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|name= Stuart Atha |image= Air Vice Marshal Stuart Atha DSO - Chatham House 2011.jpg |image_size= |alt= |caption= Atha speaking at Chatham House in 2011 |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1962|04|30|df=yes}} |death_date= |birth_place= Irvine, Ayrshire |death_place= |placeofburial= |nickname= |allegiance= United Kingdom |branch= Royal Air Force |serviceyears= 1984 – present |rank= Air Marshal |servicenumber= |unit= |commands= No. 1 Group (2011–14) No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group (2009–10) RAF Coningsby (2006–08) No. 3 (Fighter) Squadron (2000–04) |battles= Operation Deliberate Force Operation Allied Force Iraq War
|awards= Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service |relations= |laterwork= }} Air Marshal Stuart David Atha, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CB|DSO|ADC}} (born 30 April 1962) is a serving senior officer of the Royal Air Force. He has served as Deputy Commander Operations since 2016. Early life and educationAtha was born on 30 April 1962 in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland.[1] He was educated at Kilmarnock Academy, a state secondary school in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.[1] He studied physics and maths at Glasgow University,[2] graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1984.[1] While at university, he was a member of the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde Air Squadron.[2] Military careerAtha was commissioned in the Royal Air Force as a pilot officer on 14 October 1984,[3] promoted to flying officer on 14 April 1985 (with seniority from 14 October 1982),[4] flight lieutenant on 14 April 1986,[5] and squadron leader on 1 July 1995.[6] Following a tour as the Harrier tactics specialist at the Air Warfare Centre, Atha attended the Advanced Command and Staff Course at Bracknell (1999–2000), and was promoted to wing commander on 1 July 1999.[7] He then assumed command of No 3 (Fighter) Squadron, again flying the Harrier GR7.[2] Following his command tour, Atha joined the Ministry of Defence Directorate of Operational Capability for a short spell before becoming the Personal Staff Officer to the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup. He was promoted to group captain on 1 January 2005.[8] In early 2006, he attended the Higher Command and Staff Course. Atha was station commander of RAF Coningsby from 1 December 2006 to 15 December 2008.[2] Atha is a veteran of the conflicts in both the Balkans and Gulf with combat missions flown in Operation Deliberate Force (Bosnia 1995), Operation Allied Force (Kosovo 1999) and Operation Telic (Iraq 2003). On 31 October 2003 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his leadership in Iraq.[9] He was appointed Aide-de-Camp to the Queen on 12 February 2007.[10] He served in Afghanistan in support of Operation Herrick from October 2009 to March 2010, for which he was awarded a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service.[11] Atha's tour in the Middle East was followed in April 2010 with an appointment as Head of Joint Capability at the Ministry of Defence.[12] He was promoted to air vice marshal and appointed Air Officer Commanding No.1 Group RAF on 12 Aug 2011[13] Atha served as the Air Component Commander for the London Olympics Air Security in 2012[14] and he became the Chief of Staff (Operations) at the Permanent Joint Headquarters in 2014; he handed over to Air Vice Marshal Gary Waterfall on 16 May 2016.[15] He was promoted to air marshal on 27 May 2016.[16] In June 2016 he became Deputy Commander Operations at RAF Air Command in succession to Air Marshal Greg Bagwell.[17] Atha was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2015 New Year Honours.[18][19] Personal lifeIn 1989, Atha married Caroline. Together they have five children: four daughters and one son.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |title=Atha, Air Marshal Stuart David |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-254278 |website=Who's Who 2019 |publisher=Oxford University Press |accessdate=1 December 2018 |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U254278 |date=1 December 2018}} {{S-start}}{{S-mil}}2. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |title=Deputy Commander Operations {{!}} Royal Air Force |url=https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/senior-commanders/deputy-commander-operations/ |website=www.raf.mod.uk |accessdate=15 October 2018 |language=en-gb}} 3. ^{{London Gazette|issue=50006|supp=y|page=512|date=14 January 1985}} 4. ^{{London Gazette|issue=50128|supp=y|page=7060|date=20 May 1985}} 5. ^{{London Gazette|issue=50515|supp=y|page=6491|date=12 May 1986}} 6. ^{{London Gazette|issue=54091|supp=y|page=9202|date=3 July 1995}} 7. ^{{London Gazette|issue=55543|page=7308|date=6 July 1999}} 8. ^{{London Gazette|issue=57521|supp=y |page=16360|date=4 January 2005}} 9. ^{{London Gazette|issue=57100|supp=y |page=4|date=31 October 2003}} 10. ^{{London Gazette|issue=58245|supp=y |page=2084|date=13 February 2007}} 11. ^{{London Gazette |issue= 59554|date= 24 September 2010|pages=18538–18538|supp= y}} 12. ^Royal Air Force Air Rank Appointments List 3/09 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418001607/http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafiles/850AA567_1143_EC82_2EF6F8CEEFA374E5.doc |date=18 April 2009 }} retrieved 8 April 2009 13. ^Royal Air Force Air Rank Appointments List 02-11 retrieved 19 Aug 11. 14. ^Exercise Olympic Guardian 15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.raf.mod.uk/organisation/senior-appointments.cfm|title=RAF – Senior Appointments|publisher=|accessdate=23 March 2016}} 16. ^{{London Gazette|issue=61636|supp=y|page=14549|date=4 July 2016}} 17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.raf.mod.uk/organisation/senior-appointments.cfm|title=Senior appointments|publisher=RAF|date=April 2016|accessdate=27 April 2016}} 18. ^{{London Gazette|issue=61092|supp=y|page=N3|date=31 December 2014}} 19. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-year-honours-for-service-personnel-and-defence-civilians-2015|title=New Year Honours for service personnel and defence civilians 2015|accessdate=31 December 2014}} |-{{S-bef|before=Ashley Stevenson}}{{S-ttl|title=Officer Commanding No. 3 (Fighter) Squadron|years=2000–2004}}{{S-aft|after=B Hedley}} |-{{S-bef|before=Bob Judson}}{{S-ttl|title=Station Commander RAF Coningsby|years=2006–2008}}{{S-aft|after=J Hitchcock}} |-{{S-bef|before=A S Barmby}}{{S-ttl|title=Air Officer Commanding No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group|years=2009–2010}}{{S-aft|after=Ashley Stevenson}} |-{{S-bef|before=Mark Abraham}}{{S-ttl|title=Head of Joint Capability|years=2010–2011}}{{S-aft|after=Edward Stringer}} |-{{S-bef|before=Greg Bagwell|rows=2}}{{S-ttl|title=Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group|years=2011–2014}}{{S-aft|after=Gary Waterfall}} |-{{S-ttl|title=Deputy Commander Operations|years=2016–present}}{{S-inc}}{{S-end}}{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2012}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Atha, Stuart}} 10 : 1962 births|Living people|Alumni of King's College London|Alumni of the University of Glasgow|Companions of the Distinguished Service Order|Companions of the Order of the Bath|Royal Air Force air marshals|Royal Air Force personnel of the Iraq War|People from Irvine, North Ayrshire|People educated at Kilmarnock Academy |
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