Ian Gale
Ian Gale | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1990 – |
| Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
| Commands held | |
| Awards | Member of the Order of the British Empire |
Air Vice Marshal Ian David Gale, MBE is a senior Royal Air Force officer.
He also holds an MA from King's College London and an MBA from the Open University.[1]
RAF career
Gale was commissioned into the Royal Air Force in 1990.[2] He became officer commanding No. 31 Squadron in 2008,[3] and station commander at RAF Lossiemouth in 2011.[4] After obtaining operational experience as Deputy Air Component Commander for Operation Ellamy,[5] he became Assistant Chief of Staff for command, control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance programmes in 2015.[6] In April 2019, he became Assistant Chief of the Air Staff and was promoted to air vice-marshal.[7]
In the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).[8]
References
- ^ "Gale, Air Vice-Marshal Ian David, Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Ministry of Defence, since 2019." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 1 Dec. 2019; Accessed 7 Dec. 2019.
- ^ "No. 52045". The London Gazette. 12 February 1990. p. 1974.
- ^ "Panavia Tornado". Simply Planes. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Community saved RAF Lossiemouth 'for thirty years'". Inside Moray. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "RAF boss loves job". Evening Express. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "RAF Air Power 2017". 21st Century Partnerships. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Senior appointments". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "No. 57315". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2004. p. 6.