Martin Sampson
Martin Sampson | |
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order |
RAF career
Sampson was commissioned into the Royal Air Force on 23 October 1986 as an acting pilot officer.[2] He was regraded as a pilot officer on 23 October 1987.[3] After passing pilot training he flew the SEPECAT Jaguar for 3 years until moving over to the Harrier jump jet following the Gulf War. He was a Qualified Weapons Instructor on the Harrier and flew over 500 missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Iraq, and Kosovo. He served 3 years with the United States Marine Corps on an exchange tour flying the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II and the F-5.[4]
He became
In November 2012, he was promoted to air commodore and appointed Joint Force Air Component Commander. In 2014 he assumed command of the No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group and the position of UK Air Component Commander. He commanded all RAF operations over Iraq and Syria during Operation Shader.[5]
In February 2021, he was promoted to air marshal and appointed serving as UK Defence Senior Advisor to the Middle East and North Africa.[1] Over the course of his flying career Sampson has accumulated over 3500 hours flying hours in several different types of fast jet aircraft including the Jaguar, the Harrier and the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Honours and decorations
In 2006, he was awarded the
References
- ^ a b "Senior Appointments". raf.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "No. 50806". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 January 1987. p. 770.
- ^ "No. 51128". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 November 1987. p. 14450.
- ^ a b c "UK's Ministry of Defence appoints a new defence senior military adviser to Middle East and North Africa". zaywa.com. zaywa. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Stocker-Kelly, Joanne (8 May 2021). ""I started my journey with the Kurdistan Region": Q&A with UK DSAME Air Marshal Martin "Sammy" Sampson". www.kurdistan24.net. Kurdistan24. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Honoured for bravery and service on operations". wired-gov.net. Ministry of Defence. 8 September 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Operational Honours and Awards List: 21 April 2017". www.gov.uk. Ministry of Defence. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "No. 61908". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 April 2017. p. 8515.
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