Philip Robinson (RAF officer)

Air Commodore Philip Jeremy Robinson, CBE, DFC & Two Bars is a British pilot and decorated Royal Air Force officer. From October 2015 to October 2017, he was the Commanding Officer of RAF Odiham.[1][2] Having flown Chinooks,[3] he has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) three times for service during the War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War.[4] He served as the Assistant Chief of Staff at the Permanent Joint Headquarters from April 2019, before being appointed Director Combined Air and Space Operations Centre at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, in December 2020.[4]

Philip Robinson
Group Captain Robinson in 2017
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1992–present
RankAir Commodore
Commands heldCombined Air and Space Operations Centre (2020–)
RAF Odiham (2015–17)
Battles/warsKosovo War
Sierra Leone Civil War
War in Afghanistan
Iraq War
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Flying Cross & Two Bars

Honours

On 29 October 2002, Robinson was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Afghanistan during the period 1st October 2001 to 31st March 2002".[5] On 31 October 2003, he was awarded a Bar to his DFC "for gallant and distinguished services in Iraq during the period 19th March to 19th April 2003".[6] On 25 July 2008, he was awarded a second Bar to his DFC "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Afghanistan during the period 1st October 2007 to 31st March 2008".[7] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 Birthday Honours,[8] and advanced to Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2021 New Year Honours.[9]

References
  1. "RAF appointments". The Times. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. "RAFALO UPDATE" (pdf). Royal Air Forces Association. February 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  3. "Chinook helicopters and 150 personnel leave Hampshire base". Southern Daily Echo. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. "Senior Appointments". Royal Air Force. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  5. "No. 57070". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 September 2003. p. 12068.
  6. "No. 58092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 September 2006. p. 12274.
  7. "No. 58776". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 July 2008. p. 11242.
  8. "No. 60534". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2013. p. 6.
  9. "No. 63218". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2020. p. N7.
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