Mark Carleton-Smith

Mark Carleton-Smith
Born 9 February 1964
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1982–
Rank Major-General
Commands held 22 Special Air Service Regiment
16 Air Assault Brigade
Battles/wars Kosovo War
Iraq War
Afghanistan War
Awards Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Mark Alexander Popham Carleton-Smith CBE (born 9 February 1964) is a senior British Army officer who has previously served as Director Special Forces.

Military career

Carleton-Smith was educated at Eton College and commissioned into the Irish Guards in 1982.[1] After serving as a Brigade Chief-of-Staff during the Kosovo War, he became Commanding Officer of 22 Special Air Service Regiment in 2002 and saw service in that role in Iraq and Afghanistan.[2] He became Commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade in 2007 and was deployed to Afghanistan as Commander of Task Force Helmand and Commander of British Forces there.[3] In August 2008 he led Operation Eagle's Summit which involved a daring foray into Taliban territory.[4]

He became Director of Army Plans and Resources at the Ministry of Defence in January 2009, Director Special Forces in February 2012[5] and Director of Strategy at the Ministry of Defence in March 2015.[6]

References

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 49156. p. 14267. 1 November 1982. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Kiley, Sam (2010). "Desperate Glory". Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1408801239.
  3. ↑ "Bruce Anderson: We are literally adding insult to injury". The Independent. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Judd, Terri (2008-09-03). "Operation Eagle's Summit: the inside story of a daring foray into Taliban territory". The Independent. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
  5. ↑ Army Commands
  6. ↑ "The end of the Gurkhas? Britain's famous brigade faces Ministry of Defence axe". Daily Express. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by
Jacko Page		 Director Special Forces
2012–2014 		Succeeded by
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