Gary Waterfall
| Gary Waterfall | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 January 1967 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Air Force |
| Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
| Commands held |
No. 1 Group (2014–) No. 41 Squadron RAF (2006–07) |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Air Vice Marshal Gary Martin Waterfall CBE (born 7 January 1967) is a senior Royal Air Force officer. Since July 2014, he has been Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group
RAF career
Waterfall was previously a Harrier pilot and a member of the Red Arrows display team.[1] He was Officer Commanding No. 41 Squadron RAF from 1 April 2006 to 8 June 2007.
On 15 December 2010, Waterfall led the final 16-ship flypast of the Harrier when they were retired from service. On promotion to air commodore in June 2011, he was deployed to NATO’s Combined Air Operations Centre 5 to assume command of the UK air contribution to the liberation of Libya, and was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Operational Honours List in March 2012.[2]
Since July 2014, he has been Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group. In that role, he is also head of the air defence of the United Kingdom.[3]
References
- ↑ "WATERFALL, Air Vice-Marshal Gary Martin". Who's Who 2015. A & C Black. October 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ↑ "Former RAF Cottesmore station commander awarded CBE". Rutland Times. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ↑ Dearden, Lizzie (1 November 2014). "RAF Typhoons scrambled to intercept Russian bomber 'approaching the UK'". The Independent. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Stuart Atha |
Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group 2014 – |
Incumbent |