Clive Bairsto

Air Commodore Clive Arthur Bairsto CBE is a Royal Air Force officer and former Air Officer Scotland and Station Commander RAF Leuchars. He was replaced by Air Commodore R J Atkinson on 13 March 2009 and took the post of Head of International Policy and Planning (Military) at the Ministry of Defence on 23 March 2009.

Over his career, he has held numerous commands including:

• 1998 - 2001 Tornado F3 Operational Evaluation Unit, RAF Coningsby (Wg Cdr)
• 2001 United Kingdom force Operation RESINATE (North), Incirlik, Turkey (Gp Capt)
• 2005 Station Commander RAF Akrotiri / Commander of the Western SBA, Cyprus (Gp Capt)
• 2006 AOC 83 Expeditionary Air Group, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar (Air Cdre)
• 2007 Station Commander / Officer Commanding No 125 Expeditionary Air Wing / Air Officer Scotland RAF Leuchars (Air Cdre)
• 2009 Head of International Policy and Planning (Military)

Bairsto was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.