Passion, Confidence and Operations

Wing Commander Graham House wanted to fly for the Royal Air Force from an early age however left school with next to no qualifications. He joined the Royal Air Force at 17, in the Assistant Air Traffic Control trade, serving at RAF Odiham and RAF Northolt. He spent 3 years at night school studying for more qualifications and was then selected for a Commission in the Air Traffic Control Branch in 1988. He served at RAF Wyton before being selected for pilot training in 1990. He has been privileged to fly and operate many different aircraft however his most recent operational flying was with the Nimrod Force, supporting the whole panacea of Nimrod operations across the globe as a Captain and a Flight Commander – the latter appointment leading his flight through 3 years of continuous operations in Afghanistan and Iraq along with other operational commitments around the world.

House enjoyed a year teaching Leadership at The Royal Air Force College Cranwell in addition to being selected for the Advanced Command and Staff Course where he gained an MA. His staff appointments have afforded House exposure to operational policy and plans in HQ Air Command, Personal Staff Officer duties, and then NATO on the staff of the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation supporting NATO operations in Afghanistan whilst as a Wing Commander. House has also enjoyed 2 years in the Ministry of Defence, during a time of extreme operational and financial pressures and in support of the Strategic Defence and Security Review. House took command of RAF St Mawgan in June 2010 in order to shape the Station from irrelevance to relevance.

The Station Commanders Personal Mission

To realise the potential of RAF St Mawgan, and its people in support of defence requirements – with less.