
Andrew Turner (RAF officer)

Air Marshal Andrew Mark Turner, (born 1967) is a senior Royal Air Force officer and helicopter pilot.
Early life.
Born in 1967, Turner was educated at Kingswood School.
RAF career.
Turner joined the Royal Air Force in 1985 and was commissioned as an acting pilot officer in 1986, initially training at RAF Gütersloh. He was regraded as pilot officer in 1987, and promoted to flying officer in 1987, flight lieutenant in 1991, squadron leader in 1995, and wing commander in 2000. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2003 in recognition of service in the Iraq War.
Turner has commanded No. 28 Squadron RAF and RAF Odiham. In July 2014 he went on to be Air Officer Commanding No. 22 Group RAF and Chief of Staff Training at RAF Air Command, in which capacity he also oversaw safety for the Red Arrows. He became Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations) in October 2017. Turner was promoted to air marshal and appointed as Deputy Commander (Capability) at RAF Air Command on 23 May 2019.
Turner was advanced to Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2010 New Year Honours, and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2019 New Year Honours.