Appointments: Royal Navy and Royal Air Force

As printed in The Times newspaper
December 22, 2008

Navy

Surgeon-Rear-Admiral P. I. Raffaelli, QHP, to be promoted Surgeon-Vice-Admiral and to be Surgeon General in succession to Lieutenant-General L. P. Lillywhite, MBE, QHS, with effect from December 2009.

Rear-Admiral A. D. Richards to be Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Strategy & Plans) in succession to Air Vice-Marshal K. J. Leeson, CBE, RAF, with effect from March 2009.

Commodore S. T. Williams OBE to be promoted Rear-Admiral and to be Senior Directing Staff (Navy), Royal College of Defence Studies, in succession to Rear-Admiral S. R. Lister, OBE, with effect from February 23, 2009.

Air Rank

Air Vice-Marshal C. N. Harper, CBE, to be promoted Air Marshal and to be Deputy Commander Joint Force Command Brunssum on March 31, 2009, in succession to Air Marshal C. H. Moran OBE MVO whose next appointment as Commander-in-Chief Air Command has already been announced.

Air Vice-Marshal C. P. A. Evans to be Commander Joint Medical Command in October 2009, in succession to Major General M. J. von Bertele, OBE.

Acting Air Vice-Marshal J. Lamonte to be promoted to the substantive rank of Air Vice-Marshal and to be Chief of Staff Strategy, Policy and Plans, Headquarters Air Command, on July 3, 2009, in succession to Air Vice-Marshal M. J. Routledge who is retiring from the Service.

Air Commodore G. J. Bagwell, CBE, to be promoted Air Vice-Marshal and to be Air Officer Commanding No 1 Group on March 6, 2009, in succession to Air Vice-Marshal C. N. Harper, CBE.

Air Commodore L. J. Irvine to be promoted Air Vice-Marshal and appointed Director of Legal Services (RAF), Headquarters Air Command, on April 9, 2009, in succession to Air Vice-Marshal R. A. Charles, CB, who is leaving the Service.

Air Commodore M, G, Lloyd to be promoted Air Vice-Marshal and to be Chief of Staff Personnel and Air Secretary, Headquarters Air Command, on March 27, 2009, in succession to Air Vice-Marshal S. Bryant, CBE, whose next appointment as Deputy Commander-in-Chief Personnel and the Air Member for Personnel has already been announced.

Air Commodore C. B. Morris to be promoted Air Vice-Marshal and to be Chief of Staff Health, Headquarters Air Command, in October 2009, in succession to Air Vice-Marshal C. P. A. Evans.

Air Commodore C. A. Bairsto, ADC, to be

Head of International Policy and Planning (Military), Ministry of Defence, on March 23, 2009, in succession to Commodore S. T. Williams, OBE, RN.

Air Commodore C. J. Coulls to be Assistant Chief of Staff A7, Headquarters Air Command, on July 3, 2009, in succession to Air Commodore I. C. Morrison whose next appointment as Assistant Chief of Staff Capability, Headquarters Air Command, has already been announced.

Air Commodore N. J. Gordon, MBE, to be Air Officer Intelligence, Surveillance, Targeting, Acquisition and Reconnaissance, Headquarters 2 Group, on June 19, 2009, in succession to Air Commodore C. J. Coulls.

Acting Air Commodore R. J. Atkinson to be Officer Commanding Royal Air Force Leuchars and Air Officer Scotland on March 13, 2009, in succession to Air Commodore C. A. Bairsto, ADC.

Local Acting Air Commodore I. D. Teakle, DSO, OBE, to be Deputy Director Air Control Element, Headquarters International Security Assistance Force Kabul, on February 4, 2009, in succession to Acting Air Commodore R. J. Atkinson.

Group Captain S. D. Atha, DSO, to be promoted Air Commodore and to be Air Officer Commanding No 83 Expeditionary Air Group and the United Kingdom Air Component Commander, on May 22, 2009, in succession to Acting Air Commodore A. S. Barmby, OBE.

Group Captain W. H. Boothby to be promoted Air Commodore and to be Deputy Director Legal Services (RAF), Headquarters Air Command, on April 3, 2009, in succession to Air Commodore L. J. Irvine.

Group Captain A. T. Gell to be promoted Air Commodore and to be Director Logistics Commodities, Defence Equipment & Support, on February 16, 2009, in succession to Brigadier D. J. R. Martin, CBE.

Group Captain C. H. Green to be promoted Air Commodore and to be Commandant of the Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering on March 13, 2009, in succession to Air Commodore N. W. Gammon.

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