Brian Burridge

Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Kevin BurridgeKCB, CBE, ADC, FCMI, FRAeS (born 1949) is a retired Royal Air Force officer. A former Nimrod pilot, Burridge was in overall command of British forces under Operation Telic during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

RAF career

Brian Burridge joined the Royal Air Force as a university cadet (as a member of Cambridge University Air Squadron), being commissioned on 24 September 1967. He was a pilot with operational background in the maritime patrol role, serving on Nos 206 and 120 Squadrons.

Burridge was promoted to the rank of pilot officer on 15 July 1970, to flying officer on 15 January 1971,flight lieutenant on 13 April 1972 to squadron leader on 1 July 1979 and to wing commander on 1 July 1985. In 1986 he attended the Royal Naval Staff College and then later that year went on to command the Nimrod Operational Conversion Unit. Promoted to group captain in 1990, he became officer commanding RAF Kinloss.

From 1992 he served in the Ministry of Defence, initially as Deputy Director of Force Doctrine (RAF) and later becoming the Director of Force Development in the Central Staff before being made Principal Staff Officer to the Chief of the Defence Staff in 1994 in the rank of air commodore. In 1997 he attended the Cabinet Office Top Management Programme and then later in the year became a Defence Fellow at King's College London. In 1998 he attended the Higher Command and Staff Course being promoted to air vice-marshal on 1 July 1998. In January 2000 he became Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College, subsequently moving the College into a Public Private Partnership at Shrivenham. On 12 February 2002, Burridge was promoted to air marshal and appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Strike Command.

Burridge

Coordinates: 50°53′28″N 1°15′50″W / 50.891°N 1.264°W / 50.891; -1.264

Burridge is a small village in the Borough of Fareham, in the south of Hampshire, England. It lies approximately 14 miles south of Winchester on the A3051 between Botley and Park Gate, to the north of Sarisbury and to the west of Whiteley. It was formerly known as Caiger's Green.

Local Area

Its traditional industry was the growing of strawberries, which were distributed by rail from Swanwick railway station.

Burridge AFC has four adult sides, playing in the Drew Smith Southampton Saturday League, Gosport & Fareham Football League and the Meon Valley Football League.

Burridge Cricket Club's first XI plays in the second division of the Southern Electric Premier Cricket League.

Burridge and Swanwick Residents Association serves the local community

Burridge (disambiguation)

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