Deputy Commander Capability is responsible for the strategic planning and delivery of all aspects of

Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...

capability, including people, equipment, infrastructure, and training. The appointee is a Member of the United Kingdom's

Air Force Board The Air Force Board of the Defence Council is responsible for the management of the Royal Air Force. Prior to the creation of the current UK Ministry of Defence in 1964, the administration of the RAF and its personnel was undertaken by the ...

as the Air Member for Personnel and Capability due to their position. The current Deputy Commander Capability is Air Marshal

Sir Richard Knighton Air Marshal Sir Richard John Knighton, (born 1969) is a senior Royal Air Force officer and engineer. Since May 2022, he has served as Deputy Commander Capability at Air Command. Previously, he served as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (2015 t ...

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This appointment is held concurrently with the

Air Member for Personnel The Air Member for Personnel (AMP) is the senior Royal Air Force officer who is responsible for personnel matters and is a member of the Air Force Board. The AMP is in charge of all aspects of recruiting, non-operational flying and ground t ...

. Deputy Commanders-in-Chief (Capability) *Air Marshal

Stephen Dalton Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Gary George Dalton, (born 23 April 1954)'' Who's Who 2010'', A & C Black, 2010, is a retired Royal Air Force commander and former Lieutenant Governor of Jersey. As commanding officer of XIII Squadron, Dalton de ...

CB, 1 May 2007 to 31 March 2009 *Air Marshal Simon Bryant CBE, 1 April 2009RAF Air Rank Appointments List 07/08 of 16 Oct 2008
retrieved 3 Jan 2011 to 17 June 2010 *Air Marshal

Andrew Pulford Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Douglas Pulford, (born 22 March 1958) is a retired senior Royal Air Force (RAF) commander. A helicopter pilot with operational service in Northern Ireland, the Falklands War and Iraq War, Pulford commanded RAF Odiham ...

CBE, 1 September 2010RAF Air Rank Appointments List 04/10 of 18 Jun 2010
retrieved 3 Jan 2011 to 2012 Deputy Commanders (Capability) *Air Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford KCB, CBE, 2012 to 3 May 2013 *Air Marshal Sir Barry North KCB OBE, 3 May 2013 to May 2016 *Air Marshal Sean Reynolds CBE DFC, May 2016 to August 2018 *Air Marshal

Michael Wigston Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Wigston, (born 25 February 1968) is the senior officer in the Royal Air Force, serving as Chief of the Air Staff since 26 July 2019. He previously served as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff from 2017 to 2018, and ...

CBE, August 2018 to May 2019 *Air Marshal Andrew Turner CB CBE, May 2019 to April 2022 * Air Marshal

KCB, May 2022 to present

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