Deputy Commander Operations is the senior

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officer responsible for the conduct of air operations at home and overseas. The current Deputy Commander Operations is Air Marshal Harvey Smyth who has been serving in the position since August 2022.

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Deputy Commanders-in-Chief (Operations) *Air Marshal

Iain McNicoll Air Marshal Iain Walter McNicoll, (born 3 May 1953) is a retired Royal Air Force officer. He was formerly Deputy Commander-in-Chief Operations, RAF Air Command. RAF career Educated at the High School of Dundee and the University of Edinburgh, ...

CB CBE, 26 February 2007RAF Air Rank Appointments List 08/06 of 25 Sep 2006
retrieved 3 Jan 2011 – 13 April 2010 (appointed as DC-in-C Strike Command) *Air Marshal

Richard Garwood Air Marshal Sir Richard Frank Garwood, (born 10 January 1959) is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer. He was appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief (Operations) at RAF Air Command in April 2010, initially on an acting basis – having serve ...

CB CBE DFC, 14 April 2010RAF Air Rank Appointments List 02/10 of 31 Mar 2010
retrieved 3 Jan 2011RAF Air Rank Appointments List 04/10 of 18 Jun 2010
retrieved 3 Jan 2011 to Spring 2012 Deputy Commanders (Operations) *Air Marshal

CB CBE DFC, Spring 2012 to April 2013 *Air Marshal Greg Bagwell CB CBE, 16 April 2013 to June 2016 *Air Marshal Stuart Atha CB DSO, June 2016 to May 2019 *Air Marshal Sir Gerry Mayhew CBE, May 2019 to August 2022 *Air Marshal Harvey Smyth CB, OBE, DFC, August 2022 to present

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