Gavin Parker
Gavin Parker | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Air Vice-Marshal Parker in 2018 | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1990 – 2020 |
| Rank | Air Vice-Marshal |
| Commands | No. 2 Group (2015–17) RAF Leuchars (2011–13) |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Air Vice-Marshal Gavin Douglas Anthony Parker, CB, OBE was a senior Royal Air Force officer and was formerly the Head of the British Defence Staff and Defence Attaché in Washington, D.C.
Military career
Parker was commissioned into the Royal Air Force on 30 September 1990.[1] He became Air Officer Scotland and station commander at RAF Leuchars in 2011, Assistant Chief of Staff, Plans and Policy at the Ministry of Defence in 2013,[2] and Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group in 2015.[3] After that he became Head of the British Defence Staff and Defence Attaché in Washington, D.C. in August 2017.[2] Parker retired from the RAF on 29 September 2020.[4]
Parker was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2019 Birthday Honours.[5]
References
- ^ "No. 52339". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 November 1990. p. 17945.
- ^ a b "Ministry of Defence and Senior Tri-Service Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Senior RAF Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "No. 63164". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 November 2020. p. 18606.
- ^ "No. 62666". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 2019. p. B3.