Tom Burke (RAF officer)

Tom Burke
Born (1970-05-19) 19 May 1970 (age 55)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Air Force
Service years1992–present[1]
RankAir Vice-Marshal
Commands
Conflicts
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire

Air Vice-Marshal Thomas James Patrick Burke, CBE (born 19 May 1970) is a British pilot and senior Royal Air Force officer, who serves as Vice Director United States European Command.[2]

Early life

Burke was born on 19 May 1970 in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland.[3] Having received a university cadetship, he studied at the University of Southampton, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1991.[3][4]

RAF career

Burke was station commander of RAF Waddington from November 2017 to December 2019.[5][6] He was promoted air commodore on 6 January 2020 upon appointment as assistant chief of staff operations,[7] serving as such until he was appointed director of the Combined Air and Space Operations Centre at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in December 2022.[8] He was promoted to air vice-marshal and appointed Air Officer Commanding No. 11 Group RAF from August 2023 to November 2025.[9] In January 2026 he took up the position as Vice Director United States European Command.[2]

Burke was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2021 New Year Honours.[10]

References

  1. ^ "No 11 Group: Air Officer Commanding". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Senior Appointments". Royal Air Force. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Burke, Air Vice-Marshal Thomas James Patrick, (born 19 May 1970), Air Officer Commanding No 11 Group, since 2023". Who's Who 2025. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  4. ^ "No 11 Group". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  5. ^ "RAF Waddington: Commander". Royal Air Force. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  6. ^ "RAF Waddington: Commander". Royal Air Force. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  7. ^ "No. 62915". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 February 2020. p. 2447.
  8. ^ "Senior Appointments". Royal Air Force. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  9. ^ "No. 64194". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2023. p. 20248.
  10. ^ "No. 63218". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2020. p. N7.
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