Royal Navy Air Station Culdrose has a new commanding officer, Capt. Adrian Orchard. RNAS Photo
Capt. Adrian Orchard OBE has joined Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose as its new commanding officer.
Bringing a wealth of operational expertise, Capt. Orchard takes the reins at a very important time for the Cornish Air Station and will lead a team driving a variety of frontline deployments, supporting the Royal Navy whenever and wherever it needs aviation assets.
With aircraft and personnel currently deployed across the globe and the latest version of the Merlin helicopter to put through its paces, Capt. Orchard is expecting his time at Culdrose to be demanding and fulfilling.
He said: “It is an honor to be given command of RNAS Culdrose. Culdrose has an excellent team and a reputation for delivering capable personnel and aircraft to support the Royal Navy on its operations across the world. It is the largest and busiest Air Station in the Navy and we have some very interesting times ahead. I can’t wait to get started.”
Capt. Orchard joins as the Helston based Air Station completes the upgrade of its fleet of Merlin helicopters to the Mk2 model; the latest version of the submarine hunting aircraft.