Surgeon Captain A. S. Hughes to be Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff Medical Operations within Fleet Headquarters in succession to Surgeon Captain D. C. Brown with effect from August 26, 2008.

Captain I. J. M. Richmond to be head of the Maritime and Amphibious Operations Division within HQ Afsouth in succession to Acting Captain R. W. Bell-Davies with effect from July 22, 2008.

Captain W. M. Walworth, OBE, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, to be promoted Commodore Royal Fleet Auxiliary and to be Assistant Chief of Staff Afloat Support, in succession to Commodore R. C. Thornton Royal Fleet Auxiliary, with effect from September 30, 2008.

Commodore S. C. Jermy to attend the Royal College of Defence Studies with effect from March 21, 2008.

Colonel T. J. Bevis to be Chief of Staff within the Joint Force Headquarters in succession to Colonel S. T. Chicken with effect from July 15, 2008.

Commodore M. E. L. Graves to be Marine Services Integrated Business Unit Leader within Defence Equipment and Support in succession to Captain J. R. Wills with effect from June 2, 2008.

Surgeon Commander K. J. Aitchison to be Principal Medical Officer within HMS Neptune (in the rank of surgeon captain) in succession to Surgeon Captain A. S. Hughes with effect from August 12, 2008.

Surgeon Captain N. P. Butterfield to be Assistant Director Medical (Operations and Plans within the Defence Medical Services Department, with effect from July 21, 2008.

Captain M. C. Cree to be Commander Task Group 152.1 with effect from April 5, 2008.

Surgeon Commander M. A. Howell to be Assistant Director Education and Training within the Defence Medical Education and Training Agency in the rank of surgeon captain with effect from May 6, 2008.

Captain S. C. Ramm to be Naval Attaché/Assistant Defence Attaché (Policy) within the British Defence Staff (United States) in the rank of acting commodore) in succession to Commodore A. R. C. Bennett with effect from March 31, 2008.

Surgeon Captain M. R. Dean to be principal medical officer HMS Nelson in succession to Surgeon Captain N. P. Butterfield with effect from July 21, 2008.

Commander A. P. F. Cassar to be Assistant Director Information Operations Capability Development within the Directorate for Targeting and Information Operations (in the rank of captain) in succession to Group Captain Burr with effect from August 4, 2008.

Surgeon Captain D. C. Brown to be Medical Officer in Charge within the Institute of Naval Medicine in succession to Surgeon Commodore J. J. W. Sykes with effect from September 25, 2008.

Captain M. J. Toy to be the Merlin Integrated Project Team Leader within Defence Equipment and Support in succession to Group Captain Whitaker with effect from April 17, 2008.

Captain P. A. Hammond to be Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff (Air Engineering) within Fleet Headquarters in succession to Captain M. J. Toy with effect from April 15, 2008.

Commander A. Murphy to be Assistant Director Benefits within the Defence Medical Services Department (in the rank of Captain) in succession to Colonel Spencer with effect from May 6, 2008.

Commander M. W. B. McCartain, OBE, to be Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff (Resources and Plans) within Fleet Headquarters (in the rank of acting captain until promoted substantively on June 30, 2008) in succession to Captain M. C. Cree with effect from April 7, 2008.

Major General J. B. Dutton, CBE, to be promoted to Lieutenant-General and to be Deputy Commander International Security and Assistance Force, Afghanistan, in succession to Lieutenant General Riley, with effect from November 25, 2008.