In February 2021 it was announced that Air Commodore Paul Godfrey OBE would become the first Commander, United Kingdom Space Command. In taking up the post he was promoted to the rank of Air Vice-Marshal.
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Air Vice Marshal Paul Godfrey OBE, Commander of UK Space Command, was commissioned into the Royal Air Force on 9 May 1991. After serving as a Harrier Jump Jet pilot, he became station commander at RAF Lossiemouth in November 2015. In February 2021 it was announced that he would become the first Commander, United Kingdom Space Command. In taking up the post he was promoted to the rank of Air Vice-Marshal. Godfrey was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours.
In his most recent role working with the US military, Paul was responsible for the planning and employment of coalition air and space power across the Middle East. Paul has seen first-hand how critical space domain is and how it is crucial to not only defence, but modern day life. This event will give Members the chance to learn more about the plans for this new organisation and how it will fit within the UK’s wider national defence strategy.
