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UKStratCom personnel recognised in King's Birthday Honours List

Past and present members of Strategic Command have been recognised in His Majesty, King Charles III, Birthday Honours List 2023 for their services to defence.

The following individuals have been recognised:

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

  • British Army Major General T J Hodgetts, CBE KHS

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

  • Royal Navy Commodore J R Dean OBE
  • British Army Brigadier T L Rowland
  • Royal Air Force Air Commodore A J Beasant

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

  • British Army Colonel D R Cockwell MBE
  • Royal Air Force Group Captain L Boyd

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

  • British Army Acting Lieutenant Colonel J F C Wood
  • British Army Lieutenant Colonel B G R Hall
  • Royal Marines Captain R I Watson
  • British Army Warrant Officer Class 1 R G Beech
  • British Army Warrant Officer Class 1 D A Fairclough
  • Royal Navy Warrant Officer Class 2 ET(ME) J P Dougal
  • Civil Service E Hosking

Member of the Royal Red Cross (RRC)

  • Royal Navy Commander K M McCullough

Ordinary Associate of the Royal Red Cross (ARRC)

  • British Army Staff Sergeant L A Collinson
  • Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant A R Wiejak

King’s Volunteer Reserves Medal (KVRM)

  • British Army Colonel D R McNeil TD VR

Meritorious Service Medal (MSM)

  • British Army Captain D J Hames
  • Royal Navy Warrant Officer Class 1 WS(AWT) M A Marshall
  • British Army Warrant Officer Class 1 P T Anderson
  • British Army Warrant Officer Class 1 J A Ellis
  • British Army Warrant Officer Class 1 D S Jones
  • British Army Warrant Officer Class 1 L K Manneville
  • Royal Air Force Warrant Officer C A Blunden
  • Royal Air Force Master Aircrew S Cartledge
  • Royal Air Force Warrant Officer P Lowe
  • Royal Navy Chief Petty Officer(D) D L May

Commander Strategic Command Commendation

  • British Army Lieutenant Colonel A H L Michael
  • British Army Lieutenant Colonel T M P Mountford
  • Royal Air Force Wing Commander S D Burton
  • Royal Air Force Wing Commander G J Walker
  • Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander E S A Grant
  • British Army Major P A McGowan
  • Royal Air Force Squadron Leader L D Gratton
  • Royal Air Force Squadron Leader B J S Nissenbaum
  • British Army Captain M K Brewer
  • Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant R Amin
  • British Army Warrant Officer Class 1 A Yarker
  • Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant D O Wilson
  • Royal Air Force Sergeant J A Cullip
  • Royal Navy Leading Hand G W A Harvey
  • Civil Service T Atkins
  • Civil Service R Alderson
  • Civil Service E Beard
  • Civil Service S Blackburn
  • Civil Service J D Bottomley
  • Civil Service E C Cade
  • Civil Service J Coates
  • Civilian J Chesky

Commander Strategic Command Commendation Team Awards

  • Accelerated Operational Support
  • J53 Global Operations Team
  • Tac Sys OP SCORPIUS Team
  • Joint Defence Cyber Unit Operations Squadron
  • Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron Team
  • DSCOM Air Planning Team
  • DSFA Capability Coherence Team
  • JFHQ J2
Published 17 June 2023