Air Vice-Marshal Mark Robert Flewin, CBE is a senior Royal Air Force who currently serves as Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group RAF, headquartered at RAF High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire.
Mark Flewin | |
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.jpg) Air Vice-Marshal Flewin in 2023 | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1998–present |
| Rank | Air Vice-Marshal |
| Commands held | No. 1 Group RAF |
| Battles/wars | Iraqi no-fly zones War against the Islamic State |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
RAF career edit
From 1 September 1996 to 1 September 1997, Flewin held a one-year commission in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve as an acting pilot officer.[1][2] He then graduated from university with a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree.[3] He was commissioned in the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a pilot officer on 5 April 1998.[3][4] He underwent pilot training and was posted to fly the Jaguar.[5] After qualifying as a weapons instructor, he undertook a number of operational tours, including deployment to enforce the no-fly zones over Iraq.[5] He took command of 1 (Fighter) Squadron at RAF Leuchars in September 2012.[6]
Flewin went on to be commander of No. 903 Expeditionary Air Wing as part of Operation Shader in 2014, chief of staff within the Air Staff at the Ministry of Defence in 2014 and chief of staff, Joint Effects at Permanent Joint Headquarters in 2016. He was promoted to group captain on 30 August 2016.[7] In 2018, he became station commander at RAF Coningsby,[8] and was awarded the Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.[9]
After completing of the Higher Command and Staff Course at the Defence Academy, he became Head Operations, Plans & Training, United Kingdom Space Command at RAF High Wycombe in May 2021.[10] He was appointed Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group RAF in January 2023.[11]
Flewin was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours.[12]
References edit
- ^ "No. 54539". The London Gazette. 30 September 1996. p. 13017.
- ^ "No. 54918". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 October 1997. p. 11547.
- ^ a b "No. 55149". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 1998. p. 6312.
- ^ "Air Commodore Mark Flewin CBE MA BEng (Hons) RAF" (PDF). Doctrine and Training Centre of the Polish Armed Forces. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ a b "No 1 Group Air Officer Commanding: Air Vice-Marshal Mark Flewin CBE MA BEng RAF". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Typhoon Force Grows as Historic Squadron Reforms at Leuchars". RAF. 15 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012.
- ^ "No. 61829". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 January 2017. p. 1415.
- ^ "RAF Coningsby Welcomes New Station Commander". Forces Network. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "No. 62445". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 October 2018. pp. 19143–19152.
- ^ "Senior Appointments". raf.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "No. 63967". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 February 2023. p. 2707.
- ^ "No. 62507". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2018. p. N7.