He was appointed Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Support Command in 1989 and, having been appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1989 Birthday Honours, became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Strike Command in 1991.
He was appointed Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Support Command in 1989 and appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1989 Birthday Honours. Promoted to air chief marshal on 31 May 1990, he became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Strike Command in 1991.