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The Queen's Birthday Honours List 2022

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PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH

As Knight Commander

Air Marshal R.J. Knighton

As Companions

Air Vice-Marshal (The Venerable) J.R. Ellis

Air Vice-Marshal L.S. Taylor

Air Vice-Marshal G. Tunnicliffe

PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

As Commanders

Air Vice-Marshal S.A. Marshall

Air Commodore D.C. McLoughlin

Air Commodore P.K. O’Donnell

As Officers

Group Captain M.R. Baker

Group Captain J.D. Curnow

Wing Commander M.S. Ghataora

Group Captain J.J. Hanson

Wing Commander J.P. Lennie

As Members

Acting Flight Sergeant C.F. Bell

Squadron Leader A. Ebbs-Brown

Wing Commander P.C. Cox

Flight Lieutenant O. Davies

Squadron Leader W.R. Gibson

Sergeant David A. Gittins

Flight Sergeant A. Good

Warrant Officer B. Hagan

Squadron Leader C.M. Hamilton-Reed

Acting Corporal L.J. Housego

Squadron Leader M.M. Lee

Warrant Officer C. McKnight

Wing Commander J. Roycroft

Warrant Officer R.A. Williams

ROYAL RED CROSS

As an Ordinary Member of the Royal Red Cross, First Class

Group Captain D.W. Lamb

Wing Commander N.L. Rose

As an Ordinary Associate of the Royal Red Cross, Second Class

Wing Commander E.C. Hereford

QUEEN’S VOLUNTEER RESERVES MEDAL

Squadron Leader M.J. Cairns

Wing Commander H.S. Leader

MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL

Warrant Officer (now Flight Lieutenant) D.P. Biggs

Warrant Officer (now Flight Lieutenant) M.J.P. Rainer

Warrant Officer 1 G.J. Bamford (Army)

Warrant Officer C.I. Blythe

Warrant Officer S.E. Catterall MBE

Warrant Officer S.D. Childs

Warrant Officer S.J. Fellows

Warrant Officer C. Hamilton

Master Aircrew M.P. Hammond

Warrant Officer D.J. Iliffe

Warrant Officer S.J. Jacobs

Warrant Officer A.J. Kearney

Warrant Officer M.A. Kenworthy

Warrant Officer S. Kerr

Warrant Officer P.D. McAllister

Warrant Officer P. Newnham

Warrant Officer S.E. Pickston

Warrant Officer 1 A. Sabiston (Army)

Warrant Officer P.D. Stacey

Master Aircrew J.P. Stone

Warrant Officer M. Subramaniam

Warrant Officer D.R. Trenholme

Warrant Officer L.R. Twyning MBE

Warrant Officer 2 J.L. Blackburn (Army)

Warrant Officer 2 S.G. Mouncher (Army)

Warrant Officer 2 M.A. Stewart (Army)

Flight Sergeant (now Acting Warrant Officer) E.J.W. Hughes

Flight Sergeant (now Acting Master Aircrew) O. Thornton

Staff Sergeant P.D. Fyfe (Army)

Flight Sergeant R. How

Flight Sergeant A.M. Howes

Flight Sergeant A.J. Rayson

Flight Sergeant P. Simpson

Flight Sergeant A.J. Young

Chief Technician M.J. Costello

Sergeant M.Y. Kadshaw

Sergeant C.R. Turner

PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE CIVILIAN DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

As Commander

Mr L.J. Haynes

As Member

Miss F.A. Rutterford

CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF COMMENDATIONS

Wing Commander G.P. Coleman

Wing Commander M.A. Howe

Wing Commander G.J. Willmott

Squadron Leader P.B. Altoft

Squadron Leader D.L. Bates

Flight Lieutenant (now Squadron Leader) L.D. Cooper

Warrant Officer E.F. Aston

Warrant Officer 1 A.R. Hardy (Army)

