John Clink
| John Clink | |
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Clink (right) in Gibraltar
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| Born | 18 February 1964 (age 53) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Archer HMS Kent HMS Ark Royal British Forces Gibraltar Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Rear Admiral John Robert Hamilton Clink OBE (born 18 February 1964) is a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Sea Training in 2015.
Clink was educated at Cheltenham Grammar School and King's College London (MA International Security and Strategy, 2012). He became commanding officer of the Aberdeen University Royal Naval Unit and its patrol boat HMS Archer in 1991, commanding officer of the frigate HMS Kent in 1998 and commanding officer of HMS Ark Royal in July 2008 before becoming Deputy Commander UK Maritime Forces in June 2011. In the latter role he commanded Combined Task Force 150, a multinational naval task force working under a 25 nation coalition of Combined Maritime Forces based in Bahrain. He went on to be Commander British Forces Gibraltar in November 2012, Flag Officer, Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland in the rank of rear admiral in August 2014 and Flag Officer Sea Training in 2015.
Clink was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2002.
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