Mark Jackson (RAF officer)

Jackson was commissioned into the Royal Air Force on 30 May 1999.^[1] He became officer commanding No. 13 Squadron and, in that capacity, saw action during Operation Shader (the War against the Islamic State).^[2] He became Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations in September 2024,^[3] and Air Officer Commanding, No. 1 Group in March 2025.^[4]

He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours.^[5]