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Matthew Wiles

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Matthew Wiles
Born1961 (age 62–63)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1979–2013
RankAir vice-marshal
Battles / warsWar in Afghanistan
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Air Vice-Marshal Matthew John Gethin Wiles, CB, CBE (born 1961) is a retired senior commander in the Royal Air Force who previously served as the Air Secretary.

Wiles was commissioned into the Royal Air Force as a flying officer in 1979.[1] He served as Assistant Chief of Staff for Personnel and Logistics at Permanent Joint Headquarters[2] and then went on to be Director General of the Joint Supply Chain at Defence Equipment and Support in 2008.[3] He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours[4] before he became Air Secretary in September 2011.[5] He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2013 Birthday Honours.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "No. 48060". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 January 1980. p. 305.
  2. ^ 9th Annual Focused Logistics Conference[permanent dead link] RUSI, April 2007
  3. ^ Best in class Archived 21 January 2013 at archive.today Defence Management Journal
  4. ^ Wired Government
  5. ^ Royal Air Force Senior Appointments
  6. ^ "No. 60534". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2013. p. 2.
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of Staff Personnel and Air Secretary
2011–2013
Succeeded by