Sir Glenn Torpy

Sir Glenn Torpy
Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy in September 2007
Born	(1953-07-27) 27 July 1953 (age 64) Ely, Cambridgeshire
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1974–2009
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Commands held	Chief of the Air Staff (2006–09) Chief of Joint Operations (2004–06) No. 1 Group (2001–03) RAF Bruggen (1995–97) No. 13 Squadron (1989–92)
Battles/wars	Gulf War Iraq War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States)

Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Lester Torpy, GCB, CBE, DSO (born 27 July 1953) is a retired senior Royal Air Force commander. He was a fast jet pilot in the late 1970s and 1980s, saw active service during the Gulf War and then went on to higher command. He was the air component commander on Operation Telic (British operations in Iraq) and served as Chief of the Air Staff, the professional head of the RAF, from 2006 to 2009. In that role Torpy hosted the RAF's biggest air display in two decades, and argued for consolidation of all British air power in the hands of the RAF.

The son of Gordon Torpy and Susan Torpy (née Lindsey), Torpy obtained a BSc degree in aeronautical engineering from Imperial College London.

Torpy joined the Royal Air Force as a pilot officer on 8 September 1974, and spent his early career, after he left the RAF College Cranwell, undertaking flying duties in Jaguar aircraft before qualifying as a weapons instructor on Hawk aircraft. He was promoted to flying officer on 8 March 1975, with seniority backdated to 8 June 1973,flight lieutenant on 8 December 1975, and squadron leader on 1 July 1983.