Col Simon Westlake Royal Marines
@Swestred
From Marine to Colonel - UK Naval Advisor to India…former Air Advisor, DA Caribbean, & DA Ghana; experienced Royal Marine; music fan; and (still…) a footballer.
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30-12-2010 23:23:14
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Here we go again: Plymouth Argyle FC, the team I’ve supported my entire life v Ipswich Town, the team shirt that I used to play in! Tough game, but great support at #HomePark & the #DelhiPilgrims are tuned in from #India good luck to Kevin Nancekivell & Plymouth Argyle FC! Erin Black Plymouth Argyle FCTv Simon Milton
An honour to establish the Air Advisor post, now handed to my friend Gp Capt Neil Jones & what better time to take over as Naval Advisor than when the Royal Navy is in town! Welcome to India HMS Spey - an impressive crew doing great things in this part of the world!
Today, Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP welcomed the Honourable Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh (मोदी का परिवार) 🇮🇳 to the UK.
In the coming years, we will continue to strengthen our relationship with 🇮🇳, deepening defence cooperation in an increasingly contested world.
Progress through partnership with people and safety at its heart and huge capability opportunity for the SpokespersonNavy. Exiting times ahead for our marine engineers. 2nd Joint Working Group meeting of 🇬🇧-🇮🇳 Electric Propulsion Capability Partnership. HQ IDS Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧
A reflective, appreciative Service of Remembrance in New Delhi this morning, with Indian, BHC and International colleagues - honoured to pause & pay our respects to Col Hammond OBE RM & Marine Samson who fell in WW2 & rest eternally in Delhi. #ArmisticeDay2023 Royal Marines
Wishing my U.S. Marines colleagues in India and elsewhere in the world many congratulations on their 248th anniversary. Honoured this evening to join with the MSG New Delhi for the Marine Corps Birthday Ball! From one Marine to all USMC - happy birthday Marines! #StrongerTogether
Honoured to be Guest Speaker at this w/e USMC Birthday Ball with the #Marines of MSG Mumbai. They did the USMC proud & I was proud to share reflections on my experiences of the special Royal Marines / U.S. Marines bond, incl fm my amazing year Marine Corps University - good to see Mumbai too!
Did you know…the Royal Air Force were back in India recently…working with our Indian 🇮🇳 partners as 🇬🇧 #Typhoon fighters & supporting #Voyager aircraft stopped over in Hyderabad. Linking up once again with India, helping with our activities within the region! #StrongerTogether
A memorable Delhi fusion of #CorpsBirthday359 & #Diwali - a wonderful #IAF hosted Diwali evening set against the Delhi backdrop. Look forward to marking the 2 weeks Festival of Lights with our Indian partners - happy Diwali wherever you are! Indian Air Force Diwali in London Globe & Laurel Mag
Happy birthday to my fellow #RoyalMarines , whether serving or retired, all part of one family! Proud to have played a small part in the 359 yrs of history of the Corps that has given me so much. Thoughts especially with those who are no longer with us to mark this anniversary.
Big day for Plymouth Argyle FC who head to in-form Ipswich Town - I’m a lifelong #Argyle fan, who spent 3 years playing in an #ITFC shirt…mmm, try and figure that one out! Good luck to both Kevin Nancekivell and to my oppo Simon Milton - we’ll be following from #Delhi ! Plymouth Argyle FCTV Titus Bramble Erin Black