Stuart Peach
| Sir Stuart Peach | |
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach c.2012
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| Born |
22 February 1956 Walsall, Staffordshire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1977 – |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Service number | 5202786A |
| Commands held |
Chief of the Defence Staff Joint Forces Command Chief of Joint Operations Chief of Defence Intelligence Air Warfare Centre NATO Air Commander (Forward), Kosovo IX (Bomber) Squadron |
| Battles/wars |
Operation Jural Kosovo |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart William Peach, GBE, KCB, ADC, DL (born 22 February 1956) is a senior Royal Air Force officer. After training as a navigator, Peach commanded IX (Bomber) Squadron and then became Deputy Station Commander RAF Bruggen. He was deployed as NATO Air Commander (Forward) in Kosovo in 2000. He went on to be Chief of Defence Intelligence in 2006, Chief of Joint Operations in 2009 and the first Commander of Joint Forces Command in December 2011 before being appointed Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff in May 2013. Peach succeeded General Sir Nick Houghton as Chief of the Defence Staff on 14 July 2016.
Peach was born on 22 February 1956 in Staffordshire, England, to Clifford Peach and Jean Mary Peach. He was educated at Aldridge School, then a grammar school in Aldridge, Staffordshire. He studied geography, economics, and social history at the University of Sheffield, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1977. He later studied at Downing College, Cambridge, and completed a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree in 1997.
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