Gary Coward

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Military career

Coward was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1974,[1] but transferred to the Army Air Corps in 1983.[2] In 1995 he was deployed to the Bosnia and was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his service there.[3] He provided daily briefings on television from Sarajevo during the conflict.[4]

He was appointed Director of Equipment Capability at the Ministry of Defence in 2003,[5] and then moved on to be Commander Joint Helicopter Command in 2005.[6] In 2007 he moved on again to be Chief of Staff at Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood.[7] He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours.[8]

In September 2009 he was made Chief of Materiel (Land)[9] and Quartermaster-General.[10]

He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours.[11]

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Military offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Commander, Joint Helicopter Command
2005–2008 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Quartermaster-General to the Forces
2009–2012 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
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