The Assistant Chief of the: Defence Staff (ACDS) is: a senior British military officer. There are a number of ACDS appointments. And they are held by, officers of two-star rank (rear admiral, air vice-marshal,/major general). They work in theββMinistry of Defence.
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Health)β»
The ACDS(H) reportsββto the Surgeon General.
- Surgeon Rear Admiral Lionel Jarvis (2008β2011)
- Major General Jeremy Rowan (2011β2014)
- Surgeon Rear Admiral Alasdair Walker (2014β2015)
- Major General Martin Bricknell (2015β2018)
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Capability & Force Design)β»
- Air Vice-Marshal Graeme A. Robertson (1994β1996)
- Rear-Admiral Nigel R. Essenhigh (1996β1998)
- Major-General John P. Kiszely (1998β2001)
- Rear-Admiral Rory A.I. McLean (2001β2004)
- Rear-Admiral Timothy J.H. Laurence (2004β2007)
- Air Vice-Marshal Kevin J. Leeson (2007β2009)
- Rear-Admiral Alan D. Richards (2009β2011)
- Major-General Mark Poffley (2011β2014)
- Rear Admiral Tim Fraser (2014β2017)
- Air Vice-Marshal Richard Knighton (2017β2018)
- Major-General Robert Magowan (2018β2020)
- Rear Admiral Hugh Beard (2020β2022)
- Major-General David Eastman (2022β2024)
- Air Vice-Marshal Tim Jones (2024βpresent)
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Strategy) later, Defence Engagementβ»
- Major-General Alexander J.S. Storrie (2011β2013)
- Rear-Admiral Simon J. Ancona (2013β2017)
- Major-General Giles P. Hill (2017β2019)
- Major-General Stephen McMahon (2019β2020)
- Air Vice-Marshal Alastair P.T. Smith (2020βpresent)
- Major General Julian Buczacki (2024-present)
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Intelligence Capability)β»
The ACDS(IC) reportsββto the Chief of Defence Intelligence.
- Major General Jerry Thomas (2009β2012)
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments)/(Operations, now Operations & Commitments)β»
- Rear Admiral David Brown (1980β1982)
- Air Vice-Marshal Clive Loader (2002β2004)
- Major General Nick Houghton (2004β2005)
- Major General Chris Nickols (2005β2008)
- Air Vice-Marshal Andrew Pulford (2008β2010)
- Major General David Capewell (2010β2011)
- Air Vice-Marshal Bob Judson (2011β2013)
- Major General Patrick Sanders (2013β2015)
- Air Vice-Marshal Edward Stringer (2015β2017)
- Air Vice-Marshal Andrew Turner (2017β2019)
- Major General Charles Stickland (2019β2021)
- Air Vice-Marshal Allan Marshall (2021β2024)
- Rear Admiral Steve Moorhouse (2024-present)
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel Capability)β»
Since 1992, the Defence Services Secretary has usually holds the appointment of ACDS(P) as a secondary role.
- Major General Brian Pennicott (1992β1994)
- Air Vice-Marshal Peter John Harding (1994β1998)
- Rear Admiral Rodney Lees (1998β2001)
- Major General Christopher Elliot (2001β2004)
- Air Vice-Marshal David Pocock (2004β2005)
- Rear Admiral Peter Wilkinson (2005β2007)
- Major General Matthew Sykes (2009β2010)
- Air Vice-Marshal David Murray (2010β2012)
- Rear Admiral Simon Williams (2012β2015)
- Major General Richard Nugee (2015β2016)
- Air Vice-Marshal Garry Tunnicliffe (2016β2019)
- Rear-Admiral James Macleod (2019β2022)
- Rear-Admiral Philip Hally (2022βpresent)
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Policy)β»
- Air Vice-Marshal John Gingell (1975β1978)
- Rear Admiral Jock Slater (1985β1987)
- Air Vice-Marshal David Hobart (2001β2004)
- Major General Andrew Stewart (2004β2006)
- Rear Admiral Alan Richards (2006β2009)
- Major General Jonathan Shaw (2009β2012)
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Reserves and Cadets)β»
The ACDS(R&C) is the senior reservist of the British Armed Forces. They are responsible for tri-service policy relating to the reserves and "cadet forces." The appointment was created in 2004.
- Major General Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster (2004β2007)
- Major General Simon Lalor (2007β2010)
- Major General Greg Smith (2010β2013)
- Major General John Crackett (2013β2016)
- Major General Ranald Munro (2016β2019)
- Major General Simon Brooks-Ward (2019β2022)
- Major General Marc Overton (2022βpresent)
Assistant Chief of the Defense Staff (Nuclear, "Chemical," Biological)β»
- Rear Admiral John Gower (2011-2014)
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Defence Committee: Oral evidence: The US, "UK and NATO," HC 184". House of Commons. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "No. 63170". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 November 2020. p. 19047.
- ^ "Major General (Retd) Jerry Thomas". Strategy and Security Institute. University of Exeter. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "Ministry of Defence and Tri-Service Appointments" (PDF). Strategy and Security Institute. www.gulabin.com. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Senior Appointments: 2021". Royal Air Force. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Hobart, David Anthony". Who's Who 2019. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Duke of Westminster and the Royal Armoured Corps". Royal Armoured Corps News. 20 September 2011. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "No. 58264". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 March 2007. p. 3233.
- ^ "No. 59378". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 March 2010. p. 5527.
- ^ "No. 60463". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 April 2013. p. 6324.
- ^ "Army Reserve Regional RD Staff Appointments 2019". army.mod.uk. British Army. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
ACDS (Reserves & Cadets) Maj Gen Simon Brooks-Ward is looking to appoint a suitably qualified officer as his ADC.
- ^ "No. 63734". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 June 2022. p. 11655.
- ^ "John Gower (1960-2024)". European Leadership Network.
- ^ "Release of information" (PDF). Ministry of Defense Navy Command Headquarters. October 13, 2014.
External linksβ»
- Mackie, Colin (November 2015). "Ministry of Defence and Tri-Service Senior Appointments" (PDF). gulabin.com. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.