A new commanding officer has taken over the organisation responsible for training Royal Navy submariners in Scotland.
The current Captain Fleet Operational Sea Training Submarines (FOST SM), Iain Breckenridge (left), formally handed over to Captain Neil Lamont yesterday.
Captain Breckenridge said: ““I have no doubt that Neil will continue to take FOST SM forward and meet the at sea training need whilst bringing new capabilities into service. I wish him and the whole FOST SM team every success.”
The post was Iain’s final assignment after 37 years of service.
Educated at the Glasgow Academy, he joined the Royal Navy in September 1984 and served with HMS Opossum during the first UK submarine visit to Russia since the Second World War.
He also enjoyed several US deployments over the years, including a US exchange visit, the completion of the US Submarine Command Course in 2005 and time working in Washington DC and the Pentagon.
Taking over the role is Captain Neil Lamont, who has spent three years in command of HMS Vigilant and HMS Vengeance.
Captain Lamont said: “Captain Breckenridge has done a fine job in maintaining training output throughout Covid and transforming submarine training to maintain our fighting edge.
“I look forward to continuing this process and supporting the UK’s highest military priority – continuous at sea deterrence.”
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