In 1982, he commanded the Hermes aircraft carrier group, Task Force 317.8, in the Falklands War under the Commander-in-Chief Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse. In July 1981, he was promoted to Rear Admiral and appointed as Flag Officer First Flotilla. He became Head of Naval Plans in the Ministry of Defence in 1978. In 1974, he became Captain of Submarine Training and in 1976 he took command of HMS Sheffield. He was promoted to the rank of Captain in 1972. He took command of HMS Warspite in December 1969. In 1967, he was promoted to Commander and became the Instructor (known as Teacher) of the The Perisher Course. He then commanded HMS Grampus before becoming the second in command of the nuclear fleet submarine HMS Valiant. In 1960 he passed the Royal Navy's rigorous Submarine Command Course known as The Perisher, and received his first command, the T Class submarine HMS Tireless. Having graduated from the Royal Naval College Dartmouth, Woodward joined the Royal Navy in 1946. He then went on to continue his education at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, Devon. He was educated at Stubbington House School, preparatory school in Stubbington, Hampshire. Woodward was born on at Penzance, Cornwall, to a bank clerk.
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