Major General Paul Terence Tedman is a senior

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officer. Since May 2024, he has been commander of

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Early life and education

Tedman has a bachelor's degree in

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and a master's degree in

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Military career

Tedman was commissioned into the Army Air Corps on 29 July 1995. Having qualified as a pilot, he was awarded his

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in 1999. He became officer commanding No. 661 Squadron AAC in 2008, Deputy Commander,

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in 2010 and commanding officer

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in 2012. He went on to be commander of the Aviation Reconnaissance Force in 2016, Deputy Commander

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in October 2019 and commander

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in April 2020. He was promoted to

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on 30 June 2020. From 2021 to 2023, he served as an exchange officer at US Space Command in the role of deputy director of strategy, plans and policy. On 12 May 2024, he was appointed Commander

and promoted to major general. Tedman was awarded the

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for services in

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on 23 April 2004 and the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service for services in

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on 21 March 2014. In the

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, he was appointed a

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(CBE) on 28 December 2019. In 2023, he was awarded the

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by the President of the United States of America.

References

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