David Eastman | |
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Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1989–present |
Rank | Major General |
Service number | 531461 |
Commands held | 2 Close Support Battalion REME 102nd Logistic Brigade Regional Command Headquarters, Standing Joint Command (UK) Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Capability and Force Design) |
Battles/wars | Bosnian War Kosovo War Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
Awards | Member of the Order of the British Empire |
Major General David James Eastman, MBE is a senior British Army officer. Between February 2020 and July 2022, he served as General Officer Commanding, Regional Command.
Eastman was commissioned into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in 1989. [1] After serving as Deputy Chief of Staff, 16 Air Assault Brigade from 2005 to 2006, he became commanding officer of 2 Close Support Battalion REME. [1] He went on to be commander of 102nd Logistic Brigade in September 2015, [2] and Head of Military International Policy and Planning at the Ministry of Defence in May 2017. [3]
Eastman was promoted to the substantive rank of major general on 14 February 2020, [4] on appointment as General Officer Commanding Regional Command and Commander, Cadets. [5] He temporarily held the appointment of Commander Standing Joint Command (UK) from 25 May to 7 September 2020 at the height of the pandemic. [6] [7] In September 2022 he was appointed Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Capability and Force Design). [8]
Eastman has been Master General REME since 1 April 2023. [9]
Eastman was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services during the first UK deployment to Helmand Province, in December 2006. [10]
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