1967: Brian Burridge joined the Royal Air Force as a University Cadet. He was a pilot with operational background in the Maritime Patrol role, serving on Nos 206 and 120 Squadrons.
1992 - 1997: He served in Ministry of Defence, initially as Deputy Director of Force Doctrine (RAF), later becoming the Director of Force Development in the Central Staff before spending almost 3 years as the Principal Staff Officer to the Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom).
1997: Attended the Cabinet Office Top Management Programme.
1998: Attended the Higher Command and Staff Course.
1998: Promoted to Air Vice Marshal, he was appointed Air Officer Commanding No 11/18 Group with operational command of the RAF’s air defence, maritime, and search and rescue forces. In this appointment, he was double-hatted in the NATO post of COMMAIREASTLANT.
2000: He became Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College in January 2000, subsequently moving the College into a Public Private Partnership at Shrivenham.
2002: He was appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief Strike Command in February 2002, and also assumed the role of Commander of NATO’s Combined Air Operations Centre 9, based at RAF High Wycombe. In October 2002, he was detached from his duties at Strike Command to become the UK’s National Contingent Commander for operations against Iraq. Operating alongside US Central Command in Qatar, he commanded the 43,000-strong UK Joint Force during deployment, the combat phase and the early weeks of the aftermath
2003: He recovered to the UK in May 2003, and was subsequently appointed as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on the Iraq Operational Honours List.
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His first staff tour was as Personal Staff Officer to the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Strike Command.
He has completed a number of tours as a flying instructor which included command of Cambridge University Air Squadron.
Interests
He is President of the RAF Mountaineering Association and a trustee of the Windsor Leadership Trust.
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