Sergeant K. Anderson

Corporal P.P. Weston

Mr P. Dale

Mrs H.N. Garstang

DEPUTY COMMANDER CAPABILITY AND AIR MEMBER FOR PERSONNEL AND CAPABILITY COMMENDATIONS

Warrant Officer A. Smith

Sergeant D.N. Roberts

Mr M. Mace

Team Commendation

Air Enablers PMO

DEPUTY COMMANDER OPERATIONS AND AIR MEMBER FOR OPERATIONS COMMENDATIONS

Wing Commander I.J. Hough

Lieutenant Colonel J.M. Maitland

Squadron Leader G.L. Davies

Squadron Leader L.R. Hodgkinson

Squadron Leader P.S. Sanders

Squadron Leader S.B. Whitnall

Lt (now Lieutenant Commander) M. Doyle (Royal Navy)

Flight Lieutenant (now Squadron Leader) R.W. Gould

Flight Lieutenant S.J. King

Flight Lieutenant S.J. Kinnersley

Acting Flight Lieutenant W.L.D. Mountfield

Chief Technician S. Johnston

Sergeant W.R. McCleary

Corporal D. Harry

Corporal K.S. Mortimore

Corporal D. Steinmann

Corporal L.M. Taylor

Ms H.S. Balshaw

Mrs J. Bowden

Mr P. Murphy

Team Commendations

  • HQ Air – A4 Ops Team
  • Joint Air Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit, Air Portability Op PROWLING Recovery Team
  • Training Plans, DSAE, RAF Cosford
  • Op PITTING Voyager Cabin Crew
  • Plans Flight, Ops Sqn, RAF Fylingdales
  • Royal Air Force Leeming Station Workshops

AIR OFFICER COMMANDING NO 1 GROUP COMMENDATIONS

Squadron Leader (now Wing Commander) A.N. O’Connor

Squadron Leader C.J. Breedon

Lieutenant Commander J. Breen (Royal Navy)

Major J. Campbell (United States Marine Corps)

Squadron Leader M.S. Farrington

Squadron Leader S.B. Williams

Acting Squadron Leader (now Flight Lieutenant) A.C. Cavaghan

Flight Lieutenant (now Acting Squadron Leader) A.D. Fox

Flight Lieutenant G. Kearney

Flight Lieutenant R.P. Keiderling

Flight Lieutenant L. McLean

Flight Lieutenant S.P. Miskelly

Flying Officer (now Flight Lieutenant) A.G.S. Wright

Master Aircrew A.M. Burrows

Flight Sergeant M.E. Bailey

Chief Petty Officer L. Butler (Royal Navy)

Flight Sergeant A. Campbell

Flight Sergeant P. Keating

Acting Flight Sergeant J.C. Hall

Chief Technician A. Copley

Chief Technician P.J. Grantham

Chief Technician S.M. Marriott

Chief Technician L. Wales

Chief Technician B.W. Whitefoot

Sergeant G.M. Brand

Sergeant R. Griffiths

Sergeant S.C. Parkyn

Sergeant S. Sharkey

Sergeant G. Wright

Corporal R.S. McGowan

Corporal A.M. Saunders

Corporal L.R. Woodhall

Senior Aircraftman Y.U.R. Hylton

Team Commendations

  • Aircrew In-Service Degree
  • Air & Space Warfare School Technology Enhanced Learning Team
  • 56 Squadron Aerospace Battle Management Sensors Team
  • Typhoon Repair Gateway Team
  • Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Squadron, RAF Coningsby
  • Station Communications Information Systems Projects Team, RAF Lossiemouth
  • Number 617 Squadron Mission Support Flight
  • RAF Spadeadam Plans Team
  • ISTAR Force Headquarters Mission Support Pod

