Royal Air Force News Friday, January 12, 2024 P14
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The following Royal Air Force personnel are recognised in the New Year Honours List 2024 (Military Division): THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH As Companion (CB) O AM I.D. Gale MBE O AVM N.J. Colman OBE THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE As Commander (CBE) O Air Cdre C.C. Coton O Air Cdre J. Moreton O Air Cdre G.A. Opie As Officers (OBE) O Gp Capt (now Air Cdre) P.J. Shea-Simonds O Gp Capt P.A. Weaver Smith O Wg Cdr E.J. Ferguson O Wg Cdr M.E. Lewis O Wg Cdr S. McCleery O Wg Cdr A. Morton O Wg Cdr C.A. Wright MBE As Members (MBE) O A/Wg Cdr R.C. Timothy O Sqn Ldr (now Wg Cdr) S. Haley O Sqn Ldr J.D. Hemingfield O Sqn Ldr S. Ingle O Sqn Ldr K.C.W. March O Sqn Ldr C.S. Middleton O Sqn Ldr M. Shipley O MAcr O.M. Dewey O WO G.J. Stanton O FS (now A/WO) S.M. Jackson O FS P. Kipling O Sgt (now A/FS) G.J. Downey O Sgt M.J. Henderson King’s Volunteer Reserves Medal O Sqn Ldr J. Pritchard O WO M.A. Kennedy O WO S.D. Thompson O Sgt J.M. Soutar THE CIVILIAN DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE As Officers (OBE) O Mr S.J. Ensor As Members (MBE) O Air Cdre (Retd) P.J. Hughesdon MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL O WO (now Flt Lt) J. Blinkhorn O WO (now Flt Lt) H. Dimeck O WO (now Flt Lt) F.E. Hunt O WO1 R.StJ.H. Banfield DFC (British Army) O WO D.P. Burke O WO W.O.R Clements O WO N.W. Cook O MAcr A.R. Davey AFC O WO J.C. Foxall O WO D.G. Jackson O WO K.E. Jones O WO E.L. Kerslake O WO M.E. Larkin
O WO D.A. Lawrence O WO R. Laycock O WO B. Moore O WO C.L.S. Old O MAcr S.R. Parsons O WO K.N. Phillips O WO S.G. Rowbotham O WO1 J.I. Sweeney (British Army) O WO1 J.T. Williams (British Army) O WO A. Wilson O WO P.B. Wilson MBE O WO S.M. Wooles O A/WO K.S. Edwards O A/WO A.S. MacDonald O WO2 (now Capt) T.A. Tuhey (British Army) O FS M.J. Moore O FS J.C. O’Grady O FS J.A. Simpkins O FS C.A. Smith O FS P.S. Ware O FS L.A. Williams O Chf Tech D.G. Bristow O Sgt E.P. Jones CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF COMMENDATIONS O A/Wg Cdr D.K. Miller MBE O Sqn Ldr P.J. Allen O Sqn Ldr T.J. Bates O Sqn Ldr N.L. Cooper O Sqn Ldr P.J. Grubb O Sqn Ldr E.R. Palethorpe O Flt Lt S.H. Boulton O FS A. Jones O Chf Tech (now A/FS) R.D.L. Swanson O Cpl S.D.G Butler O Cpl O.R. Griggs O AS1 A. Graham Team Commendations O Number 51 Squadron O RAF Police Air Transport O Security Detachment, Operation POLARBEAR O Learning Technologies Team – Defence School of Aeronautical Engineering O Programme HYDRA O Joint Task Force for Space Defence Commercial Operations UK Cell DEPUTY COMMANDER’S COMMENDATIONS DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF COMMENDATIONS O Sqn Ldr C.A. Pilliner O Flt Lt S.J.K. Darby O AS1(T) C. Ryan O AS1 P.Y. Minta O Mrs J.L. Dee Team Commendations O RAF Benson Service Discipline & Personal Support Team O RAF Disclosures Subject Access Request Team O Air Cyberspace Services Centre – Command Team
