Richard Garwood

Who is Richard Garwood?

Air Marshal Richard Frank Garwood CB CBE DFC is a senior Royal Air Force officer, currently serving as Director-General of the Military Aviation Authority.

He was appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief at RAF Air Command in April 2010, initially on an acting basis - having served for less than a year as Chief of Staff - following the reassignment of Air Marshal Tim Anderson as Director General of the new Military Aviation Authority, and pending the appointment of Air Marshal Andrew Pulford. However, following the sudden death of the then Commander-in-Chief Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Moran, Pulford was in turn reassigned and Garwood promoted to Air Marshal and confirmed in post.

Garwood was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for actions in the Gulf, and appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2010 Birthday Honours.