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Royal Air Force New Year Honours List 2024

NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST 2024 - MILITARY DIVISION

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

As Companion (CB)

Air Marshal I.D. Gale MBE

Air Vice-Marshal N.J. Colman OBE

 

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

As Commander (CBE)

Air Commodore C.C. Coton

Air Commodore J. Moreton

Air Commodore G.A. Opie

 

As Officers (OBE)

Group Captain (now Air Commodore) P.J. Shea-Simonds

Group Captain P.A. Weaver Smith

Wing Commander E.J Ferguson

Wing Commander M.E. Lewis

Wing Commander S. McCleery

Wing Commander A. Morton

Wing Commander C.A. Wright MBE

 

As Members (MBE)

Acting Wing Commander R.C. Timothy

Squadron Leader (now Wing Commander) S. Haley

Squadron Leader J.D Hemingfield

Squadron Leader S. Ingle

Squadron Leader K.C.W March

Squadron Leader C.S Middleton

Squadron Leader M. Shipley

Master Aircrew O.M. Dewey

Warrant Officer G.J. Stanton

Flight Sergeant (now acting Warrant Officer) S.M. Jackson

Flight Sergeant P. Kipling

Sergeant (now Acting Flight Sergeant) G.J. Downey

Sergeant M.J. Henderson

 

King’s Volunteer Reserves Medal

Squadron Leader J. Pritchard

Warrant Officer M.A. Kennedy

Warrant Officer S.D. Thompson

Sergeant J.M. Soutar

 

THE NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST 2024 – CIVILIAN DIVISION

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

As Officers (OBE)

Mr S.J. Ensor

 

As Members (MBE)

Air Commodore (Retired) P.J. Hughesdon

 

MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL

Warrant Officer (now Flight Lieutenant) J. Blinkhorn

Warrant Officer (now Flight Lieutenant) H. Dimeck

Warrant Officer (now Flight Lieutenant) F.E. Hunt

Warrant Officer Class 1 R.StJ.H Banfield DFC (British Army)

Warrant Officer D.P. Burke

Warrant Officer W.O.R Clements

Warrant Officer N.W. Cook

Master Aircrew A.R. Davey AFC

Warrant Officer J.C. Foxall

Warrant Officer D.G. Jackson

Warrant Officer K.E. Jones

Warrant Officer E.L. Kerslake

Warrant Officer M.E. Larkin

Warrant Officer D.A. Lawrence

Warrant Officer R. Laycock

Warrant Officer B. Moore

Warrant Officer C.L.S Old

Master Aircrew S.R. Parsons

Warrant Officer K.N. Phillips

Warrant Officer S.G. Rowbotham

Warrant Officer Class 1 J.I. Sweeney (British Army)

Warrant Officer Class 1 J.T. Williams (British Army)

Warrant Officer A. Wilson

Warrant Officer P.B. Wilson MBE

Warrant Officer S.M. Wooles

Acting Warrant Officer K.S. Edwards

Acting Warrant Officer A.S. MacDonald

Warrant Officer Class 2 (now Captain) T.A. Tuhey (British Army)

Flight Sergeant M.J. Moore

Flight Sergeant J.C. O’Grady

Flight Sergeant J.A. Simpkins

Flight Sergeant C.A. Smith

Flight Sergeant P.S. Ware

Flight Sergeant L.A. Williams

Chief Technician D.G. Bristow

Sergeant E.P. Jones

 

CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF COMMENDATIONS

Acting Wing Commander D.K. Miller MBE

Squadron Leader P.J. Allen

Squadron Leader T.J. Bates

Squadron Leader N.L. Cooper

Squadron Leader P.J. Grubb

Squadron Leader E.R. Palethorpe

Flight Lieutenant S.H. Boulton

Flight Sergeant A. Jones

Chief Technician (now Acting Flight Sergeant) R.D.L. Swanson

Corporal S.D.G Butler

Corporal O.R. Griggs

Air Specialist (Class 1) A. Graham

Team Commendations

Number 51 Squadron

RAF Police Air Transport Security Detachment, Operation POLARBEAR

Learning Technologies Team – Defence School of Aeronautical Engineering

Programme HYDRA

Joint Task Force for Space Defence Commercial Operations UK Cell

 

