Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford takes over as Chief of the Air Staff
Above:
Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford.
Crown copyright.
He has taken command of the RAF from Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton GCB ADC LLD(Hon) BSc FRAeS CCMI RAF who is retiring from the Service.
Above:
Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford (right) with the outgoing Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton.
Picture: Senior Aircraftwoman Helen Farrer, Crown copyright.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford was commissioned into the Royal Air Force as a pilot in 1977 and after flying training, joined No 72 Squadron, flying Wessex helicopters, beginning an association with the Support Helicopter Force, which would last 25 years. During his flying career he accumulated over 5000 hours on both Wessex and Chinook helicopters, serving primarily in Germany with No 18 Squadron but including exchange tours with the Royal Navy’s Commando Helicopter Force and the Royal Australian Air Force. He has commanded in every rank and has seen operational service in Northern Ireland, the Falkland Islands, Lebanon, the Balkans and the Gulf
He married Lady Nicola Pulford in August 1982 and they have a daughter and a son. He enjoys sailing, skiing and motorcycling, and when time allows, walking his two dogs.
