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Michael Guy Lloyd, was a senior commander in the

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who served as the Air Officer Commanding

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from 2011 until 2014.

RAF career

Lloyd served with No. 18 Squadron from 1981 to 1985. Promoted to air commodore in 2004, Lloyd became Director of Defence Publicity in 2004, Director of Reserve Forces and Cadets in 2006, and Director of Corporate Affairs in 2008 before becoming

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in March 2009.Senior Royal Air Force Appointments
/ref> In 2011, he became the Air Officer Commanding

.RAF Shawbury Formal Inspection
Shropshire Live, 1 July 2012

Honours

He was appointed Companion of the

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(CB) in the 2013 Birthday Honours.

References

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