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Strategic Command personnel recognised in Birthday Honours List 2024

Members of Strategic Command have been recognised in His Majesty King Charles’ Birthday Honours List and Operational Awards List for their services to Defence.

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Strategic Command
Published
15 June 2024
Last updated
19 June 2024 — See all updates

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

  • Royal Marines Lieutenant General Charlie Stickland CB OBE

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

  • British Army Lieutenant General Richard Wardlaw

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

  • British Army Colonel James Forrest
  • British Army Colonel Katherine Richardson
  • British Army Colonel Zarack Scott
  • Royal Air Force Wing Commander (now Group Captain) David Collins
  • British Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Blackmore
  • British Army Lieutenant Colonel Haydn Gaukroger (Ops List 61)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

  • Royal Navy Commander Liam Byrd
  • Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander (now Commander) David Donbavand (Ops List 61)
  • Royal Marines Major Matt Adams
  • British Army Major (now Acting Lieutenant Colonel) Michael Dobbin DSO MC
  • British Army Major Jenny Connell
  • British Army Major Jean-Sebastian Cormier
  • British Army Major Michael Elliott
  • British Army Captain William Barraclough
  • British Army Warrant Officer Class 2 (now Warrant Officer Class 1) Marjorie Muzavazi
  • British Army Warrant Officer Class 2 Rupert Dowdeswell
  • Royal Navy Chief Petty Officer Engineering Technician (Communication and Information Systems) Adrian Grimes
  • Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant Christopher Workman
  • Royal Air Force Chief Technician Stuart Benson
  • British Army Sergeant Peter Harvey-Jones
  • Civil Service Nicola Norville

King’s Commendation for Valuable Service

  • British Army Acting Brigadier Matthew Baker OBE
  • Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Daniel Blenkinsop
  • Royal Air Force Sergeant James Casey

Associate Member, Second Class of the Royal Red Cross (ARRC)

  • British Army Major Robert Garbett VR
  • Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Harmony Slade

Meritorious Service Medal (MSM)

  • British Army Warrant Officer Class 1 (now Captain) Christopher Wood
  • British Army Warrant Officer Class 1 Mark Iddon
  • British Army Warrant Officer Class 2 Karon Fortunato
  • Royal Air Force Warrant Officer Maxine Martin
  • Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant (now Acting Warrant Officer) Phillip Lilliman
  • Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant Matthew John

Commander Strategic Command Commendations

  • British Army Lieutenant Colonel Adrian Oldfield
  • British Army Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Histed
  • British Army Lieutenant Colonel Melissa Gray
  • US Army Lieutenant Colonel Logan Small
  • Royal Navy Commander Craig Dodd
  • Royal Air Force Wing Commander Andrew Mitchell
  • Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander (now Acting Commander) Simon Chapman
  • British Army Major Aaron Browne
  • Royal Air Force Squadron Leader (now Wing Commander) Susan Coope
  • Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Luke Small
  • British Army Captain Steven Phillips
  • Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant Richard Morgan
  • British Army Sergeant (now Staff Sergeant) Charlotte Thomas
  • British Army Sergeant Lee Pennington
  • Royal Air Force Warrant Officer Grantley Churchward
  • Royal Navy Warrant Officer Class 2 Brian Gill
  • Royal Air Force Sergeant Allan Davies
  • British Army Kingsman Loui Ezdi
  • Civil Service Vincent Green
  • Civil Service Dom Lashko
  • Civil Service Julie Malla-Lean

Commander Strategic Command Team Commendations

  • Mines Management Team, Defence Digital
  • Mission Information Exploitation (MIX) BICES Team, Defence Digital
  • Project Soteria, PJHQ

Deputy Commander Strategic Command Commendations

  • French Navy Lieutenant (now Acting Lieutenant Commander) Windy Marty
  • Royal Navy Lieutenant Amy Blake
  • Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant Robert Hargrave
  • Civil Service Ellie Kinsella
  • Civil Service David Mason

Chief of the General Staff (CGS) Commendation

  • British Army Captain David Hird
  • British Army Warrant Officer Class 2 (now Warrant Officer Class 1) Damien Gibson

Commander Field Army Commendation

  • British Army Major Patrick Pratt
  • British Army Captain Samuel Mead

Joint Commander’s Commendation – Ops List 61

  • British Army Lieutenant Colonel Mark Ansell
  • Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Simon Bowman
  • British Army Captain Lucy Kirby
  • Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant Andrew Allan
  • British Army Warrant Officer Class 2 (now Warrant Officer Class 1) Samuel Garwood
  • Royal Air Force Corporal Daniel Bremner

Air and Space Commander (ASC) Commendation

  • British Army Major Paul Wooster
  • Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Lucy Playle
  • Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant (now Squadron Leader) Alyx Shenton
  • Royal Air Force Air Specialist (Class 1) Matthew Latham

Air Officer Commanding (AOC) 1 Group Commendation

  • Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Thomas Clarke
  • Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant Katie Leonard
  • Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant James Northover
  • Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant Elle Smith

Air Officer Commanding (AOC) 2 Group Commendation

  • Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant James Eva
  • Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant Jamie Turner
  • Royal Air Force Flying Officer (now Flight Lieutenant) Joseph Skivington
  • Royal Air Force Sergeant Anthony Rothery

Air Officer Commanding (AOC) 11 Group Commendation

  • Royal Navy Lieutenant (now Lieutenant Commander) Timothy Duxbury

Air Officer Commanding (AOC) 22 Group Commendation

  • British Army Sergeant Anita Nyako

Director Digital Commendation

  • Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant Thomas Barber
Published 15 June 2024
Last updated 19 June 2024 + show all updates

  1. Added British Army Warrant Officer Class 2 (now Warrant Officer Class 1) Samuel Garwood

  2. First published.