John Cheshire
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Air Chief Marshal
Sir John Anthony Cheshire KBE
CB
KStJ
(born 4 September 1942) is a retired senior Royal Air Force
commander.
and educated at Ipswich School
and Worksop College
, Cheshire joined the Royal Air Force as a cadet at the RAF College Cranwell in 1961. In the late 1970s he served as Commander of the Special Forces Flight and then joined the Air Plans Directorate of the Ministry of Defence
. He was appointed Commander of the Air Wing in Brunei
in 1980, Station Commander at RAF Lyneham
in 1982 and Group Captain Contingency Plans at Headquarters United Kingdom Air Forces. He went on to be air attache in Moscow
in 1987, Deputy Commandant of the RAF Staff College, Bracknell
in 1990 and Assistant Chief of Staff Policy and Requirements at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
in 1992. His last appointments were as United Kingdom Military Representative at Headquarters NATO in 1995 and Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces Northwestern Europe in 1997. He retired in 2000.
In retirement Cheshire was the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
from 24 January 2001 to 7 April 2006 when his term of office ended. He was appointed chairman of the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust in July 2008.
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Air Chief Marshal
Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
Sir John Anthony Cheshire KBE
Order of the British Empire
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CB
Order of the Bath
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KStJ
Venerable Order of Saint John
The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem , is a royal order of chivalry established in 1831 and found today throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, Hong Kong, Ireland and the United States of America, with the world-wide mission "to prevent and relieve sickness and...
(born 4 September 1942) is a retired senior Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
commander.
RAF career
Born the son of Air Chief Marshal Sir Walter CheshireWalter Cheshire
Air Chief Marshal Sir Walter Graemes Cheshire GBE KCB RAF was a senior Royal Air Force intelligence officer during World War II and a senior commander in the in the 1950s and early 1960s.-RAF career:...
and educated at Ipswich School
Ipswich School
Ipswich School is a co-educational public school for girls and boys aged 3 to 18. Situated in Suffolk, England in the town of Ipswich, it was founded in its current form as The King's School, Ipswich by Thomas Wolsey in 1528....
and Worksop College
Worksop College
Worksop College is a co-educational day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 13 to 18 in England. Worksop is split into eight houses - Talbot, Mason, Portland, Pelham and Shirley for boys and Gibbs, Derry and School House for girls.- Origins :...
, Cheshire joined the Royal Air Force as a cadet at the RAF College Cranwell in 1961. In the late 1970s he served as Commander of the Special Forces Flight and then joined the Air Plans Directorate of the Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
. He was appointed Commander of the Air Wing in Brunei
Brunei
Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...
in 1980, Station Commander at RAF Lyneham
RAF Lyneham
RAF Lyneham is a Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England. It was the home of all the Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft of the Royal Air Force before they were relocated to RAF Brize Norton.The station was also home to No...
in 1982 and Group Captain Contingency Plans at Headquarters United Kingdom Air Forces. He went on to be air attache in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
in 1987, Deputy Commandant of the RAF Staff College, Bracknell
RAF Staff College, Bracknell
The RAF Staff College at Bracknell was a Royal Air Force staff college active for most of the second half of the 20th century. Its role was the training of staff officers in the administrative, staff and policy aspects of air force matters...
in 1990 and Assistant Chief of Staff Policy and Requirements at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe is the central command of NATO military forces. It is located at Casteau, north of the Belgian city of Mons...
in 1992. His last appointments were as United Kingdom Military Representative at Headquarters NATO in 1995 and Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces Northwestern Europe in 1997. He retired in 2000.
In retirement Cheshire was the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
The Lieutenant Governor of Jersey is the representative of the British monarch in the Bailiwick of Jersey, a Crown dependency of the British Crown....
from 24 January 2001 to 7 April 2006 when his term of office ended. He was appointed chairman of the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust in July 2008.
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