caption serviceyears branch commands allegiance awards birth_date rank image article_title name
air chief marshal simon bryant 1977 to present united kingdom no. command 43 -lrb- fighter -rrb- squadron raf leuchars air united kingdom knight of the order of the british empire queen 's commendation commander for valuable service of the order of the bath commander 20 june 1956 air chief marshal air marshal simon bryant at randolph afb.jpg simon bryant -lrb- raf officer -rrb-
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simon bryant -lrb- raf officer -rrb-

air chief marshal sir simon bryant , kcb , cbe -lrb- born 20 june 1956 -rrb- is a former royal air force officer , who served as commander-in-chief of air command , and he was the second-most senior officer in the service until this post was dis-established in march 2012 .
he was appointed in 2010 , following the sudden death of the then commander-in-chief , air chief marshal sir christopher moran , having served as deputy commander-in-chief personnel for just over a year .
he was knighted in the 2011 new year honours list .
