The Air and Space Commander is the senior Royal Air Force officer responsible for the conduct of air operations.[1] The current Air and Space Commander is Air Marshal Allan Marshall who has been serving in the position since March 2024.[1]
| Air and Space Commander | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Royal Air Force | |
| Abbreviation | ASC |
| Member of | Air Force Board |
| Reports to | Chief of the Air Staff |
| Appointer | The King |
| Website | Official Website |
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Marshall is married to Air Marshal Suraya Marshall.[2] Air Marshal Suraya Marshal became Deputy Commander, Cyber & Specialist Operations Command in 2025, having been promoted and reassigned from being an air vice-marshal and Assistant Chief of the Air Staff.[3]
The Air and Space Commander supervises 1 Group, 2 Group, 11 Group (with 83 EAG within it); 22 Group, and United Kingdom Space Command.
Previous post-holders
editDeputy Commanders-in-Chief (Operations)
- Air Marshal Iain McNicoll, 26 February 2007[4] – 13 April 2010 (appointed as DC-in-C Strike Command)
- Air Marshal Richard Garwood, 14 April 2010[5][6] to Spring 2012
Deputy Commanders (Operations)
- Air Marshal Richard Garwood, Spring 2012 to April 2013
- Air Marshal Greg Bagwell, 16 April 2013 to June 2016[7]
- Air Marshal Stuart Atha, June 2016 to May 2019
- Air Marshal Sir Gerry Mayhew, May 2019 to August 2022
- Air Marshal Harv Smyth, August 2022 to 2023
- Air and Space Commander
- Air Marshal Harv Smyth, 2023 to March 2024
- Air Marshal Allan Marshall, March 2024[8][9]
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "Deputy Commander Operations". 28 August 2022.
- ↑ "Air Vice-Marshal Suraya Marshall". International Bomber Command Centre. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ↑ "Air Marshal Suraya Marshall CBE". Cyber & Specialist Operations Command. Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ↑ RAF Air Rank Appointments List 08/06 of 25 Sep 2006 retrieved 3 Jan 2011
- ↑ RAF Air Rank Appointments List 02/10 of 31 Mar 2010 retrieved 3 Jan 2011
- ↑ RAF Air Rank Appointments List 04/10 of 18 Jun 2010 retrieved 3 Jan 2011
- ↑ "Ups and outs July 2013". Defence Viewpoints. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ "No. 64341". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 March 2024. p. 5003.
- ↑ "Senior Appointments: 2023". raf.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
Air Vice-Marshal A P Marshall OBE to be promoted Air Marshal and to be Air and Space Commander in March 2024 in succession to Air Marshal H Smyth CB OBE DFC.
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