Air Vice Marshal
Air vice-marshal (AVM) is a two-star air officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes u ...
John Henry Staples Hamilton, is a former senior commander in the
Royal New Zealand Air Force
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) ( mi, Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa, "The Warriors of the Sky of New Zealand"; previously ', "War Party of the Blue") is the aerial service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force. It was formed from New Zeala ...
, who served as
Chief of Air Force from 2002 until his retirement from the Air Force in 2006.
In June 2006 it was announced that Hamilton would become the Director of New Zealand's Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management. Following the February
2011 Christchurch earthquake
A major earthquake occurred in Christchurch on Tuesday 22 February 2011 at 12:51 p.m. local time (23:51 UTC, 21 February). The () earthquake struck the entire of the Canterbury region in the South Island, centred south-east ...
, Hamilton became
National Controller of the Civil Defence Emergency Response, with
Civil Defence
Civil defense ( en, region=gb, civil defence) or civil protection is an effort to protect the citizens of a state (generally non-combatants) from man-made and natural disasters. It uses the principles of emergency operations: prevention, mit ...
as lead agency, supported by New Zealand Police, Fire Service, Defence Force and many other agencies and organisations. He stepped down from Civil Defence in 2014. In 2019 he took up the position of operations manager for Air Napier.
References
External links
John Henry Staples Hamilton family tree record
Living people
New Zealand Members of the Royal Victorian Order
Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Royal New Zealand Air Force air marshals
People associated with the 2011 Christchurch earthquake
Year of birth missing (living people)
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