Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
[British Forces Falkland Islands | British Forces South Atlantic Islands | Defence Logistics Organisation | Defence Equipment and Support | Joint Helicopter Command | Permanent Joint HQ]
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Formed 1 Apr 1996 to control joint 'out of area' operations
1 Apr 1996
10 Feb 1999 V-Adm Sir Ian Garnett
6 Aug 2001: Gen Sir John Reith.
26 Jul 2004: AM Sir Glenn Torpy.
xx Apr 2006 Lt-Gen J N R Houghton
13 Mar 2009 AM S W Peach
Formed 5 Oct 1999 to control all operational rotary wing resources of the three services.
Motto: Across the Boundaries
1 May 1998 AVM D M Niven
27 Sep 2002 AVM P D Luker
xx Jul 2005 Maj-Gen G Coward
xx xxx 2008 R-Adm A Johnstone-Burt RN
xx Mar 2011 AVM C W Dixon
xx xxx xxxx Maj-Gen R F P Felton
xx Mar 2017 AVM R D Mason
xx xxx xxxx: R-Adm J P Pentreath
xx Mar 2020 AVM N J Colman
xx Mar 2023 AVM A P T Smith
Defence Logistics Organisation
Formed 1 Apr 2000 to control the logistics organisations of all three services. Absorbed into Defence Equipment and Support on 2 April 2007.
1 Apr 2000 Gen Sir Sam Cowan
2 Sep 2002 ACM Sir Malcolm Pledger
6 Jan 2005 Gen Sir Kevin O’Donoghue
Formed on 2 April 2007, by amalgamating the Defence Procurement Agency and the Defence Logistics Organisation. Its HQ is located at Abbey Wood
It is divided into six departments: -
Chief of Materiel (Fleet)
Chief of Materiel (Land)
Chief of Materiel (Air)
Chief of Materiel (Joint Enablers)
Director General (Resources)
Functional Directors
Chiefs of Defence Materiel: -
2 Apr 2007 Gen Sir Kevin O’Donoghue
4 Jan 2011 Bernard Gray
Chiefs of Material (Air): -
2 Apr 2007 AM Sir Barry Thornton
1 May 2009 AM Sir Kevin Leeson
xx Oct 2012: AM S J Bollom
British Forces Falkland Islands
xx Aug 1985 A/Cdre R J Kemball
xx xxx 1987
xx Aug 1988 AVM D O Crwys-Williams
xx xxx 1991 AVM P G Beer
xx Feb 1998 A/Cdre R L Dixon
xx xxx 1999 Brig D Nicholls
xx xxx 2000 Brig G P Sheldon
27 Jan 2001 A/Cdre J A Cliffe
xx Feb 2002 Cdre R J Ibbotson RN
xx xxx 2003
British Forces South Atlantic Islands
British Forces Falkland Islands was renamed British Forces South Atlantic Islands in 2004, when Ascension Island was placed under the command of the British Forces Falkland Islands.
xx xxx 2004 A/Cdre R H Lacey
xx xxx 2005 Cdre I Moncrieff RN
xx xxx xxxx
xx xxx 2012 Brig W Aldridge
xx Mar 2013 A/Cdre R La Forte
Formed on 1 April 2021 at High Wycombe as a joint command organised under the Royal Air Force, and staffed by personnel from the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force and the Civil Service. The UKSC has three functions:
space operations
space workforce generation
space capability
1 Apr 2021 AVM P Godfrey
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