DEPUTY COMMANDERS COMMENDATIONS

DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF COMMENDATIONS

Squadron Leader C.A. Pilliner

Flight Lieutenant S.J.K. Darby

Air Specialist (Class 1) Technician C. Ryan

Air Specialist (Class 1)  P.Y. Minta

Mrs J.L. Dee

Team Commendations

RAF Benson Service Discipline & Personal Support Team

RAF Disclosures Subject Access Request Team

Air Cyberspace Services Centre – Command Team

 

AIR AND SPACE COMMANDER COMMENDATIONS

Wing Commander G.K. Bingham

Wing Commander J.M. Taylor-Head

Squadron Leader (now Wing Commander) D.J. Hankin

Major V. Cangiotti (Italian Air Force)

Squadron Leader S.K. Lockhart

Acting Squadron Leader D. Lewis

Flight Lieutenant G.P. Connolly

Flight Lieutenant M.A.I. Jenkinson

Flight Lieutenant J.A. Sheldon

Flight Lieutenant C.B. Smith

Flight Lieutenant P.A. Smith

Acting Warrant Officer (now Flight Sergeant) C. Reynolds

Acting Master Aircrew A.T. Winter

Flight Sergeant (now Acting Warrant Officer) M.A. East

Flight Sergeant A. Campion

Flight Sergeant C.C. Pezzuto

Flight Sergeant J.E. Shaw

Chief Technician (now Acting Flight Sergeant) A.X. Stainfield

Chief Technician J.P. Fitzsimons

Sergeant (now Chief Technician) J.W. Wright

Sergeant P.G. McKinlay

Sergeant D.P. Ward

Sergeant N.M. Williams

Acting Sergeant (now Corporal) J.M. Fearnside

Corporal L.R. Gunson

Corporal S.C. McEwan

Corporal R.J. Osler

Mr D.R. Baxter

Mrs J. Brown

Mrs G. Moore

Team Commendations

Air Land Integration Training Delivery Team

Counter Intelligence Operations Flight

Deployable Air Defence Flight, Expeditionary Radar and Airfields Squadron

Imports, Air Movements Squadron, RAF Brize Norton

Tactical Communications Wing, Aerial Erector Flight

Intelligence Flight, 54 Signals Unit, 1 ISR Wing

Trade Group 4 Apprenticeship Management Centre

Central Flying School Elementary Examiners

Team Atlas Engineering

RAF Lossiemouth Mobility Team

 

AIR OFFICERS COMMANDING COMMENDATIONS

AIR OFFICER COMMANDING NO.1 GROUP COMMENDATIONS

Squadron Leader C.E. Baker

Squadron Leader L.D. Bell

Squadron Leader A.G. Pickup

Flight Lieutenant C.J. Barker

Lieutenant J. Glassman (US Navy)

Flight Lieutenant M.I. Mather

Flight Lieutenant T. Moore

Flight Lieutenant L.J.W. Paddon

Flight Lieutenant A.E. Shenton (formerly Milne)

Warrant Officer Class 1 L. Hoddy (Royal Navy)

Master Aircrew E.J. McCabe

Acting Warrant Officer (now Flight Sergeant) G.A. Steel

Flight Sergeant (now Acting Warrant Officer) M. Wilson

Flight Sergeant P.R. Mulley

Chief Petty Officer P. Sayers (Royal Navy)

Chief Technician (now Acting Flight Sergeant) D.L. Clayborough

Chief Technician (now Acting Flight Sergeant) J.J. Moore

Chief Technician C. Petrie

Chief Technician N.A. Sockell

Petty Officer (now Chief Petty Officer) K.D Joseph (Royal Navy)

Acting Chief Technician (now Sergeant) S. Nunn

Acting Chief Technician (now Sergeant) C. Oultram

Sergeant D.P. Adams

Sergeant R.T.M. Duke

Sergeant R.J. Livesey

Sergeant E.A. Ryan

Sergeant A.M. Sharkey

Acting Sergeant A.E. Conway

Corporal (now Acting Sergeant) S. Smith

Corporal C.S. Denton

Corporal M.W. Kirkpatrick

Corporal G.M. Ward

Corporal S.D. Wild

Leading Writer (now Leading Hand) R.J. Spriggs (Royal Navy)

Mrs A. Wales

Team Commendations

56 Squadron “First Flight”

Joint Air Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit – Air Portability Section

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Engineering Team

BDUK Training Service Provider

Crossbow Flight, 1 Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron

Mercury Flight, 54 Signals Unit, 1 ISR Wing

Force Protection Training Flight, RAF Lossiemouth

Number II (Army Cooperation) Squadron Engineers

Ground Support Systems Flight, RAF Lossiemouth

Mechanical Transport Flight, RAF Lossiemouth

 

