The Air and Space Commander is the senior Royal Air Force officer responsible for the conduct of air and space operations. The current Air and Space Commander is Air Marshal Mark Flewin who has been serving in the position since July 2026.
The Air and Space Commander supervises 1 Group, 2 Group, 11 Group (with 83 EAG within it); 22 Group, and United Kingdom Space Command.
Previous post-holders Deputy Commanders-in-Chief (Operations) Air Marshal Iain McNicoll, 26 February 2007RAF Air Rank Appointments List 08/06 of 25 Sep 2006 retrieved 3 Jan 2011 – 13 April 2010 (appointed as DC-in-C Strike Command) Air Marshal Richard Garwood, 14 April 2010RAF Air Rank Appointments List 02/10 of 31 Mar 2010 retrieved 3 Jan 2011RAF Air Rank Appointments List 04/10 of 18 Jun 2010 retrieved 3 Jan 2011 to Spring 2012
Deputy Commanders (Operations) Air Marshal Richard Garwood, Spring 2012 to April 2013 Air Marshal Greg Bagwell, 16 April 2013 to June 2016 Air Marshal Stuart Atha, June 2016 to May 2019 Air Marshal Sir Gerry Mayhew, May 2019 to August 2022 Air Marshal Harv Smyth, August 2022 to 2023
Air and Space Commander Air Marshal Harv Smyth, 2023 to March 2024 Air Marshal Allan Marshall, March 2024 to July 2026 Air Marshal Mark Flewin, July 2026 to present
See also Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
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