{{Short description|Royal Air Force officer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox military person |name= Richard Maddison |image= Air Marshal Richard Maddison.jpg |image_size= |alt= |caption= Maddison in 2023 |nickname= |birth_date= |birth_place= |death_date= |death_place= |burial_place= |allegiance= United Kingdom |branch= Royal Air Force |service_years= 1988–2024 |rank= Air Marshal |service_number= |unit= |commands= Deputy Commander Capability/Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (2023)<br/>No. 22 Group RAF (2020–23)<br/>Chinook Force (2013–15)<br/>RAF Odiham (2013–15) |battles= The Troubles<br/>Iraq War<br/>War in Afghanistan |awards= Officer of the Order of the British Empire<br/>Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service |relations= |other_work= }} Air Marshal '''Richard Clark Maddison''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100|OBE}} was a senior Royal Air Force officer. He was Air Officer Commanding No. 22 Group RAF from 2020 to 2023, and then served as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff and Air Member for Personnel from May to September 2023.
==RAF career== Maddison was commissioned into the Royal Air Force (RAF) on 15 December 1988.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=51742|page=6121|supp=y|date=22 May 1989}}</ref> He was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Northern Ireland during the period 1st October 1997 to 31st March 1998".<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=55303|page=12074|supp=y|date=5 November 1998}}</ref> He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2011 Birthday Honours.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=59808|page=6|supp=y|date=11 June 2011}}</ref>
Maddison became station commander at RAF Odiham and Chinook Force commander in October 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/11518210.20-questions-for-richard-maddison/|title=20 Questions for Richard Maddison|date=7 October 2014|publisher=Basingstoke Gazette|accessdate=13 February 2020}}</ref> and Head of Capability Joint Plans in the Ministry of Defence in July 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Ministry%20of%20Defence%20Senior%20Posts.pdf|title=Ministry of Defence and Tri-Service Senior Appointments|page=7|date=September 2011|accessdate=12 February 2020}}</ref> He became Deputy Commander NATO Air Command Afghanistan, Headquarters Resolute Support in April 2019.<ref name="rafappoints">{{cite web |url=https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/senior-appointments/ |title=Senior Appointments 10 February 2020 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=10 February 2020 |website=raf.mod.uk |publisher=Royal Air Force |access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref>
Maddison was appointed Air Officer Commanding No. 22 Group in August 2020.<ref name="rafappoints"/> In May 2023, he was appointed Deputy Commander Capability at Air Command and Air Member for Personnel.<ref>{{cite web |title=Senior Appointments 2023 |url=https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/senior-appointments/ |website=Royal Air Force |access-date=16 September 2023 |date=28 April 2023}}</ref> He was promoted to air marshal on 2 May 2023.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=64077 |date=13 June 2023 |page=11608 |supp= y}}</ref><ref name=rafappoints2023>{{cite web|url=https://raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/senior-appointments/ |title=Senior Appointments 28 April 2023 |author=<!--Not stated-->|date=28 April 2023 |website=raf.mod.uk |publisher=Royal Air Force |access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref> In September 2023, Air Marshal Paul Lloyd replaced Maddison as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff.<ref>{{cite web |title=Senior Appointments 2023 |url=https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/senior-appointments/ |website=Royal Air Force |access-date=16 September 2023 |date=15 September 2023}}</ref> He retired on the 16 September 2024.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=64558|page=22336 ||date=4 November 2024|supp=y}}</ref>
==Personal life== Maddison attended English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College in Hartlepool.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/11518210.20-questions-for-richard-maddison/ |title=20 Questions for Richard Maddison |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=7 October 2014 |website=basingstokegazette.co.uk |publisher=Basingstoke Gazette |access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/alumni/ |title=Alumni |publisher=The English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College |accessdate=13 December 2021}}</ref> He was the Defence Champion for non-religious and humanist personnel.<ref name="DCAS">{{cite web |title=Deputy Chief of the Air Staff: Air Marshal Richard Maddison OBE MA |url=https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/senior-commanders/deputy-chief-of-the-air-staff/ |website=Royal Air Force |access-date=16 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811132151/https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/senior-commanders/deputy-chief-of-the-air-staff/ |archive-date=11 August 2023}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{S-start}} {{s-mil}} {{s-bef|before=Dom Toriati}} {{s-ttl|title=Station Commander, RAF Odiham<br />Chinook Force Commander|years=2013–2015}} {{s-aft|after=Philip Robinson}} |- {{s-bef|before=Andrew Wallis}} {{s-ttl|title=Head of Capability Joint Plans|years=2016–2019}} {{s-aft|after=Nicholas Perry}} |- {{s-bef|before=Warren James}} {{s-ttl|title=Air Officer Commanding No 22 (Training) Group|years=2020–2023}} {{s-aft|after=Ian Townsend}} |- {{s-bef|before=Sir Richard Knighton}} {{s-ttl|title=Deputy Chief of the Air Staff|years=2023}} {{s-aft|after=Paul Lloyd <br /> (interim)}} {{s-end}}
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