Jason Appleton
Jason Appleton | |
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.jpg) Appleton in 2024 | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1991–present |
| Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
| Commands | No. 2 Group RAF (2024–) RAF Shawbury (2015–17) No. 28 (Army Cooperation) Squadron (2010–13) |
| Battles / wars | Operation Banner Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service |
Air Vice Marshal Jason Appleton is a senior Royal Air Force officer.
Military career
[edit]Appleton was commissioned into the Royal Air Force (RAF) in January 1991. After qualifying as a navigator, he became officer commanding No. 28 (Army Cooperation) Squadron.[1] He went on to be station commander at RAF Shawbury in August 2015, Assistant Head Commitments, Joint Helicopter Command in May 2017[2] and Deputy Chief of Staff, Support at Allied Air Command in July 2019. After that he was appointed Transformation Programme Director at RAF Air Command in September 2022 and Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group RAF in March 2024.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "An Audience With Air Vice-Marshal Jase Appleton Air Officer Commanding 2 Group". Air and Space Power Association. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Witness Statement" (PDF). Grenfell Tower Inquiry. p. 1. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "No. 2 Group RAF". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "No. 64341". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 March 2024. p. 5003.
Categories:
- 20th-century Royal Air Force personnel
- 21st-century Royal Air Force personnel
- British military personnel of The Troubles (Northern Ireland)
- British navigators
- Living people
- Recipients of the Commendation for Valuable Service
- Royal Air Force air marshals
- Royal Air Force personnel of the Iraq War
- Royal Air Force personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)