Английская Википедия:Buster Howes
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox military person Major General Francis Hedley Roberton "Buster" Howes, Шаблон:Post-nominals (born 22 March 1960) is a former Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from February 2010 to December 2011.
Early life
Howes was educated at Christ's Hospital, a private school in Horsham, West Sussex. He studied chemistry at the University of York, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree. He completed a Master of Arts degree in strategic studies at the University of London.[1][2]
Military career
Howes was commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1982.[2] He became a troop commander in 42 Commando and had his first posting to Northern Ireland. After training as a Mountain Leader, he transferred to 45 Commando.[2] He served in the Gulf War while on secondment to the United States Marine Corps. He served as a planner in the Rapid Reaction Force Operations Staff of United Nations Protection Force during the Bosnian War in 1995.[2]
Howes led 42 Commando during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, for which he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[1] He became Chief Joint Coordination and Effects in Headquarters ISAF in Afghanistan in 2007,[3] and Director of Naval Staff later that year.[4] He went on to be commander of 3 Commando Brigade in April 2008, Head of Overseas Operations in the Ministry of Defence in 2009 and Commandant General Royal Marines in February 2010.[2] He was Head of the British Defence Staff – US and Defence Attaché in Washington, D.C. from 2011 to 2015,[5][6] and was appointed an Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2013 Birthday Honours.[7]
Later career
In June 2020, Howes was appointed Chief Executive of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo after having served as a non-executive director of the organisation since 2015.[8]
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- ↑ 1,0 1,1 'HOWES, Maj. Gen. Francis Hedley Roberton, (Buster)', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 2016 accessed 22 June 2017
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 Royal Navy: Major General Buster Howes OBE
- ↑ Consilium
- ↑ Royal Navy Senior Appointments Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 2012
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:London Gazette
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