Allan Marshall (RAF officer)

Allan Marshall
Marshall in 2024
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1991–present
RankAir Marshal
CommandsNo. 1 Group RAF
RAF Waddington
No. V (AC) Squadron
Battles / warsIraq War
War in Afghanistan
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
Spouse(s)Air Vice-Marshal Suraya Marshall

Air Marshal Allan Paul Marshall, OBE is a senior Royal Air Force officer, who since March 2024 has been Air and Space Commander.

Early life and education

Marshall studied engineering at Pembroke College, Cambridge,[1] graduating from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[2]

RAF career

Marshall was commissioned into the Royal Air Force (RAF) on 2 September 1991 with the rank of acting pilot officer.[3] Having completed an in-service degree, he was re-graded as a pilot officer on 15 July 1994.[2][4] He was promoted to flying officer on 15 January 1995 with seniority in that rank from 15 July 1992.[5] His early career consisted of flying the Harrier jump jet.[4]

He served as officer commanding No. V (AC) Squadron.[1] He went on to become station commander at RAF Waddington in March 2016,[6][7] and Head of Military Operations in the Ministry of Defence in December 2018.[8]

In February 2020 it was announced that he would be appointed to the post of Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group with effect from March 2020.[9] On 22 November 2021, Marshall took up the post of Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Operations & Commitments) in succession to Major General Charles Stickland.[10] On 8 March 2024, he was promoted to air marshal and appointed as Air and Space Commander in succession to Harvey Smyth.[11][12]

Marshall was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 New Year Honours.[13]

Personal life

Marshall is married to Air Vice-Marshal Suraya Marshall, and together they have two children.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Previous Visiting Fellows". Changing Character of War Centre, University of Oxford. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "No. 53794". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 September 1994. p. 13208.
  3. ^ "No. 52707". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 November 1991. p. 16859.
  4. ^ a b "Air and Space Commander: Air Marshal Allan Marshall OBE RAF". raf.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  5. ^ "No. 53952". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 February 1995. pp. 2097–2098.
  6. ^ "RAF Waddington welcomes new station commander". 29 February 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Buckingham Palace". Court Circular. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Senior appointment". RAF. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Senior RAF Commanders" (PDF). Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Senior Appointments: 2021". Royal Air Force. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  11. ^ "No. 64341". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 March 2024. p. 5003.
  12. ^ "Senior Appointments: 2023". raf.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023. Air Vice-Marshal A P Marshall OBE to be promoted Air Marshal and to be Air and Space Commander in March 2024 in succession to Air Marshal H Smyth CB OBE DFC.
  13. ^ "No. 60728". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2013. p. 6.
  14. ^ "No 2 Group: Air Officer Commanding". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Military offices
Preceded by Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group
2020–2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations & Commitments)
2021–2024 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Air and Space Commander
2024–present 		Incumbent