AIR OFFICER COMMANDING NO.2 GROUP COMMENDATIONS

Squadron Leader G.L. Bean

Squadron Leader T.J. Clement

Squadron Leader S.P. Revell

Flight Lieutenant (now Squadron Leader) A.J. Hill

Flight Lieutenant M.Z. Allman-Jeffery (formerly Jeffery)

Flight Lieutenant A.C. Brennan

Flight Lieutenant A.W. Hughes

Flight Lieutenant C.J. Northcote

Flight Lieutenant G.F. Timms

Warrant Officer G. Maiden

Flight Sergeant D.J. Cross

Flight Sergeant M.W.W. Mclean

Flight Sergeant J. Morbey

Flight Sergeant A. Peirce

Acting Flight Sergeant K.D. Ford

Acting Flight Sergeant (now Sergeant) S.J. Milner

Acting Flight Sergeant (now Sergeant) C. Thomas

Sergeant (now Acting Flight Sergeant) A.L.R Fraser

Sergeant (now Acting Flight Sergeant) M.P. Owen

Chief Technician M.A. Mowforth

Chief Technician F.A. Williams

Petty Officer (now Chief Technician) M.P. Dodd (Royal Navy)

Sergeant L.D. Chinnock

Sergeant R.L. Clarke

Sergeant N.A. Francis

Sergeant R.R. Green

Sergeant J.L. Holyoake

Sergeant M.A. Kay

Sergeant M.J. Ramsdin

Sergeant A.B. Towse

Acting Sergeant B.J.D. Jones

Acting Sergeant D.J. Short

Acting Sergeant J. Tharratt

Acting Sergeant D.S. Wilkinson

Acting Sergeant (now Corporal) A.J. Chudley

Corporal S.J. Gratton

Acting Corporal J.G. Bown

Acting Corporal F.R. Legge

Acting Corporal (now Lance Corporal) G.E. Jones

Air Specialist (Class 1) D. Parziale

Air Specialist (Class 1) J.W. Plunton

Mr J.D. Boulton

Mrs L.J. Doyle

Mrs P. Hamblin

Mr J. Lisle

Mr E. McDonald

Mrs E. Mistry

Miss M. Wickett

Team Commendations

2623 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment Training Team

Assurance Team, Security Consultancy Flight

Counter Uncrewed Air Systems (C-UAS) Operational Evaluation Unit and C-UAS Training and Standards Unit

Exercise AUXILLIUM FORT 23 Planning and Delivery Team

RAF Boulmer Warrant Officers’ & Sergeants’ Mess Committee

RAF Brize Norton Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Committee

Serco Passenger Team, RAF Brize Norton

Sodexo Inflight Catering Team, RAF Brize Norton

Vampire Block Operations Support Team

RAF Waddington Force Community Support Team

 

AIR OFFICER COMMANDING NO.11 GROUP COMMENDATIONS

Flight Lieutenant (now Squadron Leader) T. Blocksidge

Flight Lieutenant T.J. Hamilton

Acting Warrant Officer A.D. Hague

Acting Sergeant (now Corporal) L.E. Powell

Team Commendation

A6 Ops & Cyber Team

 

AIR OFFICER COMMANDING NO.22 GROUP COMMENDATIONS

Wing Commander J.P. Bowes

Lieutenant Commander A. Boardman (Royal Navy)

Lieutenant Commander B.R. Parmar (Royal Navy)

Lieutenant (now Lieutenant Commander) K.D. Dallimore (Royal Navy)

Flight Lieutenant W.J. Enright

Flight Lieutenant T. Knapp

Flight Lieutenant M.P. Thompson

Warrant Officer K.J. Morley

Warrant Officer Class 1 R.J.E Reeves (British Army)

Flight Sergeant A.M. Childs

Flight Sergeant A.I. Ferguson

Staff Sergeant C.M. Devereux (British Army)

Staff Sergeant I. Sunuwar (British Army)

Sergeant (now Chief Technician) A.I. Collins

Mr R. Gaskin

Mr J. Hughes

Mr P. James

Mr J.M. Thomson

Mr G.R. Webber

Team Commendations

Learning Support Team, Number 4 School of Technical Training

Future Opportunities Team, MOD St Athan

Project CUBIT Interim Training Design Team, MOD St Athan

RAF Cranwell Airfield Management Team

RAF Cranwell Force Protection Training Flight

Robson Resilience Centre Crickhowell Employee Self Service ‘ESS’ Team

Central Flying School Development and Delivery Wing

Number 3 Flying Training School Air Safety Team

DCASO Assurance Squadron Standards Flight & Training Specialist Advisor

Affinity Texan Part 145 Engineering Team

 

