Tim Jones (RAF officer)
Tim Jones | |
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire | |
| Alma mater | Inverkeithing High School University of Edinburgh Royal College of Defence Studies |
CBE is a senior officer in the Royal Air Force, currently serving as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff
.
Education
Jones attended Inverkeithing High School before graduating from the University of Edinburgh.[1]
RAF career
Jones was commissioned into the
Hercules C-130 aircraft during the Iraq War and War in Afghanistan. He became station commander at RAF Brize Norton in 2016,[3] and, after attending the Royal College of Defence Studies, Component Commander in the middle east in 2018 and head of air resources and plans at RAF Air Command in 2020. He went on to become Assistant Chief of the Air Staff in 2023.[4]
Jones was appointed a
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours.[5]
References
- ^ "Assistant Chief of the Air Staff". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "No. 54271". The London Gazette. 8 January 1996. p. 375.
- ^ "Tim Jones". The Bridge Interviews. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "No. 63932". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 January 2023. p. 296.
- ^ "No. 62507". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2018. p. N7.