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Robert O'Brien (RAF officer)

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Robert O'Brien
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1963–98
RankAir vice-marshal
CommandsAir Secretary (1994–98)
Joint Service Defence College (1992–94)
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Air Vice Marshal Robert P. O'Brien, CB, OBE is a former senior commander in the Royal Air Force who served as Air Secretary from 1994 until his retirement in 1998.

RAF career

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O'Brien joined the Royal Air Force in 1963.[1] He became Commandant of the Joint Service Defence College in 1992,[2] and Air Secretary in 1994 before retiring in 1998.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "No. 43102". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 September 1963. p. 7513.
  2. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1993
  3. ^ "Senior Royal Air Force Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 30 October 2018.
Military offices
Preceded by Air Secretary
1994–1998
Succeeded by