Sir Stephen Dalton
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Unit	Air Command
Commands held	Chief of the Air Staff , Deputy Commander-in-Chief Personnel, Air Member for Personnel
Battles/wars	Op JURAL, Op SOUTHERN WATCH
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Gary George Dalton, KCB, BSc, FRAeS, RAF is the current Chief of the Air Staff and professional head of the Royal Air Force.

Contents 1 Military career 2 Personal life 3 Awards and decorations 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Military career

Educated at the University of Bath where he studied Aeronautical Engineering,^[1] Dalton joined the Royal Air Force in 1973.^[2] Dalton was deployed on Operation Jural which involved flying operations over Iraq: he was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air in 1986.^[3]

Air Marshal Simon Bryant succeeded Air Marshal Stephen Dalton as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief Personnel and Air Member for Personnel, Royal Air Force Air Command on 1 April 2009.^[4]

[edit] Personal life

Dalton has two children, twins Elizabeth (Lizzie) and Henry who were born on the 29th July, 1991 and attended Rugby School.

[edit] Awards and decorations

Already a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB),^[5] Dalton was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.^[6]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• BBC News - Profile: Air Marshal Stephen Dalton

Military offices
Preceded by T C Hewlett	Station Commander RAF Coltishall 1997 – 1999	Succeeded by C N Harper
Preceded by Unknown	Controller Aircraft 2004 – 2006	Succeeded by S D Butler
Preceded by Sir Barry Thornton	Air Member for Personnel 2007 – 2009	Succeeded by Simon Bryant
Preceded by New creation	Deputy Commander-in-Chief Personnel Air Command 2007 – 2009
Preceded by Sir Glenn Torpy	Chief of the Air Staff 2009 –	Incumbent

v • d • e Chiefs of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force Sir Hugh Trenchard • Sir Frederick Sykes • Sir Hugh Trenchard • Sir John Salmond • Sir Geoffrey Salmond • Sir John Salmond • Sir Edward Ellington • Sir Cyril Newall • Lord Portal • Lord Tedder • Sir John Slessor • Sir William Dickson • Sir Dermot Boyle • Sir Thomas Pike • Sir Charles Elworthy • Sir John Grandy • Sir Denis Spotswood • Sir Andrew Humphrey • Sir Neil Cameron • Sir Michael Beetham • Sir Keith Williamson • Sir David Craig • Sir Peter Harding • Sir Michael Graydon • Sir Richard Johns • Sir Peter Squire • Sir Jock Stirrup • Sir Glenn Torpy • Sir Stephen Dalton