Ian Duguid

Air Vice-Marshal Ian W. Duguid, CB, OBE (born 1 December 1966) is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer, whose final post was as Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group RAF, headquartered at RAF High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. Duguid was a Harrier pilot and Typhoon Force Commander before assuming the role of the Air Officer Commanding of No. 11 Group, which he served as from 2018 to November 2021.

Ian Duguid
Duguid in 2021
Nickname(s)	"Squid"
Born	(1966-12-01) 1 December 1966 (age 58)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1986–2023
Rank	Air Vice-Marshal
Commands	No. 1 Group RAF (2021-2023) No. 11 Group RAF (2018–21) No. 4 Squadron RAF (2006–08)
Battles / wars	War in Afghanistan
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches

RAF career

Duguid was educated at Scarborough Sixth Form College and King's College London (MSc Defence Studies).^[1]

Duguid was commissioned into the Royal Air Force in 1986.^[2] While a squadron commander of one of the Harrier squadrons in the 1990s, Duguid was known by the nickname of "Squid".^[3] After operational service protecting the Iraqi no-fly zones, he commanded No. 4 Squadron RAF in Afghanistan in 2006 to 2007,^[4] for which he was mentioned in despatches.^[5] He then became Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff Capability at RAF Air Command in September 2008, Head of Defence Operational Capability at the Ministry of Defence in December 2012 and commander of the Typhoon Force in March 2015.^[6] He was appointed Chief of Staff Operations, Headquarters Air Command and Air Officer Commanding No. 11 Group RAF in October 2018 which he served as until November 2021.^[7][2] He was appointed Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group RAF on 12 November 2021,^[8] and retired in May 2023.^[9]

Duguid was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours,^[10] and Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2021 New Year Honours.^[11]

References

1. "Duguid, Air Vice-Marshal Ian, (born 1 Dec. 1966), Chief of Staff Operations, Headquarters Air Command, and Air Officer Commanding Number 11 Group, since 2018." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 1 Dec. 2019
2. "No. 11 Group". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
3. Harper, Tony; Skinner, Keith (2016). "5: Unrelated Uncles". In Marston, Bob (ed.). Harrier boys. Volume two, New technology, new threats, new tactics, 1990–2010. London: Grub Street. p. 71. ISBN 9781910690178.
4. "RAF Afghanistan footage released". BBC News. 4 October 2006. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
5. "No. 58633". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 7 March 2008. p. 3614.
6. "RAF Air Commodore Duguid Looks at the Future of the RAF: Shaping a Key Role for Typhoon". SLD. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
7. "Senior Appointments". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
8. "Senior Appointments: 2021". Royal Air Force. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
9. "No. 64110". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 July 2023. p. 13689.
10. "No. 58929". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2008. p. 6.
11. "No. 63218". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2020. p. N2.

Military offices
Group reformed	Air Officer Commanding No. 11 Group 2018–2021	Succeeded by Philip Robinson
Preceded by Allan Marshall	Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group 2021–2023	Succeeded by Mark Flewin