Clive Bairsto
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Air Commodore
Clive Arthur Bairsto CBE
is a Royal Air Force officer and former Air Officer Scotland
and Station Commander RAF Leuchars
. He was replaced by Air Commodore
R J Atkinson
on 13 March 2009 and took the post of Head of International Policy and Planning (Military) at the Ministry of Defence
on 23 March 2009.
Over his career, he has held numerous commands including:
Bairsto was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.
Air Commodore
Air commodore is an air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
Clive Arthur Bairsto CBE
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 Royal Air Force officer and former Air Officer Scotland
Air Officer Scotland
Air Officer Scotland is the senior Royal Air Force Officer holding the command appointment of a Scottish air station.Presently, Air Officer Scotland is held by the Station Commander, RAF Leuchars who is currently Air Commodore R J Atkinson....
and Station Commander RAF Leuchars
RAF Leuchars
RAF Leuchars is the most northerly air defence station in the United Kingdom. It is located in Leuchars, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland, near to the university town of St Andrews.-Operations:...
. He was replaced by Air Commodore
Air Commodore
Air commodore is an air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
R J Atkinson
R J Atkinson
Air Commodore R. J. Atkinson, ADC, known as Harry Atkinson, is a senior serving Royal Air Force officer and currently Air Officer Scotland and Station Commander RAF Leuchars succeeding Air Commodore Clive Bairsto on the 13th March 2009....
on 13 March 2009 and took the post of Head of International Policy and Planning (Military) at 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....
on 23 March 2009.
Over his career, he has held numerous commands including:
- 1998 - 2001 Tornado F3 Operational Evaluation Unit, RAF Coningsby (Wg CdrWing Commander (rank)Wing commander is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries...
) - 2001 United Kingdom force Operation RESINATE (North), IncirlikIncirlikİncirlik is a town in the Sarıçam district of Adana Province with a population of 11,555. Formerly a municipality, it was incorporated into Sarıçam Municipality in 2008...
, Turkey (Gp CaptGroup CaptainGroup captain is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. It ranks above wing commander and immediately below air commodore...
) - 2005 Station Commander RAF AkrotiriRAF AkrotiriRoyal Air Force Station Akrotiri, more commonly known as RAF Akrotiri , is a large Royal Air Force station, on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. It is located in the Western Sovereign Base Area, one of two areas which comprise Akrotiri and Dhekelia, a British Overseas Territory, administered as a...
/ Commander of the Western SBA, CyprusCyprusCyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
(Gp CaptGroup CaptainGroup captain is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. It ranks above wing commander and immediately below air commodore...
) - 2006 AOCAir Officer CommandingAir Officer Commanding is a title given in the air forces of Commonwealth nations to an air officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, an air vice marshal might be the AOC 38 Group...
83 Expeditionary Air GroupNo. 83 Group RAFNo. 83 Group was a group within the Royal Air Force's 2nd Tactical Air Force during the Second World War and the post-war era. In 2006, the group was re-established as No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group.-History:...
, Al Udeid Air BaseAl Udeid Air BaseAl Udeid Air Base is a military base west of Doha, Qatar. It houses foreign coalition personnel and assets. It is host to a forward headquarters of United States Central Command, headquarters of United States Air Forces Central Command, and home to both No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group RAF and the...
, QatarQatarQatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
(Air CdreAir CommodoreAir commodore is an air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
) - 2007 Station Commander / Officer Commanding No 125 Expeditionary Air WingExpeditionary Air WingOn 1 April 2006 Expeditionary Air Wings were formed at nine of the RAF's Main Operating Bases. Each EAW has its own identity and is led by the Station Commander, supported by his Station management team...
/ Air Officer ScotlandAir Officer ScotlandAir Officer Scotland is the senior Royal Air Force Officer holding the command appointment of a Scottish air station.Presently, Air Officer Scotland is held by the Station Commander, RAF Leuchars who is currently Air Commodore R J Atkinson....
RAF LeucharsRAF LeucharsRAF Leuchars is the most northerly air defence station in the United Kingdom. It is located in Leuchars, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland, near to the university town of St Andrews.-Operations:...
(Air CdreAir CommodoreAir commodore is an air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
) - 2009 Head of International Policy and Planning (Military)
Bairsto was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.