Philip Osborn

Philip Osborn
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1982 -
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands held	No. 13 Squadron RAF Marham
Battles/wars	Iraq War
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Air Marshal Philip Colin Osborn CBE is a Royal Air Force officer who serves as Chief of Defence Intelligence.

RAF career

Osborn joined to Royal Air Force in 1982.^[1] After training as a Tornado navigator, he became commanding officer of No. 13 Squadron and then Station Commander at RAF Marham.^[1] He went on to be Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group in October 2010, Chief of Staff Operations and Support at RAF Air Command in 2012 and Director Capability at Joint Forces Command in 2013.^[1] He became Chief of Defence Intelligence in January 2015.^[2]

Osborn was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2009 New Year Honours.^[3]

References

1. "Air Marshal P C Osborn CBE RAF" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
2. "Ministry of Defence and Senior Tri-service Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2015.
3. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58929. p. 6. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2015.