Philip Sturley

Philip Oliver Sturley CB MBE QCVSA FRAeS (born July 9, 1950 ) is a former British Air Force officer in the Royal Air Force , who last served as Lieutenant General ( Air Marshal ) between 2003 and 2005 as Chief of Staff of the Allied Air Forces of NATO in Northern Europe AIRNORTH ( Allied Air Forces North ) was.

Life

Pilot training

Sturley joined the Royal Air Force after attending St Ignatius' College in Enfield on December 23, 1968 as a professional soldier ( Permanent Commission ) and then graduated from the University of Southampton with a degree on August 1, 1971 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.). In the meantime, he was promoted to Lieutenant ( Pilot Officer ) on July 15, 1971 , the promotion being backdated to October 15, 1969. He then began his basic aviation training on August 1, 1971 at the Royal Air Force College Cranwell , the officers' school of the RAF, and was promoted to first lieutenant ( Flying Officer ) on January 15, 1972 , this promotion also dating back to April 15, 1970 has been. Because of his educational achievements, he was awarded the Sword of Honor when he graduated from RAF College Cranwell .

On August 1, 1972, Sturley began his further pilot training at No. 4 Flying Training School RAF at the RAF Valley military airfield and was promoted to Captain ( Flight Lieutenant ) there on October 15, 1972 . From April 1, 1973 he completed further training in tactical air warfare with No. 234 Squadron RAF at the RAF Chivenor Air Force Base . This was followed on December 1, 1973 by attending the 23rd McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II course at No. 228 Operational Conversion Unit RAF at the Air Force Base RAF Coningsby .

Uses as an officer and staff officer

Subsequently Sturley 1 July 1974 at the pilot of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II - combat aircraft in stationed at RAF Coningsby also No. 41 (Fighter) Squadron RAF , which was used for tactical aerial reconnaissance . On November 1, 1976, he was named No. 228 Operational Conversion Unit RAF at the base RAF Lossiemouth displaced, where he on SEPECAT Jaguar - fighter-bombers were trained. After completing this additional training, on February 2, 1977, he became a pilot of SEPECAT Jaguar fighter bombers for the Air Force in the Federal Republic of Germany ( RAF Germany ) No. 2 (Army Co-operation) Squadron RAF at the RAF Laarbruch military airfield .

After his promotion to Major ( Squadron Leader ) on January 1, 1980, Sturley was on March 10, 1980 Air Force representative at the headquarters of the 1st British Corps in Bielefeld . For his services there he was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service (QCVSA) on June 14, 1980 . He then returned to the RAF Laarbruch air base on February 5, 1982, where he became the aviation commander of No. 2 (Army Co-operation) Squadron RAF . He attended from May 25, 1984 a course at the Joint Services Defense College (JSDC) in Greenwich and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel ( Wing Commander ) there on July 1, 1984 . He then took over on November 30, 1984, the post as head of the briefing group at the headquarters of the Air Force Strike Command ( RAF Strike Command ) and became a member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) on December 31, 1984 just under a month later .

Sturley took over his first command post on March 13, 1987, as Commanding Officer of No. 2 (Army Co-operation) Squadron RAF at the RAF Laarbruch Air Force Base. On January 1, 1989 he returned to Great Britain and worked there in the Ministry of Defense with studies on the future of the RAF for the then Chief of the Air Staff , Air Chief Marshal Peter Harding . During this time he was promoted to Colonel ( Group Captain ) on July 1, 1989 , and then on October 6, 1989, he was head of the mission briefing and coordination department in the Air Force Staff.

On January 10, 1992, Sturley became the commander of the RAF Cottesmore air force base and also commander of the local Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment (TTTE), a Panavia Tornado training association of Great Britain, Germany and Italy . In 1993 he became a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS). He was then July 13, 1993 Liaison Officer of the NATO of at protecting troops United Nations in the former Yugoslavia, UNPROFOR ( United Nations Protection Force ).

Ascent to the Air Marshal

After his promotion to the Air Commodore there on January 1, 1994, Sturley became secretary of the NATO military committee on September 12, 1994 , the chairman of which was first the British General Richard Vincent and then, since 1996, the German General Klaus Naumann .

On January 1, 1998, Sturley was promoted to major general ( Air Vice Marshal ) and then took over as Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) as Chief of Staff of the RAF Strike Command and in personal union as Commander AOC ( Air Officer Commanding ) of No. 38 Group RAF . In both functions he replaced Air Vice Marshal David Hurrell . During this time he became Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) on December 31, 1999 . On April 1, 2000 the No. 38 Group RAF disbanded. In this function, he handed the president of Lockheed Martin Aerospace Systems , Tom Burbage 1999, log for the first delivered transport aircraft type Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules .

Sturley then succeeded Air Vice Marshal Jock Stirrup as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff on September 1, 2000 and remained in this position until he was replaced by Air Vice Marshal David Walker on October 6, 2003.

Most recently Sturley was on October 28, 2003 Chief of Staff of the Allied Air Forces of NATO in Northern Europe AIRNORTH ( Allied Air Forces North ). During this employment he was promoted to Lieutenant General ( Air Marshal ) three days later on October 31, 2003 and remained in the post as Chief of Staff of AIRNORTH until he retired from active military service on October 1, 2005. He was also on October 1 2004 pilot of the No. 5 Air Experience Flight RAF at RAF Wyton Air Force Base , where he trained young pilots for the Royal Air Force Air Cadets .

After his retirement, on October 2, 2005, Sturley became a member of the RAFVR ( Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ) volunteer reserve and on December 20, 2011 also took over the post of Honorary Air Commodore of the RAuxAF ( Royal Auxiliary Air Force) volunteer reserve ) belonging No. 2624 (County of Oxford) Squadron RAF Regiment . In 2012 he also became a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute (CCMI).

Web links

Biography on Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organization

Individual evidence

^ London Gazette (Supplement). No. 44708, HMSO, London, November 5, 1968, p. 11845 ( PDF , accessed March 6, 2016, English).
^ London Gazette (Supplement). No. 48212, HMSO, London, June 14, 1980, p. 31 ( PDF , accessed March 6, 2016, English).
^ London Gazette (Supplement). No. 49969, HMSO, London, December 31, 1984, p. 7 ( PDF , accessed March 6, 2016, English).
^ London Gazette (Supplement). No. 55710, HMSO, London, December 31, 1999, p. 3 ( PDF , accessed March 6, 2016, English).
^ London Gazette (Supplement). No. 57813, HMSO, London, November 15, 2005, p. 14700 ( PDF , accessed March 6, 2016, English).

personal data
SURNAME	Sturley, Philip
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sturley, Philip Oliver (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British Air Force officer in the United Kingdom
DATE OF BIRTH	July 9, 1950

[1] London Gazette (Supplement). No. 44708, HMSO, London, November 5, 1968, p. 11845 ( PDF , accessed March 6, 2016, English).

[2] London Gazette (Supplement). No. 48212, HMSO, London, June 14, 1980, p. 31 ( PDF , accessed March 6, 2016, English).

[3] London Gazette (Supplement). No. 49969, HMSO, London, December 31, 1984, p. 7 ( PDF , accessed March 6, 2016, English).

[4] London Gazette (Supplement). No. 55710, HMSO, London, December 31, 1999, p. 3 ( PDF , accessed March 6, 2016, English).

[5] London Gazette (Supplement). No. 57813, HMSO, London, November 15, 2005, p. 14700 ( PDF , accessed March 6, 2016, English).