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Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal

Allan Marshall
Marshall in 2024
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1991–present
RankAir Marshal
CommandsNo. 1 Group RAF
RAF Waddington
No. V (AC) Squadron
Battles / warsIraq War
War in Afghanistan
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
Spouse(s)Air Vice-Marshal Suraya Marshall

Air Marshal Allan Paul Marshall, OBE is a senior Royal Air Force officer, who since March 2024 has been Air and Space Commander.

Early life and education

Marshall studied engineering at Pembroke College, Cambridge, graduating from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.

RAF career

Marshall was commissioned into the Royal Air Force (RAF) on 2 September 1991 with the rank of acting pilot officer. Having completed an in-service degree, he was re-graded as a pilot officer on 15 July 1994. He was promoted to flying officer on 15 January 1995 with seniority in that rank from 15 July 1992. His early career consisted of flying the Harrier jump jet.

He served as officer commanding No. V (AC) Squadron. He went on to become station commander at RAF Waddington in March 2016, and Head of Military Operations in the Ministry of Defence in December 2018.

In February 2020 it was announced that he would be appointed to the post of Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group with effect from March 2020. On 22 November 2021, Marshall took up the post of Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Operations & Commitments) in succession to Major General Charles Stickland. On 8 March 2024, he was promoted to air marshal and appointed as Air and Space Commander in succession to Harvey Smyth.

Marshall was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 New Year Honours.

Personal life

Marshall is married to Air Vice-Marshal Suraya Marshall, and together they have two children.

References

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  5. "No. 53952". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 February 1995. pp. 2097–2098.
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  7. "Buckingham Palace". Court Circular. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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  10. "Senior Appointments: 2021". Royal Air Force. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  11. "No. 64341". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 March 2024. p. 5003.
  12. "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.
  13. "No. 60728". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2013. p. 6.
  14. "No 2 Group: Air Officer Commanding". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Military offices
Preceded byHarvey Smyth Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group
2020–2021 		Succeeded byIan Duguid
Preceded byCharles Stickland Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations & Commitments)
2021–2024 		Succeeded bySteve Moorhouse
Preceded byHarvey Smyth Air and Space Commander
2024–present 		Incumbent
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