Robert O'Brien (RAF officer)

Robert O'Brien
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Air Force
Years of service 1963–98
Rank Air Vice Marshal
Commands held Air Secretary (1994–98)
Joint Service Defence College (1992–94)
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Air Vice Marshal Robert P. O'Brien, CB, OBE is a former senior commander in the Royal Air Force who served as Air Secretary from 1994 until his retirement in 1998.

RAF career

O'Brien joined the Royal Air Force in 1963.[1] He became Commandant of the Joint Service Defence College in 1992,[2] and Air Secretary in 1994 before retiring in 1998.[3]

References

  1. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 43102. p. 7513. 6 September 1963. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  2. Whitaker's Almanack 1993
  3. Senior Royal Air Force Appointments
Military offices
Preceded by
Robert Honey
Air Secretary
1994–1998
Succeeded by
Ian Stewart
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