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RM GB8GFM–Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, Chief of the Defence Staff, speaks at the Society of Editors conference, Marriott Royal Hotel, Bristol..

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Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup speaks to the media after a meeting at No 10 Downing Street to meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

RM GB8GFM–Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, Chief of the Defence Staff, speaks at the Society of Editors conference, Marriott Royal Hotel, Bristol.

Critics condemn Bomber Command and its commander, Air Chief.

53 Conversation with Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, RAF, senior British military representa- tive to CENTCOM, Whitehall, London, England, July 23, Page.

Jock Stirrup

Senior commander in Britain's Royal Air Force

Graham Eric Stirrup, Baron Stirrup (born 4 December 1949), informally known as Jock Stirrup, is a former senior Royal Air Force commander who was the Chief of the Defence Staff from 2006 until his retirement in late 2010.

He is now a Crossbench member of the House of Lords. In April 2013, he was appointed a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter by Queen Elizabeth II.

As a junior RAF officer, Stirrup was a jet pilot, and saw action in the Dhofar War.

Later in his career, he commanded No. 2 Squadron and RAF Marham. After several senior air force appointments, Stirrup was made the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Strike Command and during this time he served as the first commander of British forces engaged in fighting the Taliban.

In 2002, Stirrup was appointed the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff responsible for equipment and capability and was heavily involved in procuring equipment for the invasion of Iraq.