Tony Keeling

Air Commodore Anthony Keeling, OBE, CEng, FRAeS (born 1969), is a senior Royal Air Force officer and current Air Officer of Engineering and Logistics in the Royal Air Force.[1] In September 2020, he took on the role of Commandant Air Cadets.[2][3]

Tony Keeling
Air Commodore Keeling in 2019
Born1969 (age 51–52)
Nottingham, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1987–present
RankAir Commodore
Commands heldRAF Wittering
AwardsOrder of the British Empire

Biography

Keeling joined the Royal Air Force as an airframe and propulsion technician in 1987[4] before commissioning as an Engineering Officer in 1999. He served on 5(AC) Squadron maintaining Tornado F3 and in 2006 he was appointed as the Senior Engineering Officer of 2(AC) Squadron deploying on Operation TELIC. In 2010, he joined the then Military Aviation Authority before commanding the Engineering & Logistics Wing at RAF Lossiemouth, the following year.[5][6]

References
  1. "Royal Air Force". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. Myers, K. "NEW COMMANDANT FOR RAF AIR CADETS IS ANNOUNCED". RAF Air Cadets. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. Parker, K. Myers, D. "RAF Air Cadet Commandant Handover". RAF Air Cadets. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. "Tony Keeling". Stamford College. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. "Royal Air Force". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  6. "Role of a Lifetime: Group Captain Tony Keeling | Wittering View Online - RAF Wittering". www.witteringviewonline.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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