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Vice Admiral Sir Adrian James Johns, (born 1 September 1951) is a former senior officer in the Royal Navy, serving as Second Sea Lord between 2005 and 2008. He was the Governor of Gibraltar between 2009 and 2013.
Johns attained the rank of captain on 31 December 1994. Between various appointments at the Ministry of Defence, he held the command of the frigate HMS Campbeltown from 1995 to 1996.
Johns was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2001 New Year Honours. Later that year, he took command of the amphibious assault ship HMS Ocean. It was deployed to Iraq in spring 2003. Following this tour, Johns received a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service, gazetted on 31 October 2003. He relinquished command of the Ocean on his promotion to rear admiral in May 2003.
Johns became Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff in May 2003. In October 2005, he was promoted to vice admiral and appointed Second Sea Lord and Commander in Chief of Naval Home Command. The 2008 New Year Honours saw him appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB). He was succeeded as Second Sea Lord by Vice-Admiral Alan Massey in July 2008.
On 9 June 2009, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced that Johns would succeed Sir Robert Fulton as Governor of Gibraltar later that year. "Change of Governor of Gibraltar (09/06/2009)", Foreign and Commonwealth Office news. Retrieved 10 June 2009. "Change of Governor for Gibraltar" , Gibraltar Chronicle, 10 June 2009. Johns arrived at Gibraltar on board HMS Lancaster and was sworn into the office of Governor of Gibraltar on Monday 26 October 2009. "Vice-admiral Sir Adrian Johns KCB, CBE—New governor arrives Monday" , Gibraltar Chronicle, 23 October 2009. He is a patron of the armed forces career management charity Soldier On!
On 2 February 2011, Johns was appointed a Knight of the Order of St. John, an honour in the personal gift of Elizabeth II. "The London Gazette, Order of St John notices", The London Gazette, 9 February 2011.
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