Robert O'Brien (RAF Officer) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Air Vice Marshal Robert P. O'Brien CB

Order of the Bath

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OBE

Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...

is a former senior commander in the 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...

who became Air Secretary

Air Secretary

The Air Secretary is the Royal Air Force appointment of which the incumbent is responsible for policy direction on personnel management for members of the RAF. From 1978 to 1983 the Air Secretary was more often referred to as Air Officer Commanding Royal Air Force Personnel Management Centre. It is...

RAF career

O'Brien joined the Royal Air Force in 1963. He became Commandant of the Joint Service Defence College

Joint Service Defence College

The Joint Service Defence College was a training academy for British military personnel in the period from 1983 to 1997. It has now been amalgamated into the Joint Services Command and Staff College.-History:...

in 1992 and Air Secretary

Air Secretary

in 1994 before retiring in 1998.

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