Tim Jones (RAF officer)

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Tim Jones
Tim Jones
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1995–present
RankAir vice-marshal
Commands heldRAF Brize Norton
Battles/warsIraq War
War in Afghanistan
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Alma materInverkeithing High School
University of Edinburgh
Royal College of Defence Studies

Air Vice-Marshal Timothy Telfer Jones, CBE is a senior officer in the Royal Air Force, currently serving as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff.

Education[edit]

Jones attended Inverkeithing High School before graduating from the University of Edinburgh.[1]

RAF career[edit]

Jones was commissioned into the Royal Air Force on 8 October 1995.[2] He qualified as a pilot and saw active service flying Hercules C-130 aircraft during the Iraq War and War in Afghanistan. He became station commander at RAF Brize Norton in 2016,[3] and, after attending the Royal College of Defence Studies, Component Commander in the middle east in 2018 and head of air resources and plans at RAF Air Command in 2020. He went on to become Assistant Chief of the Air Staff in 2023.[4]

Jones was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Assistant Chief of the Air Staff". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. ^ "No. 54271". The London Gazette. 8 January 1996. p. 375.
  3. ^ "Tim Jones". The Bridge Interviews. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. ^ "No. 63932". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 January 2023. p. 296.
  5. ^ "No. 62507". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2018. p. N7.
Military offices
Preceded by Assistant Chief of the Air Staff
2023–Present
Incumbent