Matthew Wiles
Matthew Wiles | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961 (age 64–65) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Service years | 1979–2013 |
Rank | Air vice-marshal |
Conflicts | War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Air Vice-Marshal Matthew John Gethin Wiles, CB, CBE (born 1961) is a retired senior commander in the Royal Air Force who served as the Air Secretary from 2011 to 2013.
RAF career
[edit]Wiles was commissioned into the Royal Air Force as a flying officer in 1979.[1] He served as Assistant Chief of Staff for Personnel and Logistics at Permanent Joint Headquarters[2] and then went on to be Director General of the Joint Supply Chain at Defence Equipment and Support in 2008.[3] He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2008 New Year Honours[4] before he became Air Secretary in September 2011.[5] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2013 Birthday Honours.[6]
Wiles was appointed Honorary Air Commodore of No. 4624 (County of Oxford) Movements Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force for a three year period June 2026 to May 2029.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "No. 48060". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 January 1980. p. 305.
- ↑ 9th Annual Focused Logistics Conference[permanent dead link] RUSI, April 2007
- ↑ Best in class Deprecated link archived 21 January 2013 at archive.today Defence Management Journal
- ↑ Wired Government
- ↑ Royal Air Force Senior Appointments
- ↑ "No. 60534". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2013. p. 2.
- ↑ "No. 65111". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 June 2026. p. 12893.
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