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[[Air Chief Marshal]] '''Sir Stephen Gary George Dalton''', [[Order of the Bath|KCB]], [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]], [[Royal Aeronautical Society|FRAeS]] (born 23 April 1954) is [[Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)|Chief of the Air Staff]] (Designate). |
[[Air Chief Marshal]] '''Sir Stephen Gary George Dalton''', [[Order of the Bath|KCB]], [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]], [[Royal Aeronautical Society|FRAeS]], [[RAF]] (born 23 April 1954) is [[Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)|Chief of the Air Staff]] (Designate). |
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==Military career== |
==Military career== |
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Sir Stephen Dalton | |
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| File:Stephendalton.png Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Air Force |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Unit | Air Command |
| Commands | Chief of the Air Staff (Designate), Deputy Commander-in-Chief Personnel, Air Member for Personnel |
| Battles / wars | Op JURAL, Op SOUTHERN WATCH |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Gary George Dalton, KCB, BSc, FRAeS, RAF (born 23 April 1954) is Chief of the Air Staff (Designate).
Military career
Educated at the University of Bath, Dalton joined the Royal Air Force in 1973.[1] Dalton was deployed on Operation Jural which involved flying operations over Iraq: he was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air in 1986.[2]
Air Marshal Simon Bryant succeeded Air Marshal Stephen Dalton as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief Personnel and Air Member for Personnel, Royal Air Force Air Command on 1 April 2009.[3]
Future career
He will succeed Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy as the next Chief of the Air Staff in July 2009.[4]
Already a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB),[5] Dalton was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.[6]
References
- ^ "No. 46138". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 26 November 1973. - ^ "No. 50764". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 31 December 1986. - ^ Appointment of new Chief of the Air Staff Retrieved 2009-06-14
- ^ Air Marshal Stephen Dalton appointed next Chief of the Air Staff Retrieved 17 October 2008
- ^ "No. 57855". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 31 December 1905. - ^ "No. 59090". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 13 June 2009.