Angus Houston
Air Chief Marshal Sir Allan Grant "Angus" Houston, AK, AFC (born 9 June 1947) is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Air Force. He served as Chief of Air Force from 20 June 2001 and then as the Chief of the Defence Force from 4 July 2005. He retired from the military on 3 July 2011.
Sir Angus Houston | |
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| Nickname(s) | Angus |
| Born | 9 June 1947 Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/ | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1970–2011 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands held | Chief of the Defence Force (2005–11) Chief of Air Force (2001–2005) Integrated Air Defence System (1999–2000) No. 86 Wing (1994–1995) 5th Aviation Regiment (1989–1990) No. 9 Squadron (1987–1989) |
| Awards | Knight of the Order of Australia Air Force Cross Complete list |
| Other work | Chairman of the Council for the Order of Australia Chairman of Airservices Australia Chairman of the ANZAC Centenary Advisory Board Chancellor of the University of the Sunshine Coast |
Since then Houston has been appointed to a number of positions, including chairman of Airservices Australia. In March 2014 he was appointed to head the Joint Agency Coordination Centre during the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, and in the Australia Day Honours of 2015, he was knighted for this service.
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