NEW YEA AIR AND SPACE COMMANDER COMMENDATIONS O Wg Cdr G.K. Bingham O Wg Cdr J.M. Taylor-Head O Sqn Ldr (now Wg Cdr) D.J. Hankin O Maj V. Cangiotti (Italian Air Force) O Sqn Ldr S.K. Lockhart O A/Sqn Ldr D. Lewis O Flt Lt G.P. Connolly O Flt Lt M.A.I. Jenkinson O Flt Lt J.A. Sheldon O Flt Lt C.B. Smith O Flt Lt P.A. Smith O A/WO (now FS) C. Reynolds O A/MAcr A.T. Winter O FS (now A/WO) M.A. East O FS A. Campion O FS C.C. Pezzuto O FS J.E. Shaw O Chf Tech (now A/FS) A.X. Stainfield O Chf Tech J.P. Fitzsimons O Sgt (now Chf Tech) J.W. Wright O Sgt P.G. McKinlay O Sgt D.P. Ward O Sgt N.M. Williams O A/Sgt (now Cpl) J.M. Fearnside O Cpl L.R. Gunson O Cpl S.C. McEwan O Cpl R.J. Osler O Mr D.R. Baxter O Mrs J. Brown O Mrs G. Moore Team Commendations O Air Land Integration Training Delivery Team O Counter Intelligence Operations Flight O Deployable Air Defence Flight, Expeditionary Radar and Airfields Squadron O Imports, Air Movements Squadron, RAF Brize Norton O Tactical Communications Wing, Aerial Erector Flight O Intelligence Flight, 54 Signals Unit, 1 ISR Wing O Trade Group 4 Apprenticeship Management Centre O Central Flying School Elementary Examiners O Team Atlas Engineering O RAF Lossiemouth Mobility Team AIR OFFICERS COMMANDING COMMENDATIONS AIR OFFICER COMMANDING NO.1 GROUP COMMENDATIONS O Sqn Ldr C.E. Baker O Sqn Ldr L.D. Bell O Sqn Ldr A.G. Pickup O Flt Lt C.J. Barker O Lt J. Glassman (US Navy)
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O Flt Lt M.I. Mather O Flt Lt T. Moore O Flt Lt L.J.W. Paddon O Flt Lt A.E. Shenton (formerly Milne) O WO1 L. Hoddy (Royal Navy) O MAcr E.J. McCabe O A/WO (now FS) G.A. Steel O FS (now A/WO) M. Wilson O FS P.R. Mulley O CPO P. Sayers (Royal Navy) O Chf Tech (now A/FS) D.L. Clayborough O Chf Tech (now A/FS) J.J. Moore O Chf Tech C. Petrie O Chf Tech N.A. Sockell O PO (now CPO) K.D Joseph (Royal Navy) O A/Chf Tech (now Sgt) S. Nunn O A/Chf Tech (now Sgt) C. Oultram O Sgt D.P. Adams O Sgt R.T.M. Duke O Sgt R.J. Livesey O Sgt E.A. Ryan O Sgt A.M. Sharkey O A/Sgt A.E. Conway O Cpl (now A/Sgt) S. Smith O Cpl C.S. Denton O Cpl M.W. Kirkpatrick O Cpl G.M. Ward O Cpl S.D. Wild
O LW (now LH) R.J. Spriggs (Royal Navy) O Mrs A. Wales Team Commendations O 56 Squadron ‘First Flight’ O Joint Air Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit – Air Portability Section O Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Engineering Team O BDUK Training Service Provider O Crossbow Flight, 1 Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron O Mercury Flight, 54 Signals Unit, 1 ISR Wing O Force Protection Training Flight, RAF Lossiemouth O Number II (Army Cooperation) Squadron Engineers O Ground Support Systems Flight, RAF Lossiemouth O Mechanical Transport Flight, RAF Lossiemouth AIR OFFICER COMMANDING NO.2 GROUP COMMENDATIONS O Sqn Ldr G.L. Bean O Sqn Ldr T.J. Clement O Sqn Ldr S.P. Revell