Air Officer Scotland is the senior Royal Air Force officer in Scotland, held since March 2025 by Air Commodore Mark J. Northover.
In 1962, the Air Officer Scotland assumed responsibility for Northern Ireland, become Air Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland. [1]
In December 1994 the AOSNI post departed Pitreavie Castle [1] (the AOC Northern Maritime Air Region post was being disestablished). The station commander of RAF Leuchars became an air commodore with the additional role of being Air Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland. [2]
The Royal Navy equivalent is Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland while the British Army equivalent is General Officer Scotland.
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Group Captain (Retired) W R Gibson MBE ADC MA RAFR to be promoted Air Commodore and to be Air Officer Scotland and Aide de Camp to His Majesty The King with effect from January 2024 in succession to Air Vice-Marshal R Paterson CB OBE Royal Air Force Reserves.