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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.

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

Updates to this page

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.