| 词条 | Russell La Forte |
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|name= Russell La Forte |image= |image_size= |alt= |caption= |nickname= |birth_date= {{birth year and age|1960}} |birth_place= |death_date= |death_place= |placeofburial= |allegiance= United Kingdom |branch= Royal Air Force (1978–2015) Royal Air Force Reserve (2015–present) |serviceyears= 1978–present |rank= Air Commodore |servicenumber= 8174289Q |unit= RAF Regiment |commands= British Forces South Atlantic Islands (2013–15) RAF Regiment (2010–12) RAF Honington (2007–08) |battles= The Troubles Operation Southern Watch Sierra Leone Civil War War in Afghanistan Iraq War |awards= Commander of the Order of the British Empire |relations= |laterwork= }} Air Commodore Russell William "Russ" La Forte, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE}} (born 1960) is a senior Royal Air Force officer. He served as Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment from 2010 to 2012, and Commander of the British Forces South Atlantic Islands from 2013 to 2015. Since November 2015, he has been Director of RAF Sport. Early life and educationBorn in 1960 to Edward La Forte, he was educated at Manor Primary School, Didcot, and Wallingford Grammar School, Wallingford, Berkshire. He was a member of the Air Training Corps as a teenager.[1] La Forte joined the military after leaving school, rather than attend university. In later life, he studied history through the Open University, a distance learning institution. He graduated in 1994 with a First Class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. He graduated from King's College London in 2001 with a Master of Arts (MA) degree in defence studies.[2] Military careerIn 1978, La Forte joined the RAF Regiment as a gunner.[3] He served tours in West Germany and in Northern Ireland during The Troubles.[2] On 20 May 1982, the then senior aircraftman La Forte was commissioned into the Security Branch of the Royal Air Force as a pilot officer with seniority from 25 September 1980. He was given the service number 8174289Q.[3] He was promoted to flight lieutenant on 25 September 1986.[4] As part of the half-yearly promotions, he was promoted to squadron leader on 1 July 1991.[5] He deployed to Northern Iraq in 1993–94 as part of Operation Southern Watch[2] A wing commander from 1 January 1999,[6] he was promoted to group captain on 1 January 2004 and was appointed Aide de Camp (ADC) to Queen Elizabeth II on 1 November 2007.[7][8] From 2007 to 2008, he served as Station Commander of RAF Honington.[9] In 2009, La Forte attended the Higher Command and Staff Course at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. He then served as Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment from February 2010 to January 2012.[10] In December 2011, he was appointed Assistant Chief of Staff Training, HQ No. 22 Group.[11] In March 2013, he was appointed Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands.[12][13] He was succeeded in that role by Commodore Darren Bone in April 2015.[14] On 10 October 2015, La Forte transferred to the Royal Air Force Reserve in the rank of air commodore.[15] In November 2015, he was appointed Director of RAF Sport and he is based at RAF Halton.[16][17] He is also the President of the RAF Mountaineering Association [18] HonoursIn the 1995 New Year Honours, La Forte was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE),[19] in recognition of his service in Northern Ireland the previous year.[2] He was appointed Aide de Camp (ADC) to Queen Elizabeth II on 1 November 2007.[20] He was promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours.[21][22] References1. ^{{cite news|last=Allen|first=Emily|title=Airman to serve the Queen|url=http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/1911073.airman_to_serve_the_queen/|accessdate=29 July 2013|newspaper=The Oxford Times|date=18 December 2007}} {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=Steven Abbott}}{{s-ttl|title=Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment|years=2010–2012}}{{s-aft|after=Nick Bray}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:La Forte, Russell}}2. