][7] He went on to specialise in reconnaissance and was deployed as part of the Gulf War in 1991.[6]

In 1995, he attended the

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).[8] From 2000 to 2001, he worked at the Permanent Joint Headquarters within its Operations Division.[6]

Following the

9/11 terrorist attacks, he was posted to the United States as part of the initial UK advisory team attached to the United States Central Command. In November 2001, he was appointed Second in Command of 45 Commando. With them, he deployed to Afghanistan and took part in Operation Jacana in 2002. With the start of the Iraq War, he was posted to the multinational headquarters as Deputy Chief of Operations.[6]

Smith was appointed

Commanding Officer of 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group.[1][6] In August 2006, he joined FLEET Operations as head of plans. In July 2008, he was appointed Deputy Commander of 3 Commando Brigade
. He was deployed to Afghanistan where he served as Commander Battle Group Centre South during Op HERRICK 9.[6] In 2011, he was appointed commander of 3 Commando Brigade.[1] In June 2013, he left to study at the Royal College of Defence Studies.[6]

Smith was promoted to

major general and appointed Commandant General Royal Marines on 13 June 2014, in succession to Major General Ed Davis.[6][9] Smith was posted as a deputy adviser to the Afghanistan Ministry of Interior ('MOI') in June 2016.[10][11]

Smith was appointed

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2017 New Year Honours.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c "City brigadier will lead Royal Marines". Plymouth Herald. 5 November 2011. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  2. ^ Burns, Hamish (19 March 2019). "Texo Group hires former Royal Marines commanding officer as adviser on its board". insidr.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 3 May 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help
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  4. ^ a b "Afghanistan a 'top priority' for new Royal Marine leader in Plymouth". Plymouth Herald. Archived from the original on 15 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  5. ISBN 978-0091937768
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  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "MAJOR GENERAL M L SMITH MBE" (PDF). Royal Navy. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Court circular, May 13". The Times. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  8. ^ "No. 55155". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 1998. p. 5.
  9. ^ "Commandant General Royal Marines Supersession". Royal Navy. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  10. ^ "FOIA Request" (PDF). UK Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  11. ^ "JFTC Commander and Deputy Advisor to the Afghan Ministry of Interior visit the NATO MP COE". NATO Military Police Centre of Excellence. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  12. ^ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N2.
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