Stephen Hillier

Sir Stephen Hillier
Air Chief Marshal Stephen Hillier
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1980 –
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Commands held	Chief of the Air Staff No. 2 Group RAF Lossiemouth II (AC) Squadron
Battles/wars	Gulf War Iraq War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Medal (United States)

Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen John Hillier, KCB, CBE, DFC is a senior Royal Air Force officer, who served as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Capability). He won the Distinguished Flying Cross for actions in the Gulf in 1999 and was awarded the US Bronze Star Medal for service in the Iraq War. He went on to be Air Officer Commanding, No. 2 Group, Director Information Superiority at the Ministry of Defence and then Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Capability). Hillier succeeded Air Chief Marshal Andrew Pulford as Chief of the Air Staff on 12 July 2016.

Hillier was commissioned as an acting pilot officer on 6 November 1980, and regraded to pilot officer (after Initial Officer Training) on 6 November 1981. He was promoted to flying officer on 6 November 1982. He was a pilot – flying the Tornado aircraft – and served in the 1991 Gulf War. He was promoted to squadron leader on 1 July 1991 and wing commander on 1 July 1996, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions commanding II (AC) Squadron in the Gulf during Operation Southern Watch on 29 October 1999.