Air Marshal Sir Clive Loader. Photo Crown Copyright.

Air Marshal Sir Clive Loader KCB OBE FRAeS RAF, is Deputy Commander-in-Chief Strike Command (DCINCSTC). An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal is the second most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Military Badge of the Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these... Founded in 1866 The Royal Aeronautical Society is the worlds leading authority on aviation. ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Commander-in-Chief (in NATO-lingo often C-in-C or CINC pronounced sink) is the commander of all the military forces within a particular region or of all the military forces of a state. ... The Royal Air Forces Strike Command is the military organization which controls the majority of the United Kingdoms combat aircraft. ...

Air Marshal Loader joined the RAF in 1973. After flying training, he was posted to Harriers serving tours on No 1(F) Squadron at RAF Wittering and IV(Army Cooperation) Squadron at RAF Gutersloh, Germany. After an instructional tour on the Operational Conversion Unit (during which he displayed the Harrier) he was promoted to Squadron Leader (1984), and served as a Flight Commander in Germany. Staff College (1988) was followed by 10 months on the Harrier Role Desk in the MOD prior to being promoted to Wing Commander (1989). After a short tour at Rheindahlen, he became Personal Staff Officer to the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Strike Command (Sir Michael Graydon). RAF Wittering is a Royal Air Force station near Stamford, Lincolnshire. ... Commander-in-Chief is the commander of all the military forces within a particular region or of all the military forces of a state. ... Strike Command is the successor organisation in the Royal Air Force to RAF Bomber Command, RAF Fighter Command and RAF Coastal Command of WWII fame. ... Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Graydon Air Officer Commanding in Chief Strike Command 5 April 1989 - 4 November 1992. ...

Air Marshal Loader then commanded No 3 (Fighter) Squadron, at RAF Laarbruch (1993 to 1995). The Squadron participated in operations over Northern Iraq and Bosnia, as well as being the first Germany-based Harrier Squadron to convert to night operations. Promoted to Group Captain in 1995, he then attended the Higher Command and Staff College. He took command of RAF Laarbruch in October 1996, the Station at that time comprising 2 Harrier GR7 squadrons, one joint Puma/Chinook squadron, 2 RAF Regiment squadrons (Rapier and Field), and HQ Tactical Survive to Operate Wing - in all, some 2300 Service personnel plus a further 4500 civilians and dependants. Air Marshal Loader flew the last Harrier aircraft out of Laarbruch when the Station closed in May 1999. RAF Laarbruch (motto: Ein Feste Burg - A Fortress Sure), located on the Germany/Netherlands border, was home to various first-line squadrons, including II (AC) Squadron flying F-4 Phantom II in the 1970s, followed by Jaguars in the 1980s, .These were replaced by the Tornado with 4 sqns (2... A Group Captains sleeve/shoulder insignia A Group Captains command flag Group Captain is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. ... RAF Laarbruch (motto: Ein Feste Burg - A Fortress Sure), located on the Germany/Netherlands border, was home to various first-line squadrons, including II (AC) Squadron flying F-4 Phantom II in the 1970s, followed by Jaguars in the 1980s, .These were replaced by the Tornado with 4 sqns (2...

A short tour in MOD Air Plans (latterly Air RP) followed, after which he was promoted to Air Commodore (1999) to lead the RAF Admin Support Study. He served (2000 to 2001) as Air Commodore Harrier, HQ 3 Group where he was responsible for RAF and RN Harriers. After a 10 month tour (2001 to 2002) in the UK Permanent Joint Headquarters (ACOS J3) he was promoted to Air Vice-Marshal and appointed as ACDS(Ops). He was appointed as Deputy Commander-in-Chief Strike Command, in the rank of Air Marshal, in June 2004. An Air Commodoress sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Commodore is the fourth most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the deactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... The Permanent Joint Headquarters is the British Tri Service Base in Northwood from where all overseas military operations are planned and controlled. ... An Air Vice Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Vice Marshal is the third most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Commander-in-Chief (in NATO-lingo often C-in-C or CINC pronounced sink) is the commander of all the military forces within a particular region or of all the military forces of a state. ... Strike Command is the successor organisation in the Royal Air Force to RAF Bomber Command, RAF Fighter Command and RAF Coastal Command of WWII fame. ... An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal is the second most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ...