Richard Maddison

Maddison was commissioned into the Royal Air Force (RAF) on 15 December 1988.^[1] He was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Northern Ireland during the period 1st October 1997 to 31st March 1998".^[2] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2011 Birthday Honours.^[3]

Maddison became station commander at RAF Odiham and Chinook Force commander in October 2013,^[4] and Head of Capability Joint Plans in the Ministry of Defence in July 2016.^[5] He became Deputy Commander NATO Air Command Afghanistan, Headquarters Resolute Support in April 2019.^[6]

Maddison was appointed Air Officer Commanding No. 22 Group in August 2020.^[6] In May 2023, he was appointed Deputy Commander Capability at Air Command and Air Member for Personnel.^[7] He was promoted to air marshal on 2 May 2023.^[8][9] In September 2023, Air Marshal Paul Lloyd replaced Maddison as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff.^[10] He retired on the 16 September 2024.^[11]

Maddison attended English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College in Hartlepool.^[12][13] He was the Defence Champion for non-religious and humanist personnel.^[14]