(1949-09-26)26 September 1949 (age 71) Maidstone, Kent, England
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
Royal Air Force
Years of service
1967–2006
Rank
Air Chief Marshal
Commands held
Strike Command (2003–06) Joint Services Command and Staff College (2000–02) No. 11/18 Group (1998–00) RAF Kinloss (1990–92)
Battles/wars
Iraq War
Awards
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Kevin Burridge,[1]KCB, CBE, ADC, FCMI, FRAeS (born 26 September 1949) is a retired Royal Air Force officer. A former Nimrod pilot, Burridge was in overall command of British forces under Operation Telic during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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Sir Brian Kevin Burridge, KCB, CBE, ADC, FCMI, FRAeS (born 26 September 1949) is a retired Royal Air Force officer. A former Nimrod pilot, Burridge was...
2000–2001 Air Chief Marshal Sir John Day 2001–2003 Air Chief Marshal Sir BrianBurridge 2003–2006 Air Chief Marshal Sir Joe French 2006–2007 Air Marshal Sir...
from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012. Gp Capt BrianBurridge, Royal Air Force Nimrods in the Gulf Archived 3 June 2016 at the Wayback...
tri-service headquarters. The commander of the operation was Air Marshal BrianBurridge, with Major General Peter Wall acting as his chief of staff. The headquarters...
triathlete Frank Turner, three-times Olympic gymnast Air Chief Marshal Sir BrianBurridge, Royal Air Force officer Peter Cottrell, author, historian and former...
Deputy Commander-in-Chief Strike Command 2000–2002 Succeeded by Sir BrianBurridge New title UK National Contingent Commander for Operation Veritas Also...
for Personnel 2003–2006 Succeeded by Barry Thornton Preceded by Sir BrianBurridge Commander-in-Chief RAF Strike Command 2006–2007 Command merged with...
ground in the aftermath of the invasion; and Air Chief Marshal Sir BrianBurridge, overall commander of British forces in the invasion. Former Prime Minister...
Group Air Officer Commanding No. 11/18 Group 1996–1998 Succeeded by BrianBurridge Other offices Preceded by Owen Epton Master of the Guild of Air Pilots...
from 1998-2009 Simon Luxmoore was chief executive from 2009-2018 Sir BrianBurridge CBE FRAeS, from 1 October 2018 David Edwards FRAeS, from 1 October 2021...
(1999–2004) Sir Michael Marshall (2004–2009) Air Chief Marshal Sir BrianBurridge (2009–2014) Sir Roger Bone KCMG (2014–2021) Air Marshal Sir Christopher...
Australian Air Staff acting promotion 1 January 1940, retired June 1942 Sir BrianBurridge 31 July 2003 2 years, 171 days 18 January 2006 AOC-in-C Strike...
Officer Sea Training 1997–1999 Succeeded by Alexander Backus Preceded by BrianBurridge Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College 2002–2003...
Air Chief Marshal Sir BrianBurridge – Commander British forces, Iraq in 2003 (then holding the rank of Air Marshal). Burridge's testimony related predominantly...
Earland (LLD) Ashley Tabor (LLD) Ambassador Barry Desker (LLD) Sir BrianBurridge (LLD) Russell Seal (LLD) Steve Perryman (LLD) David Allen (LLD) Timothy...
Commanding No. 1 Group 2001–2003 Succeeded by Chris Moran Preceded by Sir BrianBurridge Deputy Commander-in-Chief Strike Command 2003–2004 Succeeded by Sir...
in 2015. Its current CEO is Mark Barclay, with independent Chairman BrianBurridge. "About Us". "Prime Minister backs the joint Defence Growth Partnership...
their Berlin Wall moment. Big Moustache has had his day." As Staff Sergeant Brian Plesich reported in On Point: The United States Army in Operation Iraqi...
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