Michael Wigston
| Michael Wigston | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 February 1968 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1986 – |
| Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
| Commands held |
British Forces Cyprus (2015–2017) No. 903 Expeditionary Air Wing (2008) No. 12 Squadron (2005–07) |
| Battles/wars |
War in Afghanistan Iraq War |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Air Vice Marshal Michael Wigston, CBE (born 25 February 1968) is a Royal Air Force officer. He served as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff from 2017 to 2018.
RAF career
Educated at Friars School, Bangor, Oriel College, Oxford (MA, 1992) and King's College London (MA Defence Studies, 2004),[1] Wigston joined the Royal Air Force in 1986.[2] After serving as officer commanding No. 12 Squadron, he became commander of No. 903 Expeditionary Air Wing in Afghanistan in 2008.[3] He went on to be Director of Air Operations at the International Security Assistance Force Headquarters in Afghanistan in 2011, Principal Staff Officer to the Chief of the Defence Staff in 2012 and Commander British Forces Cyprus and Administrator of the Sovereign Base Areas in 2015.[4] He became Assistant Chief of the Air Staff in March 2017.[5]
References
- ↑ ‘WIGSTON, Air Vice-Marshal Michael’, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016
- ↑ "New Bases Administrator". In Cyprus. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ↑ "Airman killed in Iraq rocket attack was larger-than-life Sergeant, with two daughters". Daily Mail. 2 March 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ↑ "Ministry of Defence and Senior Tri-Service Appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ↑ "Senior appointments". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Cripwell |
Commander British Forces Cyprus 2015–2017 |
Succeeded by James Illingworth |
| Preceded by Richard Knighton |
Assistant Chief of the Air Staff 2017–2018 |
Succeeded by Gerry Mayhew |