AIR OFFICER COMMANDING NO 2 GROUP COMMENDATIONS

Squadron Leader P.A. Graham

Squadron Leader C.A. Harvey

Squadron Leader J.H. Pettit

Flight Lieutenant (now Squadron Leader) R.L. Causer-Smith

Flight Lieutenant (now Acting Squadron Leader) C.L. Tremeer

Warrant Officer C.J.A. Jarret

Warrant Officer B.R. Tanswell MBE

Acting Warrant Officer G.L. Sayer

Acting Warrant Officer (now Flight Sergeant) A.J. Redgrift

Flight Sergeant D.R. Bedells

Flight Sergeant J.I. Bruce

Flight Sergeant E.J. Bull

Flight Sergeant M.I. Cran

Flight Sergeant P.S.M. Harris

Flight Sergeant M.B. Sunley

Flight Sergeant M. Westmorland

Acting Flight Sergeant C.J. Anderson

Acting Flight Sergeant (now Sergeant) C.M. Taylor

Chief Technician K. Dorward

Sergeant A.R. Harley

Sergeant A.J. Hughes

Sergeant W.K. Paul

Sergeant I.A. Sinclair

Corporal A.J. Clare

Corporal N.W. Fryer

Corporal R.J. Lewis

Corporal A.C. Linnell

Corporal I.K. Sullivan-Jones

Corporal R. Wafer

Corporal M.A. Williams

Acting Corporal O.A. Hopkins

Senior Aircraftman C.K.J. Mackie

Mr M.A. Gargett

Mr S. Gelder

Mrs J. Monaghan

Team Commendations

  • RAF Benson Scout Group
  • Catering Flight, RAF Boulmer
  • Armament Engineering Flight – RAF Honington
  • RAF Lossiemouth Mountain Rescue Team, Mountain Rescue Service
  • MPGS RAF Wittering
  • Combined Medical Team – Medical Incident – RAF Wittering 25 Nov 21
  • Hospital Staging Unit – Op PITTING
  • 90 Signals Unit Cyprus Aerial Engineering Team
  • 90 Signals Unit Virtual Control and Reporting Centre Team

AIR OFFICER COMMANDING NO 11 GROUP COMMENDATIONS

Squadron Leader S.V. Edginton

Squadron Leader A.S. Gray

Flight Lieutenant S.R. Wain

Team Commendations

Joint Forward Air Control Training and Standardisation Unit

Op PROWLING – Joint Aircraft Recovery and Transport Squadron

AIR OFFICER COMMANDING NO 22 GROUP COMMENDATIONS

Wing Commander S.C. Meade

Lieutenant Commander S. Balmond (Royal Navy)

Squadron Leader R.C. Lee

Squadron Leader R.M. Northway

Lieutenant Commander P. White (Royal Navy)

Squadron Leader C.A. Woolfson

Acting Squadron Leader (now Flight Lieutenant) A.M. Falkingham

Flight Lieutenant (now Squadron Leader) D.J. Pope

Flight Lieutenant C. Cooke

Flight Lieutenant N.G. Cross

Flight Lieutenant J.R. Igoe

Flight Lieutenant J.K. Owen

Flight Lieutenant J.W. Rigg

Acting Flight Lieutenant P.J. Ashton

Warrant Officer J.G. Ponting

Warrant Officer D.H. Stroud

Warrant Officer 2 D. Field (Army)

Warrant Officer 2 S. Turner (Army)

Flight Sergeant S.C. Carlyon

Flight Sergeant J. Clark

Staff Sergeant J.A. Cooper (Army)

Flight Sergeant S. Logan

Flight Sergeant A. Turner

Flight Sergeant A.L. Williams

Acting Flight Sergeant (now Sergeant) J.M. Watkins

Chief Technician P.A. Toghill

Sergeant S. Berrecloth

Petty Officer (now Chief Petty Officer) J. Gaskell (Royal Navy)

