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unusual facts about Officer Commanding



Martin Widdowson

His final operational flying appointment was as the Officer Commanding No. 23 Squadron in 1982 and by the late 1980s, he was Station Commander of RAF Coningsby.


see also

Air officer commanding

In the United States Air Force, the term "air officer commanding" is used specifically to refer to the specially selected officers who command cadet squadrons and groups at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Bashall

James Bashall CBE, the current General Officer Commanding 1st (UK) Armoured Division

Christopher Birdwood, 2nd Baron Birdwood

In France he was Aide-de-Camp to the General Officer Commanding the Australian Corps and 5th Army, his father, from 10 March 1918 to 28 February 1919.

Douglas Burrows

After signing the unconditional surrender, Adachi presented his sword to the General Officer Commanding, 6th Division, Major General Horace Robertson.

Enrique Líster

As a high-ranking Republican Army officer, commanding the 11th division of the republican army, Líster was instrumental in the defense of Madrid and other important military actions.

Faustin E. Wirkus

Promoted to a lieutenant in the Haitian Garde he was officer commanding a squad of native troops on La Gonave, he was welcomed by the population as Timemenne had told them how kind he was to her.

Halfaya Pass

The commander of the larger Italian contigent, General Fedele de Giorgis, General Officer Commanding 55th Infantry Division Savona, was awarded the highest German decoration, the Knight's Cross for the defense he conducted.

Harold Douglas Briggs

After only three months in post Briggs was reassigned again, this time as the Officer Commanding RNAS Vendome, a Royal Naval Air Service flight training school in France.

John F. G. Howe

After his rank as a Group Captain was made substantive, in 1973 he was appointed Officer Commanding RAF Gutersloh on the front line of the Cold War Iron Curtain operations.

John Mortimer Warfield

In February 1939, just before the Second World War started, Warfield was appointed as Command Armament Staff Officer at HQ Mediterranean Command at RAF Luqa serving under Air Vice Marshal Hugh Lloyd, a post he held until the spring of 1941 when he was promoted to Wing Commander and appointed as Officer Commanding of the Malta airbase RAF Ta' Qali.

Kensaku Oda

In 1941 he became the Commandant of Toyohashi Reserve Officers' Cadet School before becoming the General Officer Commanding the South Seas Detachment in New Guinea.

Norman Anil Kumar Browne

A graduate of Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, USA, he has held many appointments including Joint Director at Air War Strategy Cell at Air Headquarters, Chief Operations Officer and Air Officer Commanding of an Sukhoi Su-30 base, Air-I at Western Air Command and Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Intelligence) at Air Headquarters.

Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar

After a career in the Grenadier Guards, he became Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding the Home District in 1870, General Officer Commanding Southern District in October 1878 and Commander-in-Chief, Ireland in October 1885.

Rajendrasinhji Jadeja

He served successively as General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Delhi and East Punjab (1947–48); GOC Eastern Command (1948); and GOC Southern Command (1948–53), following the retirement of Lt. General E. N. Goddard.

Rani Abbakka-class inshore patrol vessel

It was commissioned, also at Visakhapatnam, by MM Pallam Raju, Defense state minister on 20 January 2012 in the presence of Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, AVSM, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief (East), Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan, AVSM NM Director General Indian Coast Guard.

Rick Jolly

As Officer Commanding Medical Squadron of the Commando Logistic Regiment Royal Marines, Jolly was Senior Medical Officer of 3 Commando Brigade RM and commanded the field hospital at Ajax Bay.

Royal Australian Navy Bridging Train

Disciplinary matters, though were handled by Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, the Royal Navy officer commanding the Port of Moudros.

SAS Umkhonto

In 1982, the SAS Emily Hobhouse was part of a submarine officer commanding course exercise occurring 80 miles off Cape Point on 17 February.

Seán McCaughey

Born in Aughnacloy, County Tyrone, McCaughey was Adjutant-General of the IRA and Officer Commanding (O/C) of its Northern Command.

Southern Naval Command

It has its HQ in Kochi at INS Venduruthy, and is commanded by the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief.

Sri Lanka Army Commando Regiment

A Commando squadron was formed in Gemunu Watch ‘B’ Camp at Diyatalawa and Maj S.D. Peiris GW was appointed officer commanding, and Capt. Sarath Handapangoda was appointed as 2nd In Command.

SS-class blimp

Consequently, on 28 February the First Sea Lord, Admiral Lord Fisher called a meeting with Commander E A D Masterman (Officer Commanding the Naval Airship Section) and representatives from Vickers and the London-based firm of Airships Limited to discuss the possibilities of creating a fleet of suitable patrol airships, sometimes referred to as "scouts".

Sylvia Sayer

She acquired her title in 1959 when her husband, Vice-Admiral Guy Sayer was knighted as the Flag Officer Commanding Reserve Fleet.

Training Group RAF

Training Group's last Air Officer Commanding was Air Vice-Marshal John Ponsonby who was both Chief of Staff Training and Air Officer Commanding Training Group.

Trevor King

Loyalist bands paraded and laid floral wreaths at the base, and Billy Hutchinson of the Progressive Unionist Party (and King's former Maze Officer Commanding) made a speech honouring King's memory.

Vijay Kumar Ahluwalia

Lieutenant General Vijay Kumar Ahluwalia, Param Vishisht Seva Madal, Bar to Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Yudh Seva Medal, Vishisht Seva Medal, ADC is serving in the Indian Army and is presently the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command.

Let Gen Vijay Kumar AhluwaliaPVSM, AVSM**, VSM, YSM, is serving in the Indian Army and is presently the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command.

Vishwa Nath Sharma

Awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal for distinguished service, General Sharma took over as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command, on 1 June 1987 and was appointed Honorary Army ADC to the President on 25 July 1987.

William Gott

In August 1942, Prime Minister Winston Churchill removed General Sir Claude Auchinleck as Commander-in-Chief Middle East and acting General Officer Commanding Eighth Army.

Wratten

Bill Wratten GBE, CB, AFC (born 1939), Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Strike Command from 1994

Zdzisław Henneberg

In a ceremony on 15 December he was awarded a DFC for bravery and claiming 8 victories in the Battle of Britain by the Air Officer Commanding Fighter Command Air Chief Marshal Sholto Douglas.