Richard Felton

Richard Felton
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  British Army
Years of service 1985 -
Rank Major-General
Commands held 9 Regiment Army Air Corps
4th Mechanized Brigade
Joint Helicopter Command
Battles/wars War in Afghanistan
Awards Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Richard Friedrich Patrick Felton CBE is the Commander of Joint Helicopter Command.

Military career

Felton was commissioned into the Royal Corps of Transport on 6 September 1985.[1] He became Commanding Officer of 9 Regiment Army Air Corps in April 2004, Chief of Staff of 1st (United Kingdom) Armoured Division in April 2007 and Commander of 4th Mechanized Brigade in January 2009.[2] It was in this role that he was deployed as Commander of Task Force Helmand in April 2010.[2] He went on to be Chief of Joint Forces Operations at Joint Forces Headquarters in March 2011 and Commander of Joint Helicopter Command in March 2014.[3]

References

  1. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 50398. p. 559. 13 January 1986. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Brigadier Richard Felton takes over Task Force Helmand". BBC. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  3. "Ups and outs". Defence News. May 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
Military offices
Preceded by
Carl Dixon
Commander, Joint Helicopter Command
2014-Present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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