Jason Sutton
Jason Paul Sutton | |
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| Born | 28 December 1966 Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Jason Paul Sutton,
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
for his actions whilst serving in Iraq in 2007.
Biography
Jason Paul Sutton was born in
RAF College Cranwell
.
Sutton served as a junior officer on
The Queen's Colour Squadron
.
Promoted to
Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Battle of Britain Sunday, Annual Church Service of the RAF, 80th Anniversary of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, Memorial Service for HRH Princess Alice, the Duchess of Gloucester the RAF element to the Lord Mayor's Show and the RAF element at all the Remembrance weekend events, including Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance
.
Sutton then assumed command of
Iraq
.
His citation reads:
As Officer Commanding Number 1 Squadron RAF Regiment, Squadron Leader Sutton displayed outstanding leadership in maintaining the operational efficiency of his Squadron during its 6-month operational tour at
Basrah Contingency Operating Base, from April to September 2007. The Squadron’s operational role was made especially challenging due to incessant attacks from enemy insurgents, with over 800 rockets being fired at the Base during the Squadron’s tenure, resulting in 3 Squadron personnel being killed, and a number being seriously injured. In addition, the Squadron suffered a further fatality during an extended fire-fight with insurgents in Al Wake. For the outstanding leadership of his Squadron over a relentless 6-month operational detachment, Squadron Leader Sutton is appointed as an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.[3][4]
Sutton was promoted to
wing commander in the Operational Support Branch of the RAF on 1 July 2008.[5]
References
- ^ "No. 52119". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 April 1990. p. 8248.
- ^ "No. 56446". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 January 2002. p. 180.
- ^ "RAF Regt Personnel receive honours". The RAF Regiment (raf.mod.uk). Archived from the original on 18 April 2009.
- ^ "Viewing Page 3615 of Issue 58633". London-gazette.co.uk. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "Viewing Page 9841 of Issue 58752". London-gazette.co.uk. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2014.