Person Open DS/UK/17392 Austin; Air Marshal Sir; Roger (9 March 1940); KCB AFC FRAeS; British RAF officer and Deputy Chief of Defence Staff Austin Roger Air Marshal Sir 9 March 1940 British RAF officer and Deputy Chief of Defence Staff Male (cisgender) Roger Mark Austin United Kingdom (born)

British Military; Royal Air Force, Air Marshal White No known disability No known religious affiliation Heterosexual Air Marshal Sir Roger Mark Austin, KCB, AFC, FRAeS is a retired Royal Air Force officer who became Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Systems). Austin was commissioned into the Royal Air Force in 1957. He became commanding officer of No. 54 Squadron in 1969, commanding officer of No. 233 Officer Conversion Unit in 1974 and Personal Staff Officer to the Air Officer Commanding RAF Strike Command in 1977. He went on to be Station Commander at RAF Chivenor in 1980, a staff officer at RAF Strike Command in 1982 and Director of Operational Requirements at the Ministry of Defence in 1984. After that he became Air Officer in charge of the Central Tactics and Trials Organisation 1987, Director-General Aircraft in 1987 and Commandant of the Royal Air Force College Cranwell in 1989. His final appointments were as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems) in 1992, Controller Aircraft in 1994 and Deputy Chief of Defence Procurement (Operations) in 1995 before retiring in 1997. In retirement he worked as a defence consultant for various companies including Serco Defence. He also became National President of the Royal British Legion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Austin (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 6/10/2014 RAHAKIRKBRIDE 6/3/2025 4abe3077-6bcc-4508-ad93-c83051cc0681