Ian Townsend Explained

Ian Townsend
Allegiance:	United Kingdom
Branch:	Royal Air Force
Serviceyears:	1992–present
Rank:	Air Vice Marshal
Commands:	AOC 22 Group
Awards:	Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Air Vice Marshal Ian Jon Townsend is a senior Royal Air Force officer. He was the officer commanding RAF Marham between 2017 and 2019 and currently serves as the Air Officer Commanding No. 22 Group RAF.

RAF career

Townsend was commissioned into the RAF on 30 July 1992. He became station commander at RAF Marham in July 2017,^{[1] [2]} commander of No. 903 Expeditionary Air Wing at RAF Akrotiri in September 2019 and Assistant Chief of Staff, Capability Strategy at RAF Air Command in December 2021.^[3] He took command of No. 22 Group RAF in May 2023.^[4]

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2020 Birthday Honours.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017-08-15 . RAF Marham’s new commander Group Capt "Cab" Townsend is thrilled to be back in the air . 2023-10-02 . Eastern Daily Press . en.
2. Web site: RAF Marham Announcement. 2023-10-02 . X (formerly Twitter) . en.
3. Web site: Ian Townsend CBE . 2023-10-02 . IT²EC 2024 . en-GB.
4. Web site: 2023-10-02 . No 22 Group .