Phil Prosser

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Major General Phil Prosser

CBE
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Rank Major General
Commands 101 Logistic Brigade
Alma mater Royal Military College of Science Shrivenham
Open University

Major General Phillip David Prosser CBE is a British Army officer and engineer, who currently serves as Director Joint Support, UK Strategic Command. He previously served in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, and was commander of 101 Logistic Brigade based in Aldershot. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Prosser was head of the Army's Operation Iron Viper to help Britain's National Health Service administer vaccines against the coronavirus.

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Early life and education

Phillip Prosser is from Llanelli, Wales. He was educated at Bryngwyn Comprehensive before attending Welbeck College in Nottinghamshire where he completed his A Levels. Prosser then attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst where he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 1992. He later attended The Royal Military College of Science at Shrivenham gaining a degree in mechanical engineering. He later completed an MBA from the Open University. He is a chartered mechanical engineer. [1] [2]

Career

Major General Prosser was the former commander of the British Army's 101 Logistic Brigade. [3] He was commissioned in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in 1992 and completed operational tours of Bosnia Kosovo War, Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2010-11 he attended the Advanced Command Staff Course for military officers tipped for senior leadership roles. [4]

He helped to distribute PPE to hospitals during the first coronavirus lockdown in March 2020. [5] [6]

In 2021 he was appointed head of the Army's Operation Iron Viper to help Britain's NHS administer COVID-19 vaccines during the coronavirus pandemic in the UK. [1]

He was appointed CBE in the 2021 New Year Honours. [7]

Brigadier Prosser was promoted to Major General on 13 February 2023, as he took up the position as Director Joint Support at United Kingdom Strategic Command. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 O'Neill, Ryan. "The Welshman who's leading the new Army vaccine taskforce" . Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Westbrock, Russell (7 January 2021). "Brigadier Phil Prosser: 'Iron Viper' commander who will oversee Boris Johnson's vaccination roll-out".
  3. ↑ "Reservists hone their skills in the Royal Logistics Corps during annual training exercise". 29 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Fisher, Lucy. "The military commander tasked with speeding up Covid vaccine roll-out". Telegraph online. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  5. ↑ Allison, George (24 March 2020). "British Army deliver vital equipment to NHS staff".
  6. ↑ "Armed Forces Begins Work With NHS For COVID19 | Pathfinder International".
  7. ↑ "The Military Division of the New Year Honours 2021". GOV.UK.
  8. ↑ "No. 63967". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 February 2023. p. 2706.
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