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词条 Peter J. M. Squires
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  1. Early life and education

  2. RAF career

  3. Honours

  4. References

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}}Air Commodore Peter James Murray Squires, {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|OBE|ADC}} is a British Royal Air Force (RAF) officer. Since August 2016, he has served as Commandant of RAF College Cranwell. He was formerly a Harrier pilot and also served as commander of No. 100 Squadron RAF which flies Hawks.[1][2]

Early life and education

From 1975 to 1986, Squires was educated at Warwick School, an all-boys public school in Warwick, Warwickshire.[3] Having received a bursary, he studied aeronautics and astronautics at the University of Southampton.[2][5]

RAF career

On 1 October 1989, Squires was granted a short service commission in the General Duties Branch of the Royal Air Force (RAF).[4] On 1 April 1990, he was promoted to flying officer, with seniority in that rank from 1 October 1988.[5] He was promoted to flight lieutenant on 1 April 1992.[6]

From April 2009 to April 2011, Squires commanded No. 100 Squadron RAF, a Hawk squadron is based at RAF Leeming.[5] He was Commanding Officer of the 906 Expeditionary Air Wing during Operation Unified Protector, the NATO-enforced no-fly zone over Libya in 2011.[7][8] He was promoted to group captain on 1 January 2012.[9]

It was announced in December 2015 that Squires would be the next Commandant of Royal Air Force College Cranwell.[10] He then studied at Royal College of Defence Studies to prepare for the command.[2] In August 2016, he succeeded Chris Luck as commandant.[1]

Honours

In the 2012 New Year Honours, Squires was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).[11] On 19 August 2016, he was made an Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to The Queen.[12]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=New Commandant of RAF College Cranwell|url=https://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcollegecranwell/news/index.cfm?storyid=247117A8-5056-A318-A817E014AD253272|website=RAF College Cranwell|publisher=RAF|accessdate=2 July 2017|date=19 August 2016}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Air Commodore P J M Squires OBE ADC MA BEng (Hons) RAF|url=http://fluencycontent-schoolwebsite.netdna-ssl.com/FileCluster/WelbeckTheDefence/MainFolder/Information/Governor-Documents/BoG/Biographies/Air-Cdre-Squires.pdf|website=Welbeck|accessdate=2 July 2017|format=pdf}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=OBE for Peter Squires|url=http://www.oldwarwickians.org/_files/newsletters/2012_summer_ow_news_web_version.pdf|accessdate=2 July 2017|work=The Old Warwickian|issue=13|date=Summer 2012|page=6}}
4. ^{{London Gazette |issue= 51962 |date= 11 December 1989 |page= 14352 |supp= y }}
5. ^{{London Gazette |issue= 52125 |date= 30 April 1990 |page= 8568 }}
6. ^{{London Gazette |issue= 52910 |date= 1 May 1992 |page= 7753 |supp= y }}
7. ^{{cite journal|title=Biography: Group Captain Peter J M Squires|journal=Air Power Review|date=Spring 2012|volume=15|issue=1|page=vii|accessdate=2 July 2017|url=http://www.airpowerstudies.co.uk/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/aprvol15no1.pdf}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=RAF imagery wing helps identify Gaddafi targets|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/raf-imagery-wing-helps-identify-gaddafi-targets|website=GOV.UK|publisher=Ministry of Defence|accessdate=2 July 2017|date=5 September 2011}}
9. ^{{London Gazette |issue= 60038 |date= 24 January 2012 |page= 1274 |supp= y }}
10. ^{{cite web|title=Senior Appointments|url=https://www.raf.mod.uk/organisation/senior-appointments.cfm|website=Royal Air Force|accessdate=2 July 2017|date=5 April 2017}}
11. ^{{London Gazette |issue= 60009 |date= 31 December 2011 |page= 6 |supp= y }}
12. ^{{London Gazette |issue= 61684 |date= 23 August 2016 |page= 18051 |supp= y }}
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