Sergeant S. Turner

Corporal S. Chadwick

Corporal T.O. Quiney

Corporal J.W. Stephens

Senior Aircraftman L.C. Campbell

Senior Aircraftman H.L. Wadman

Mr L. Bassett

Mr G. Bunn

Mr P. Dawson

Mrs L. Mitchell

Mr M Parry

Mrs A. Sturtridge

Ms R. Walton

Ms J. Wilkins

Mrs L. Yorke

Team Commendations

  • Human Performance Optimisation Delivery Team, CTS
  • Amey Infrastructure Team, RAFC Cranwell
  • Flight Commander and Training Officers, 660 Sqn AAC
  • RAF St Mawgan Gate Guardian Project
  • Airfield Support Team Syndicate, No1 RS
  • Aviator Development Flight, MOD St Athan
  • Command Support Troop, 11th (RSS) Signal Regt
  • Electrical Training Section Battery Service Training Innovation
  • Programming Training Delivery Team, No1 RS
  • Trade Management Training Syndicate, No1 RS

CHIEF OF STAFF (CAPABILITY) COMMENDATION

Ms I. Zajer

CHIEF OF STAFF (PERSONNEL) AND AIR SECRETARY COMMENDATIONS

Flight Sergeant H.A. Crawford

Sergeant N. Gibbins

Acting Sergeant S.S. Forbes

Corporal D.P. O’Connor

Senior Aircraftman K.M. Osborn

Team Commendations

  • Armed Forces Careers Office Exeter
  • HR Centre 1 Recruits HR Pillar, RAF Northolt

CHIEF OF STAFF (SUPPORT) COMMENDATIONS

Flight Lieutenant S.A. Ostler

Mrs E. Matthews

Team Commendations

  • Astra Appivate
  • Chief of Staff Support, A4 Airfield Engineering
  • Lifting Machine Test Centre (LMTC)

CHAPLAIN-IN-CHIEF (RAF) COMMENDATION

Team Commendation

  • RAF Brize Norton Chaplaincy Team

COMMANDER UNITED KINGDOM SPACE COMMAND COMMENDATIONS

Flight Lieutenant J.L.A. Parker

Flying Officer P.L. Gubbins

Flight Sergeant I.W. Davies

Master Sergeant S.B.F. Streepy (United States Air Force)

DIRECTOR LEGAL SERVICES (ROYAL AIR FORCE) COMMENDATIONS

Major A.L. Lowry (United States Air Force)

Flight Lieutenant A. Foley

AIR DIRECTOR OF RESOURCES COMMENDATION

Team Commendation

  • Air Employee Engagement Team

VICE CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF COMMENDATIONS

Wing Commander M.J. Wood

Squadron Leader D.M. Bennett

Squadron Leader H.P. Morris

Flight Lieutenant R.G. White

CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF COMMENDATION

Squadron Leader H.B.M. Thomas

STANDING JOINT COMMANDER (UK) COMMENDATIONS

Wing Commander R. Noel OBE

Captain K.M.D. McArthur

Warrant Officer P.J. Stanley

COMMANDER JOINT HELICOPTER COMMAND COMMENDATIONS

Squadron Leader T.D. Smith

Flight Lieutenant (now Squadron Leader) A.T. Austin

Flight Lieutenant (now Squadron Leader) T. Green

Flight Lieutenant A.G. Harris

Sergeant R.N. McCarthy

Senior Aircraftman N.J. Readman

Senior Aircraftman M.P. Duval

Team Commendations

  • 28 Squadron Puma Flight, RAF Benson
  • RAF Odiham Force Protection Training Flight

ROYAL AIR FORCE AIR CADETS AIR OFFICER COMMANDING 22 GROUP COMMENDATIONS

Warrant Officer G.A. Collins

Wing Commander S.A. Hughes

Wing Commander N.R. Watt

Squadron Leader K.A. Burnham

Squadron Leader E.A. Green

Squadron Leader J.D. Sheedy

Team Commendations

  • Central Gliding School Instructor Training Team
  • 2FTS Air Safety Management Team

Read some of the stories and thoughts of Aviators recognised in the Honours List.