Paul Luker

Paul Luker
Born	8 July 1951
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1968–2006
Rank	Air Vice-Marshal
Commands held	No. 7 Squadron RAF Odiham Joint Helicopter Command
Battles/wars	Gulf War Bosnian War Afghanistan War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Air Force Cross Bronze Star

Air Vice-Marshal Paul Douglas Luker CB, OBE, AFC, DL is a former Commander of Joint Helicopter Command.

RAF career

Luker joined the RAF in 1968, trained as a support helicopter pilot and served in Hong Kong, Northern Ireland, the Persian Gulf, the Balkans and Belize.^[1] He became Officer Commanding No. 7 Squadron and then Station Commander at RAF Odiham.^[2] After attending the Royal College of Defence Studies, he went on to be Director of Overseas Military Activity at the Ministry of Defence in 1998^[3] and then Commander of Joint Helicopter Command in 2002, and latterly served for seven months as Deputy Commander of the US-led coalition in Afghanistan before retiring in 2006.^[1]

He is Chief Executive of the Council of Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations, Secretary General of the UK Reserve Forces Association, Deputy Chairman of Blind Veterans UK, Deputy Lieutenant for Hampshire and Honorary President of the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wing of the Air Training Corps.^[1]

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