AIR OFFICER COMMANDING NO.22 GROUP COMMENDATIONS – RAF AIR CADET PERSONNEL

Flight Lieutenant R.C. Appleby

Squadron Leader A-M. Worsnop

Flight Lieutenant A.E. Wilson

Squadron Leader G.S. Wills

Mrs J. Tack

Squadron Leader N.J. Gensler

Squadron Leader K.H.A. Lavender

Warrant Officer G. Lockwood

Warrant Officer M.A. Saxby

 

ASSISTANT CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF (ACAS) STRATEGY COMMENDATIONS

Flying Officer M.W.L. Chamberlain

Flying Officer A.E. McGill

 

COMMANDER UK SPACE COMMAND COMMENDATIONS

Major (now Lieutenant Colonel) T.D.H. Oakley (British Army)

Corporal Y.N. Cole

Air Specialist (Class 1) R.J. Sinclair

 

CHAPLAIN-IN-CHIEF COMMENDATION

Mrs J. Clifford

 

DIRECTOR PEOPLE COMMENDATIONS

Sergeant A.D. Sharpin

Acting Sergeant S.E. Partridge

Mrs L. Parsons

Mrs H. Subramaniam

Team Commendations

Career Management Trade Group 1 Section

RAF Inclusion Training Team

 

DIRECTOR SUPPORT COMMENDATIONS

Flight Lieutenant (now Acting Squadron Leader) D.W. Earl

Flight Lieutenant C.D. Ambo

Flight Sergeant J.J. Plummer

Sergeant S. Reece

Mr P. Brayford

 

DIRECTOR DIGITAL COMMENDATION

Flight Lieutenant K.D. Khan

 

DIRECTOR RESERVES COMMENDATION

Air Specialist (Class 1) K.S. Corbett

 

DIRECTOR LEGAL SERVICES COMMENDATION

Flight Lieutenant H.L. Morgan

 

VICE CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF COMMENDATIONS

Wing Commander E.A. Hudson

Wing Commander T. Lenaerts

Wing Commander J.M. Nichols

Wing Commander G.L. Thomas

Squadron Leader D. Bebbington

Squadron Leader P.T. Carlon

Squadron Leader S.E. Stait

 

COMMANDER UNITED KINGDOM STRATEGIC COMMAND COMMENDATIONS

Wing Commander J.A.B. Jakubowski

Squadron Leader K.W. Brooke

Reverend (Squadron Leader) P. Craven

Squadron Leader B.J. Milner

Acting Squadron Leader R. Griffiths

Flight Lieutenant J. Wainwright

Warrant Officer A.J. Duckett

Flight Sergeant (now Acting Master Aircrew) D.J. Whittington

Flight Sergeant M.R. Ferguson

Sergeant S.M. Blomquist

Air Specialist (Class 1)  D. Brown

 

CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF, COMMANDER FIELD ARMY, COMMANDER HOME COMMAND AND DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF COMMENDATIONS

CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF COMMENDATIONS

Sergeant S.M.C. Duke

Sergeant K.S. McHardy

 

COMMANDER FIELD ARMY COMMENDATION

Flight Lieutenant M.D. Dearden

 

COMMANDER HOME COMMAND COMMENDATION

Lieutenant (now Captain) A. Radford (British Army)

 

DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF COMMENDATIONS

Wing Commander R.E. Howard

Acting Flight Lieutenant S.A. Bennison

 

JOINT HELICOPTER COMMAND COMMENDATIONS

COMMANDER JOINT HELICOPTER COMMAND COMMENDATIONS

Flight Lieutenant G.E. Cone

Flight Lieutenant J.R. Hicks

Flight Lieutenant K. Ripley

Flight Lieutenant M.A. Williams

Flying Officer (now Flight Lieutenant) O.F. Barrow

Acting Warrant Officer R.M. Coleman

Flight Sergeant C. Jenkinson

Flight Sergeant M.P. Staley

Chief Technician (now Acting Flight Sergeant) L. Margetson

Acting Sergeant P.L.A. Blakeman

Team Commendations

18(B) Squadron Op PELEDA Engineers

27 Squadron Engineers – DAT(I), Op SHADER

Chinook Maintenance Flight Minor Star Team