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Clive Bairsto

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Clive A Bairsto
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Air Force
RankAir vice-marshal
CommandsRAF Leuchars
83 EAG
RAF Akrotiri
Tornado F3 OEU
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire

Air Vice Marshal Clive Arthur Bairsto CBE is a former Royal Air Force officer and former Air Officer Scotland.

RAF career

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Bairsto became Station Commander RAF Akrotiri and Commander of the Western Sovereign Base Area, Cyprus in 2005,[1] AOC No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar in 2006[2] and Officer Commanding No 125 Expeditionary Air Wing as well as Air Officer Scotland and Station Commander, RAF Leuchars in 2007.[3] He went on to be Head of International Policy and Planning (Military) at the Ministry of Defence in 2009 before retiring in 2013.[4][5]

After retiring from the RAF, became Global Head of Business, Resilience at National Grid plc and then Chief Executive of Street Works UK, a cross-sector trade association.[6]

Bairsto was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "RAF Akrotiri Station Museum". Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Senior RAF appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  3. ^ "RAF Leuchars celebrates 40 years of Freedom of St Andrews". Fife Direct. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Ministry of Defence and Tri-Service Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Air Rank Appointments List". Royal Air Force. 1 September 2008. Archived from the original on 18 April 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
  6. ^ "Street Works UK appoints Clive Bairsto as new Chief Executive". Street Works. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  7. ^ "No. 59282". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2009. p. 5.
Military offices
Preceded by Air Officer Commanding No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group
2006 – 2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by Station Commander RAF Leuchars
2007 – 2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by
J Stinton
Officer Commanding No. 125 Expeditionary Air Wing
2007 – 2009
Succeeded by
R J Atkinson
Preceded by
J Stinton
Air Officer Scotland
2007 – 2009
Succeeded by
R J Atkinson