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=AIR COMMODORE R W LA FORTE C BE MA BA RAF|url=http://branches.britishlegion.org.uk/media/3780880/20140409-La-Forte-CV-RBL-FI.pdf|website=Media|publisher=Royal British Legion|accessdate=18 March 2015|format=pdf|date=9 March 2014}} 3. ^{{London Gazette |issue=49028 |date= 21 June 1982 |page=8228 |supp=y }} 4. ^{{London Gazette |issue=50696 |date=27 October 1986 |page=13878 |supp=y }} 5. ^{{London Gazette |issue=52591 |date=1 July 1991 |pages=10091–10093 |supp=y }} 6. ^{{London Gazette |issue=55365 |date=4 January 1999 |pages=59–60 |supp=y }} 7. ^{{London Gazette |issue=57168 |date=6 January 2004 |page=128 |supp=y }} 8. ^{{London Gazette |issue=58509 |date=13 November 2007 |page=16428 |supp=y }} 9. ^{{cite web|title=New Station Commander at RAF Honington|url=http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafhonington/newsweather/index.cfm?storyid=A8C8EE3C-1143-EC82-2E44AEEA441D6F4A|work=24 February 2009|publisher=RAF Honington|accessdate=29 July 2013}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=SENIOR ROYAL AIR FORCE APPOINTMENTS|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Royal%20Air%20Force%20Senior%20Appointments.pdf|publisher=gulabin.com|accessdate=29 July 2013|format=pdf}} 11. ^1 {{cite web|title=RAF HONINGTON NAMES A NEW ROAD AFTER ITS OUTGOING COMMANDANT GENERAL|url=http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafhonington/newsweather/index.cfm?storyid=D34BB21D-5056-A318-A83ECC813B0A2450|publisher=RAF Honington|accessdate=29 July 2013|date=3 February 2012}} 12. ^{{cite web|title=Trading places|url=http://www.raf-ff.org.uk/images/library/files/RAF_News_p23_Apr_26.pdf|publisher=Royal Air Force News|accessdate=29 July 2013|format=pdf|date=26 April 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112608/http://www.raf-ff.org.uk/images/library/files/RAF_News_p23_Apr_26.pdf|archivedate=2 April 2015|df=dmy-all}} 13. ^{{cite web|title=MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND TRI-SERVICE SENIOR APPOINTMENTS|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Ministry%20of%20Defence%20Senior%20Posts.pdf|publisher=gulabin.com|accessdate=29 July 2013|format=pdf}} 14. ^{{cite web|title=Falklands and South Atlantic Islands have a new defense commander|url=http://en.mercopress.com/2015/04/01/falklands-and-south-atlantic-islands-have-a-new-defense-commander|website=Merco Press|accessdate=14 October 2016|date=1 April 2015}} 15. ^{{London Gazette |issue=61469 |date=12 January 2016 |page=459 |supp=y }} 16. ^{{cite web|title=Appointment of New RAF Sports Director|url=http://www.rafregt.org.uk/association/appointment-raf-sports-director/|website=rafregt.org.uk|publisher=RAF Regiment Association|accessdate=14 October 2016|date=6 November 2015}} 17. ^{{cite web|title=Russell La Forte|url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/russell-la-forte-42910119|website=LinkedIn|accessdate=14 October 2016}} 18. ^ http://branches.britishlegion.org.uk/media/3780880/20140409-La-Forte-CV-RBL-FI.pdf 19. ^{{London Gazette |issue=53893 |date=30 December 1994 |pages=7–8 |supp=y }} 20. ^{{London Gazette |issue=58509 |date=13 November 2007 |page=16428 |supp=y }} 21. ^{{London Gazette |issue=59090 |date=13 June 2009 |page=6 |supp=y }} 22. ^{{cite news|title=Queen's birthday honours list: Military|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/jun/13/queens-birthday-honours-list-military|accessdate=29 July 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=13 June 2009}} 13 : Alumni of King's College London|Alumni of the Open University|British military personnel of the Sierra Leone Civil War|British military personnel of the Troubles|Commanders of the Order of the British Empire|Living people|People educated at Wallingford Grammar School|People from Didcot|Royal Air Force personnel of the Iraq War|Royal Air Force personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Royal Air Force Regiment officers|Royal Air Force airmen|1960 births |
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