Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford MOD 45155744

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Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford KCB CBE ADC RAF was appointed Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) on 31st July 2013.

Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford was commissioned into the Royal Air Force as a pilot in 1977 and after flying training, joined No 72 Squadron, flying Wessex helicopters, beginning an association with the Support Helicopter Force which would last 25 years. During his flying career he accumulated over 5000 hours on both Wessex and Chinook helicopters, serving primarily in Germany with No 18 Squadron but including exchange tours with the Royal Navy’s Commando Helicopter Force and the Royal Australian Air Force. He has commanded in every rank and has seen operational service in Northern Ireland, the Falkland Islands, Lebanon, the Balkans and the Gulf.

Sir Andrew’s staff appointments have included command of the Support Helicopter Tactics and Trials Flight, a short spell in Headquarters Northern Ireland as the Royal Air Force and Army Air Corps Operational Requirements desk officer, a tour in the British Army’s doctrine organisation and two years as Personal Staff Officer to the Chief of the Air Staff.

  • Organization: RAF
  • Object Name: 20130717-Chief of the Air Staff-U
  • Category: MOD
  • Supplemental Categories: People, Royal Air Force
  • Keywords: Royal Air Force, RAF, Personnel, Identifiable, Man, Male, Officer, Air Chief Marshal, ACM, Ministry of Defence, MoD, Chief, Staff, Air, CAS, Andrew, Pulford, Sir
  • Country: UK
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