Air and Space Commander

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
Incumbent Air Marshal Allan Marshall since 8 March 2024
Royal Air Force
Abbreviation	ASC
Member of	Air Force Board
Reports to	Chief of the Air Staff
Appointer	The King
Website	Official Website

Previous post-holders

Deputy Commanders-in-Chief (Operations)

• Air Marshal Iain McNicoll, 26 February 2007^[2] – 13 April 2010 (appointed as DC-in-C Strike Command)
• Air Marshal Richard Garwood, 14 April 2010^[3][4] 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^[5]
• Air Marshal Stuart Atha, June 2016 to May 2019
• Air Marshal Sir Gerry Mayhew, May 2019 to August 2022
• Air Marshal Harvey Smyth, August 2022 to 2023

Air and Space Commander

• Air Marshal Harvey Smyth, 2023 to March 2024
• Air Marshal Allan Marshall, March 2024^[6][7]

See also

• Deputy Chief of the Air Staff

References

1. "Deputy Commander Operations". 28 August 2022.
2. RAF Air Rank Appointments List 08/06 of 25 Sep 2006 retrieved 3 Jan 2011
3. RAF Air Rank Appointments List 02/10 of 31 Mar 2010 retrieved 3 Jan 2011
4. RAF Air Rank Appointments List 04/10 of 18 Jun 2010 retrieved 3 Jan 2011
5. "Ups and outs July 2013". Defence Viewpoints. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
6. "No. 64341". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 March 2024. p. 5003.
7. "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.