Brian Burridge
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian K Burridge KCB CBE ADC RAF is a retired senior Royal Air Force commander.
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- 1967: Brian Burridge joined the Royal Air Force as a University Cadet. He was a pilot with operational background in the Maritime Patrol role, serving on Nos 206 and 120 Squadrons.
- 1970: Degree in physics.
- 1986: Attended the Royal Naval Staff College.
- 1986 - 1988: He commanded the Nimrod OCU.
- 1990 - 1992: He commanded RAF Kinloss.
- 1992 - 1997: He served in Ministry of Defence, initially as Deputy Director of Force Doctrine (RAF), later becoming the Director of Force Development in the Central Staff before spending almost 3 years as the Principal Staff Officer to the Chief of the Defence Staff.
- 1997: Attended the Cabinet Office Top Management Programme.
- 1997: Defence Fellow at King's College London.
- 1998: Attended the Higher Command and Staff Course.
- 1998: Promoted to Air Vice Marshal, he was appointed Air Officer Commanding No 11/18 Group with operational command of the RAF’s air defence, maritime, and search and rescue forces. In this appointment, he was double-hatted in the NATO post of COMMAIREASTLANT.
- 1999: MBA from the Open University Business School
- 2000: He became Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College in January, subsequently moving the College into a Public Private Partnership at Shrivenham.
- 2002: He was appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief Strike Command in February, and also assumed the role of Commander of NATO’s Combined Air Operations Centre 9, based at RAF High Wycombe. In October, he was detached from his duties at Strike Command to become the UK’s National Contingent Commander for operations against Iraq. Operating alongside US Central Command in Qatar, he commanded the 43,000-strong UK Joint Force during deployment, the combat phase and the early weeks of the aftermath
- 2003: He returned to the UK in May, and was subsequently appointed as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on the Iraq Operational Honours List. He was also appointed Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Strike Command.
- 2006: Retired after 39 years of service for the Royal Air Force.
- 2006: Joined Finmeccanica as Senior Military Advisor.
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His first staff tour was as Personal Staff Officer to the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Strike Command.
He has completed a number of tours as a flying instructor which included command of Cambridge University Air Squadron.
[edit] Interests
In 2005 Air Marshal Burridge was President of the RAF Mountaineering Association and a trustee of the Windsor Leadership Trust.
[edit] See also
- Operation Telic Invasion of Iraq
- Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- Aide de camp (ADC)
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| Military Offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Sir Jock Stirrup |
Deputy Commander-in-Chief Strike Command 2002–2003 |
Succeeded by: Sir Glenn Torpy |
| Preceded by: Sir John Day |
Commander-in-Chief Strike Command 2003–2006 |
Succeeded by: Sir Joe French |
