David Cooper (RAF officer)

David Cooper
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  Royal Air Force
Years of service 1988–
Rank Air Vice-Marshal
Commands held 617 Squadron
RAF Marham
AOC 2 Group
Battles/wars War in Afghanistan
Awards Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Air Vice Marshal David John Edwin Cooper CBE is a senior Royal Air Force officer.

RAF career

Cooper was commissioned into the Royal Air Force on 27 March 1988.[1] He became officer commanding No. 617 Squadron RAF in April 2008. He went on to be Station Commander RAF Marham in November 2011,[2] Director Air Operations for NATO in November 2013 and Joint Force Air Component Commander in Afghanistan in November 2014.[3] He was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service for service on this tour.[3] He became the Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group RAF in June 2017.[4]

He was appointed an Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 Birthday Honours.[5]

References

  1. "No. 51357". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 June 1988. p. 6623.
  2. "RAF Marham Group Captain's 'high-octane' time in charge". 20 November 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Armed Forces Operational Awards List No 44". RAF. July 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. "Senior RAF appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  5. "No. 60895". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2014. p. b8.
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