Air and Space Commander
The Air and Space Commander is the senior Royal Air Force officer responsible for the conduct of air operations. The current Air and Space Commander is Air Marshal Allan Marshall who has been serving in the position since March 2024.
Marshall is married to the current Assistant Chief of the Air Staff, Air Vice-Marshal Suraya Marshall.
The Air and Space Commander supervises 1 Group, 2 Group, 11 Group ; 22 Group, and United Kingdom Space Command.
Previous post-holders
Deputy Commanders-in-Chief- Air Marshal Iain McNicoll, 26 February 2007 retrieved 3 Jan 2011 - 13 April 2010
- Air Marshal Richard Garwood, 14 April 2010 retrieved 3 Jan 2011 to Spring 2012
- 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 Marshal Harv Smyth, 2023 to March 2024
- Air Marshal Allan Marshall, March 2024