Stephen Dalton
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Gary George Dalton, GCB, ADC, FRAeS (born 23 April 1954)[1] is a retired senior officer of the Royal Air Force and former Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey.
Sir Stephen Dalton | |
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Lieutenant Governor of Jersey | |
In office 13 March 2017 – 30 June 2022 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Chief Minister | |
Preceded by | Sir John McColl |
Succeeded by | Jerry Kyd |
Personal details | |
Born | (1954-04-23) 23 April 1954 (age 70) Leicester, England |
Alma mater | University of Bath |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1976–2013 |
Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
Commands | Chief of the Air Staff Air Member for Personnel Controller Aircraft RAF Coltishall XIII Squadron |
Battles/wars | Operation Jural |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air |
As commanding officer of XIII Squadron, Dalton deployed on Operation Jural, the United Kingdom's contribution to Operation Southern Watch enforcing the No-Fly Zone over Southern Iraq. He then moved on to high command, serving as Head of Air Operations at the Ministry of Defence during the preparations for and conduct of Operation Telic in Iraq. Most recently he was appointed Chief of the Air Staff, the professional head of the Royal Air Force, in which role he advised the British Government on the deployment of air power during the Libyan conflict. In that capacity he implemented 2,700 redundancies, as determined by the Strategic Defence and Security Review.