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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