Andy Salmon
| Andy Salmon | |
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Andy Salmon in Al Qurnah District, Iraq in 2008
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| Born | 2 July 1959 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Marines |
| Years of service | 1977–2013 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held |
Commandant General Royal Marines Multi-National Division (South-East) (Iraq) Commando Training Centre Royal Marines 42 Commando |
| Battles/wars |
The Troubles Falklands War Gulf War Sierra Leone Civil War Iraq War |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Officer of the Order of the British Empire Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service Bronze Star (United States) |
Major General Andrew "Andy" Salmon, CMG, OBE (born 2 July 1959) is a retired Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 2009 to 2010.
Salmon was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford before attending Godalming College to do his A-levels. He graduated from the University of Warwick with a Bachelor of Arts in Modern History in 1980, and later earned a Master of Arts in Defence Studies from King's College London in 1993.
Salmon joined the Royal Marines in 1977. In his early service years, he was involved in various operations including tours in Belfast (1978), the Falklands (1982), Crossmaglen (1983), South Armagh (1990), Northern Iraq (1991) and Angola (1992). During this time he served with 40 Commando, 42 Commando and 45 Commando.
Salmon was Policy Advisor to the Chiefs of Staff during the Kosovo War between 1998 and 1999. He then served as Commanding Officer of 42 Commando, attached to the Amphibious Ready Group (since renamed the "Amphibious Task Group"), during two interventions in Sierra Leone in 2000. In 2001 he became Director, Balkans in the Ministry of Defence and handled issues arising from the Insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia in 2001 and relations with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia before being posted to Iraq as Director Plans, Coalition Military Assistance and Training Team, Baghdad in 2003. He became Commandant of the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines in 2007 before being appointed Commander UK Amphibious Forces in 2008. He was deployed as General Officer Commanding Multi-National Division (South East), Iraq in August 2008.
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