Clive Bairsto

Clive A Bairsto
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Rank	Air Commodore
Commands held	RAF Leuchars 83 EAG RAF Akrotiri Tornado F3 OEU

Air Commodore Clive Arthur Bairsto CBE is a Royal Air Force officer and former Air Officer Scotland and Station Commander RAF Leuchars. He was replaced by Air Commodore R J Atkinson on 13 March 2009 and took the post of Head of International Policy and Planning (Military) at the Ministry of Defence on 23 March 2009.^[1]

Over his career, he has held numerous commands including:

• 1998 - 2001 Tornado F3 Operational Evaluation Unit, RAF Coningsby (Wg Cdr)
• 2001 United Kingdom force Operation RESINATE (North), Incirlik, Turkey (Gp Capt)
• 2005 Station Commander RAF Akrotiri / Commander of the Western SBA, Cyprus (Gp Capt)
• 2006 AOC 83 Expeditionary Air Group, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar (Air Cdre)
• 2007 Station Commander / Officer Commanding No 125 Expeditionary Air Wing / Air Officer Scotland RAF Leuchars (Air Cdre)
• 2009 Head of International Policy and Planning (Military)

Bairsto was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.^[2]

References

1. ^ Royal Air Force Air Rank Appointments List 09/08 retrieved 19 December 2008
2. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59282. p. 5. 31 December 2009.

Military offices
Preceded by B M North	Air Officer Commanding No 83 Expeditionary Air Group 2006 – 2007	Succeeded by M J Harwood
Preceded by J Stinton	Station Commander RAF Leuchars 2007 – 2009	Succeeded by R J Atkinson
Preceded by J Stinton	Officer Commanding No. 125 Expeditionary Air Wing 2007 – 2009	Succeeded by R J Atkinson
Preceded by J Stinton	Air Officer Scotland 2007 – 2009	Succeeded by R J Atkinson

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