His promotion to captain saw him in the role of Assistant Director of Combat Systems, Communications and Electronic Warfare and he became the first Director of Equipment Capability. In 2001 he became a member of the Royal College of Defence Studies. He was promoted to Commodore and spent three years in the Defence Procurement Agency in Abbey Wood as the Head of Project Management.[2] He then spent a further two years in the Fleet Headquarters as Assistant Chief of Staff (Engineering), responsible for all aspects of engineering and safety in ships, submarines, aircraft and establishments of the Fleet Command. He then once again returned to Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, as commander of the facility. He left this role when he was promoted in September 2008 to Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland (FOSNNI) and Flag Officer Reserves, stationed in HM Naval Base Clyde. This position made him the Royal Navy's senior officer in Scotland with representational duties everywhere north of the M4. As Flag Officer Reserves he commands the Royal Naval and Royal Marines Reserves. He was appointed CBE on 11 June 2011.[2] He then retired from service on 3 January 2012.[3]
Personal lifeedit
Martin Alabaster married Moira Bain, a professional violinist and viola player, with whom he has two children, Hugh (born 1995) and Maddy (born 1997). His residence is in Bradford-on-Avon, in Wiltshire.[2]
Referencesedit
^Dulwich College official site - Martin Alabaster appointed FOSNNI
^ abcdeRoyal Navy Official site - profile of Martin Alabaster
martin, alabaster, rear, admiral, martin, brian, alabaster, born, august, 1958, retired, senior, officer, british, royal, navy, born, 1958, august, 1958, totnes, devonallegianceunited, kingdomservice, branchroyal, navyyears, service1977, 2011rankrear, admiralc. Rear Admiral Martin Brian Alabaster CBE born 10 August 1958 is a retired senior officer in the British Royal Navy Martin AlabasterBorn 1958 08 10 10 August 1958 age 65 Totnes DevonAllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchRoyal NavyYears of service1977 2011RankRear AdmiralCommands heldBritannia Royal Naval CollegeFlag Officer Scotland Northern England Northern Ireland FOSNNI and Flag Officer ReservesAlma materBritannia Royal Naval CollegeQueens College CambridgeUniversity of Southampton Dulwich College Contents 1 Early life 2 Naval career 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesEarly life editAlabaster spent his early years in Devon Pembrokeshire and Hampshire but for the majority of his upbringing lived in south London There he attended Dulwich College 1 He later joined the Royal Navy and entered Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth at the rank of Midshipman in January 1977 Martin completed his Naval General Training and then went up to Queens College Cambridge to read Engineering 2 Naval career editAlabaster took up his first sea appointment as the Weapons Section Officer in HMS Bristol He later attained an MSc in Electronics at Southampton University and then became the Project Manager for Seawolf missile development He also returned to the Britannia Royal Naval College as a Senior Divisional Officer Whilst in the rank of Commander he spent some time in HMS London as the Weapon Engineering Officer as well as acting as Naval Assistant to the Chief of Fleet Support 2 His promotion to captain saw him in the role of Assistant Director of Combat Systems Communications and Electronic Warfare and he became the first Director of Equipment Capability In 2001 he became a member of the Royal College of Defence Studies He was promoted to Commodore and spent three years in the Defence Procurement Agency in Abbey Wood as the Head of Project Management 2 He then spent a further two years in the Fleet Headquarters as Assistant Chief of Staff Engineering responsible for all aspects of engineering and safety in ships submarines aircraft and establishments of the Fleet Command He then once again returned to Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth as commander of the facility He left this role when he was promoted in September 2008 to Flag Officer Scotland Northern England and Northern Ireland FOSNNI and Flag Officer Reserves stationed in HM Naval Base Clyde This position made him the Royal Navy s senior officer in Scotland with representational duties everywhere north of the M4 As Flag Officer Reserves he commands the Royal Naval and Royal Marines Reserves He was appointed CBE on 11 June 2011 2 He then retired from service on 3 January 2012 3 Personal life editMartin Alabaster married Moira Bain a professional violinist and viola player with whom he has two children Hugh born 1995 and Maddy born 1997 His residence is in Bradford on Avon in Wiltshire 2 References edit Dulwich College official site Martin Alabaster appointed FOSNNI a b c d e Royal Navy Official site profile of Martin Alabaster No 60052 The London Gazette Supplement 7 February 2012 p 2237 Military offices Preceded byTimothy Harris Commander of Royal Naval College DartmouthApril 2007 September 2008 Succeeded byJohn K Moores Preceded bySir Philip Jones Flag Officer Scotland Northern England and Northern IrelandSeptember 2008 September 2011 Succeeded byChristopher Hockley Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martin Alabaster amp oldid 1191318418, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
