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Royal Air Force Air Commodore (born 1956) For other people named Steve Abbott, see Steve Abbott (disambiguation).

Steven Abbott
CBE
Born (1956-02-05) 5 February 1956 (age 68)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Air Force
RankAir Commodore
CommandsRAF Regiment (2007–10)
RAF Honington (2003–05)
Battles / warsOperation Southern Watch
War in Afghanistan
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service

Air Commodore Steven Abbott CBE (born 5 February 1956) is a former senior officer in the Royal Air Force.

Biography

He was educated at the University of East Anglia (BA) and Downing College, Cambridge (MPhil), and the University of Manchester. He was Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment from 2007 until February 2010, Simultaneously holding the post of Air Officer of the RAF Police.

He was a long-serving member of the RAF 'Cresta' Association, competing for the final time (on his penultimate day of RAF service) in 2011.

He is a member of Chatham House and was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in 2000. He is a governor of Culford School.

References

  1. "Culford School - Pre-Prep >". Culford.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  2. Debretts biographies Archived 19 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 18 July 2010
  3. "SENIOR ROYAL AIR FORCE APPOINTMENTS" (PDF). gulabin.com. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  4. "Royal Air Force Cresta, Annual Report 2011" (PDF). Royal Air Force. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
Military offices
Preceded byPeter Drissell Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment
2007–2010 		Succeeded byRussell La Forte
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